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.
Modes of study
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.
Recommended year of study
Autumn 2012
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