Child Protection (5cr)
Code: C-10065-SX00EP08-3014
General information
- Enrollment
- 04.05.2026 - 17.05.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 10.08.2026 - 09.10.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 2
- Course
- C-10065-SX00EP08
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Child Protection C-10065-SX00EP08-3014. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Content scheduling
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Objective
The students are familiar with the current discussion on child welfare. The students are familiar with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The students are familiar with the principles and contents of the Child Welfare Act. They know and are able to apply basic concepts related to child welfare. The students recognize the reasons behind the need for child welfare and are familiar with the different stages of the child welfare process. They identify ethical issues related to child protection. The students are able to reflect on their own professional activities and understand their own role in the multidisciplinary cooperation of child welfare.
Content
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Tasks, core values,and principles of child protection. The best interests of the child, inclusion and the rights in child protection. Preventive child protection. Child protection process. Child Welfare Act. Social Welfare Act in relation to the Child Welfare Act. The service system of child protection.
Location and time
The study unit is primarily intended for SXH25K2VE students; therefore, they have priority for enrolment. In addition, students in the SXH25K2SO group may enrol on the study unit.
The study unit uses the Moodle platform, through which students deepen their competence in themes related to child protection independently and collaboratively.
Online teaching via Zoom.
17.08.2026 09.00–12.00 Online teaching
24.08.2026 09.00–12.00 Online teaching
07.09.2026 09.00–12.00 Online teaching
14.09.2026 09.00–12.00 Online teaching
22.09.2026 09.00–12.00 Group work
22.09.2026 13.00–16.00 Online teaching
02.10.2026 09.00–12.00 Joint webinar for the study units
05.10.2026 09.00–11.00 Moodle exam
Any AHOT application related to the study unit must be submitted by 1 August 2026.
If a student has a decision on individual support that affects completion of the study unit, the student must contact the teachers responsible for the study unit implementation at the beginning of the study unit and present the written decision.
The teacher will explain the guidelines regarding the use of artificial intelligence at the beginning of the study unit.
Materials
Will be notified by the start of the study unit.
Teaching methods
Time-bound online teaching
Online materials
Learning assignments and preparatory work for teaching sessions
Completion of the e-online course
Group work
Guest speakers
Exam
Employer connections
Visitors from working life.
Exam schedules
05 October 2026, 09.00–11.00 Moodle exam
10 November 2026, 14.00–16.00 1st resit (Moodle)
11 December 2026, 09.00–11.00 2nd resit (Moodle)
Each exam lasts 2 hours. The exam includes a generous amount of time for all students, and individual extra time arrangements are therefore not required. However, if you have any other decision on an individual arrangement, inform the teacher immediately at the beginning of the study unit.
A failed exam may be resat in either of the resit opportunities listed. A passed exam may be retaken once, in the immediately following resit opportunity.
Completion alternatives
Optional mode of completion: SX00EP08-3019 (independent implementation).
Student workload
Contact teaching 18 h
Exam and preparation for it 63 h
Individual assignment 2 h
Group assignments 52 h
Total 135 h