Keywords

General description

The course familiarizes students with the main problems and challenges in work life concerning health and gives an overall picture of the role of occupational health services and workplace health promotion.

Learning outcomes

The course familiarizes students with the main problems and
challenges in work life concerning health and to give an overall picture of the role of occupational health services and workplace health promotion (basics of occupational health and safety management and risk assessment at work places).

Contents

Work life in Finland and EU, work place health promotion and ergonomics, work related exposures and diseases, occupational health service in Finland, basics of occupational health and safety management and risk assessment at work place.
Modes of Study Lectures, seminar work, learning diary, work site visits

Further information on prerequisites and recommendations

Students have to register for the course on the internet at http://www.uta.fi/nettiopsu/. Deadline for the registration is two weeks before the course starts.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures
Group work
Seminar

Participation in at least 75 % of the lectures, active participation in the group work, completion of the learning diary.

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
The learning diary is graded on a scale of 1-5 or failed.

Study materials

Good Occupational Health Practice A guide for planning and follow-up of occupational health services2004. Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Helsinki

Ilmarinen J. 2006. Towards a longer worklife! Ageing and the quality of worklife in the European Union. Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Further information

Web page https://learning.uta.fi/ (for enrolled students)

Belongs to following study modules