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Age-friendly SocietyLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: YI10001

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Terhi Myller

Objective

After completing the course, you are able to:

-manage the key concepts of ageing
-identify the perspectives of ageing issues at micro, mezzo and macro levels widely
-assess comprehensively the individual needs and life situations of older people
-critically examine the current societal debate on ageing
-analyze the development needs of the operational environment of older people
-manage and develop multidisciplinary collaboration

Content

An ageing society
- Age, ageing, theories of ageing
- An ageing society and age-friendliness
- Generational and life-stage perspectives
- Ageing issues in a European context
- Diverse age skills

Wellbeing and inclusion of older people
- Supporting the wellbeing, health and functional capability of older people
- Legislation, strategies, development activities, social and health care reform
- Development of services for older people: current issues
- Utilization of technology: current issues

Towards an age-friendly society
- Age-friendly company, age-friendly municipality, age-friendly society, age-friendly countryside
- The age diversity of working life and its management
- Memory friendly Finland
- Multidisciplinary development

Enrollment

15.08.2024 - 30.09.2024

Timing

29.08.2024 - 20.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Active Ageing, Development and Management
Teachers
  • Tuula Kukkonen
  • Anne Airaksinen
Teacher in charge

Terhi Myller

Groups
  • KAKS24
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2024
  • SIYS24
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Active Ageing, Development and Management, Fall, 2024

Objective

After completing the course, you are able to:

-manage the key concepts of ageing
-identify the perspectives of ageing issues at micro, mezzo and macro levels widely
-assess comprehensively the individual needs and life situations of older people
-critically examine the current societal debate on ageing
-analyze the development needs of the operational environment of older people
-manage and develop multidisciplinary collaboration

Content

An ageing society
- Age, ageing, theories of ageing
- An ageing society and age-friendliness
- Generational and life-stage perspectives
- Ageing issues in a European context
- Diverse age skills

Wellbeing and inclusion of older people
- Supporting the wellbeing, health and functional capability of older people
- Legislation, strategies, development activities, social and health care reform
- Development of services for older people: current issues
- Utilization of technology: current issues

Towards an age-friendly society
- Age-friendly company, age-friendly municipality, age-friendly society, age-friendly countryside
- The age diversity of working life and its management
- Memory friendly Finland
- Multidisciplinary development

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

15.08.2023 - 30.09.2023

Timing

05.09.2023 - 14.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
  • Degree Programme in Active Ageing, Development and Management
Teachers
  • Anu Ihanus
  • Anne Airaksinen
Teacher in charge

Terhi Myller

Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
  • Tutkinto-opiskelijat (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • SIYS23
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Active Ageing, Development and Management, Fall, 2023
Small groups
  • Open UAS students
  • Degree students

Objective

After completing the course, you are able to:

-manage the key concepts of ageing
-identify the perspectives of ageing issues at micro, mezzo and macro levels widely
-assess comprehensively the individual needs and life situations of older people
-critically examine the current societal debate on ageing
-analyze the development needs of the operational environment of older people
-manage and develop multidisciplinary collaboration

Content

An ageing society
- Age, ageing, theories of ageing
- An ageing society and age-friendliness
- Generational and life-stage perspectives
- Ageing issues in a European context
- Diverse age skills

Wellbeing and inclusion of older people
- Supporting the wellbeing, health and functional capability of older people
- Legislation, strategies, development activities, social and health care reform
- Development of services for older people: current issues
- Utilization of technology: current issues

Towards an age-friendly society
- Age-friendly company, age-friendly municipality, age-friendly society, age-friendly countryside
- The age diversity of working life and its management
- Memory friendly Finland
- Multidisciplinary development

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

15.08.2022 - 30.09.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Active Ageing, Development and Management
Teachers
  • Terhi Myller
  • Anu Ihanus
Teacher in charge

Terhi Myller

Groups
  • SIYS22
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Active Ageing, Development and Management, Fall, 2022

Objective

After completing the course, you are able to:

-manage the key concepts of ageing
-identify the perspectives of ageing issues at micro, mezzo and macro levels widely
-assess comprehensively the individual needs and life situations of older people
-critically examine the current societal debate on ageing
-analyze the development needs of the operational environment of older people
-manage and develop multidisciplinary collaboration

Content

An ageing society
- Age, ageing, theories of ageing
- An ageing society and age-friendliness
- Generational and life-stage perspectives
- Ageing issues in a European context
- Diverse age skills

Wellbeing and inclusion of older people
- Supporting the wellbeing, health and functional capability of older people
- Legislation, strategies, development activities, social and health care reform
- Development of services for older people: current issues
- Utilization of technology: current issues

Towards an age-friendly society
- Age-friendly company, age-friendly municipality, age-friendly society, age-friendly countryside
- The age diversity of working life and its management
- Memory friendly Finland
- Multidisciplinary development

Evaluation scale

H-5