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Focus on the Living Environment (4 cr)

Code: SK10017-3001

General information


Enrollment
01.10.2024 - 31.10.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
07.01.2025 - 01.06.2025
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4 cr
Local portion
4 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Toimintaterapeuttikoulutus (SK)
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
25 - 35
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Occupational Theraphy
Teachers
Sanna Tiainen
Mikko Hirvonen
Teacher in charge
Johanna Åkerlund
Groups
SKAS23
Bachelor of Health Care, Occupational Therapy, Blended Learning, Fall, 2023
Course
SK10017

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Objectives
1. You understand the basics of assessing the environment and can analyse the effects of the environment on human activities.
2. You can describe what accessibility means in public and residential construction. You apply the latest knowledge in the field to the planning and implementation of housing and home modifications.
3. You are able to promote accessibility in new and renovation construction and find solutions in collaboration with other professionals to support the functioning of people in their environment.

Content

Content
• Environment: The significance of housing and home for individuals and communities.
• The built environment
• Assessment of the environment
• Assessment of a public space and designing an implementation plan.

Teaching methods

Objectives
1. You understand the basics of assessing the environment and can analyse the effects of the environment on human activities.
2. You can describe what accessibility means in public and residential construction. You apply the latest knowledge in the field to the planning and implementation of housing and home modifications.
3. You are able to promote accessibility in new and renovation construction and find solutions in collaboration with other professionals to support the functioning of people in their environment.

Content
• Environment: The significance of housing and home for individuals and communities.
• The built environment
• Assessment of the environment
• Assessment of a public space and designing an implementation plan.

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