General description

The course is intended for the students of collaborative teaching institutions to expand their knowledge and understanding on the promotion of health, safety and wellbeing at work. The course is also suitable for international students in their initation into Finnish activities related to occupational health and wellbeing.

Learning outcomes

After the completion of the course the students have abilities to identify and determine the role of the ergonomics in the promotion of health, safety and wellbeing at work, and in the controlling of work-related load factors and risks.

Contents

The Finnish concept for promoting work ability and wellbeing as well as its main partners are introduced in the course.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures
Independent work
Exercises

A video lecture and learning materials in the Internet. Independent learning and training utilizing learning tasks. Discussion in the Internet. The theoretical framework of the course is based on the concept of experimental learning.

Teaching language

English

Evaluation

Pass/fail.

Recommended year of study

Autumn term 2009 (pilot, max 30 students) and spring term 2010.

Further information

Contact person senior assistant Susanna Järvelin, University of Kuopio.
More information www.terveysnet.fi

Belongs to following study modules