UPPVJK027 Professional Work Experience IV

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2022
Extent and Intensity
6/0/144. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Within the previously completed work experience (I-III), students became acquainted with different types of facilities which provide educational activities, the planning, organization and implementation of which was an integral part of the work experience, forming the content of their work experience journal. They tried working with very different groups of the elderly and of organizations that provide services for the elderly.
Therefore, Professional work experience IV is a continuous course of work experience of the students’ choice in connection to a supervisor’s recommendation and should be related to the possibilities of the organization. When choosing work experience, it will also be monitored for being related to the practical part of the thesis.
The continuous work experience is based on the aim to gain experience with the normal, everyday operation of the chosen organization. It focuses on demonstrating the educational erudition of students to work with the selected target group, the specific demands, behaviours and needs of which they can take into account in their educational activities.
As part of their professional work experience output, students keep a work experience journal. The structure of the journal is given by the instructing pedagogue.
Educational outcomes will be processed according to the methodical structure. A necessary part of the course is the performed implementation of the output, the student’s own evaluation of work experience and the relevant facility’s assessment of the student.
Learning outcomes
Professional knowledge: Students will learn to work with the elderly in the facilities, based on shadowing, they will learn the basics of the activities working with the target group with a focus on educational activities.

Professional skills: Students can apply theoretical knowledge in practice, design and, under the supervision of the facility staff, implement educational activities for the elderly.

General qualification: Students can independently assess effectiveness of educational activities for the elderly and use their theoretical knowledge in practice.
Literature
    required literature
  • Vnitřní předpisy zařízení
  • Zákony a vyhlášky vztahující se k danému zařízení a k výkonu odborné praxe
    recommended literature
  • Viz literatura jednotlivých předmětů oboru Edukační péče o seniory (viz sylaby předmětů)
Assessment methods (in Czech)
zápočet
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Students will be able to consult the course of their work experience continuously via e-mail, individually or in group consultations.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Accreditation summer, Summer 2023, Winter 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2022, recent)
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