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Digital Possibilities and Challenges of the Health of Young People (3 cr)

Code: VAL23033-3001

General information


Enrollment

03.12.2022 - 01.01.2023

Timing

02.01.2023 - 31.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

34 % Contact teaching, 66 % Distance learning

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Anna-Lena Nieminen
  • Marlene Gädda

Teacher in charge

Anna-Lena Nieminen

Objective

This will enrich the students understanding of how to apply health-technology in the context of nursing. They are expected to engage in meaningful learning, be exposed to new and different ways of approaching nursing and providing care, appreciate international approaches to health policy and delivery, and participate in collegiate learning forming educational relationships with international peers.

Content

The response of young people to health-technology and COVID-19 in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
The structure of the health care systems and how health-technology enables young people to increase control over and to improve their health during the pandemic

Location and time

23.2.2023 Kick off Zoom event
week 12.2023 Panevezys University of Applied Sciences, Panevezys Lithuania

Teaching methods

Lectures
Groupwork in national and International groups

Exam schedules

Pre Course deadline: 17.3.2023
Week 12, 23.3.2023

International connections

Nordplus: Nordsam Network

Completion alternatives

Mandatory pre-course work in National groups: the students will answer in a Power-Point (Topic 1): How is the healthcare system structured in the country (e.g., governance, laws, levels of government involved, philosophy of care, funding, organization)? Who is involved in and responsible for welfare, social care, healthcare and assistive technology for health care purposes? What are the different ‘levels of care’ in the health system and how are they coordinated?

During the course week: Students will work in International groups with suggested topics (Topic 2-4), create an Infografics/Poster, one page executive summary and 3 minutes video

Student workload

3 ects

Evaluation scale

H-5