KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITY:
Graduates:
- will have basic notions of sociological theories and methodologies and in-depth knowledge, of an empirical and comparative nature, of social and health policies;
- will have specific knowledge of the organisational, normative and operational aspects of health agencies and companies and of their interaction with the local stakeholders;
- will have specific knowledge of the normative, organisational, institutional and process characteristics of the main social policies, also in comparative terms.
The knowledge and understanding abilities listed above are achieved and developed through active participation in lectures, and home study provided for by the course units, in particular concerning the following subject areas: economic, legal, politological, psychological, sociological, and historical.
Explanations on specific topics or concerning reference texts are provided by each professor during office hours.
Learning is mainly assessed through a final exam at the end of each course unit, which as described in the programme of each course unit, may be written and/or oral and through individual and/or group projects.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND TO UNDERSTAND:
Graduates:
- will have the ability to apply specific techniques to measure the perceived quality of a service;
- will have the ability to integrate knowledge acquired in psychology and social communication to plan user communication services and projects of active citizen participation;
- will have the ability to plan and manage sociological research on health and social policies using data bases, qualitative and quantitative research techniques, and bibliographic sources, including international ones,
- will have computer skills necessary for understanding the potential applications of new technologies in the organisation of health and social services;
- will have planning, organisational and coordination skills applicable also to heterogeneous work groups.
The ability to apply the knowledge and understanding listed above is achieved through critical reflection on texts proposed for home study stimulated through classroom activities, study of research and application case studies presented by professors; these methods are adopted in all course units, and in particular in economic, legal, politological, psychological, sociological, and historical subject areas.
Learning is mainly assessed through a final exam at the end of each course unit, which as described in the programme of each course unit, may be written and/or oral, or through individual and/or group projects; the student's individual development and elaborating upon knowledge through home study is of particular importance.
Knowledge and understanding abilities listed above are also achieved through the active participation of students in conferences and seminars organised as part of the course units.
Learning is assessed through the final exam of each course unit, described in the programme of each course unit, and also through practical activities, including group work, carried out in the classroom.
JUDGEMENT SKILLS
Graduates:
- will have the ability to understand and interpret, also in comparative terms, the constituent elements (sociological, organisational and institutional) on which national and local welfare systems and models of social-health policies are based;
- will be able to evaluate social-health intervention plans in relation to overall health requirements, also from a multiethnic point of view, paying particular attention to coordination with the different actors operating in the territory (non profit actors, special local communities, institutional subjects);
- will have the ability to evaluate social-health intervention projects, and projects that focus on social aspects concerning overall requirements, taking also into account the multiethnic aspect.
Judgement skills are developed through the active participation of students in lectures, practical activities, seminars organised throughout the academic year by the degree programme and Faculty and through the activities assigned in preparation of the thesis; judgement skills are developed in all course units, and in particular in economic, legal, psychological, sociological, statistical-quantitative, historical subject areas.
Judgement skills are assessed through the final exam of each course unit; the degree of autonomy and judgement skills are also assessed during the activity assigned in preparation of the thesis.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Graduates:
- will have specific relationship skills necessary to carry out on the field social research and surveys (interviews) and to mediate with different subjects (users-patients and health structures, local institutions, communities and citizens).
Written and oral communication skills are assessed through the oral exam at the end of each course unit and through practical activities and course units that provide for the preparation of essays, written papers and their oral presentation.
The above listed communication skills are also assessed through the preparation and presentation of the thesis.
LEARNING SKILLS:
Graduates:
- will have the ability to use analysis instruments and to apply the learning methods developed to autonomously update and elaborate upon the knowledge acquired;
- will have the ability to identify learning instruments and opportunities suitable for developing the general and specialised knowledge acquired as well as professional competencies.
Learning skills are developed throughout the programme, through teaching methods and instruments described previously with reference to the other descriptors, which as a whole should guarantee the achievement of the qualifying and specific learning outcomes.
Learning skills are continuously assessed during the course units and through the presentation of data gathered autonomously during the activities related to the thesis.
