Assistant to an elderly person Field of study: Pedagogy
Programme code: W3-S1PE19.2024

Module name: Assistant to an elderly person
Module code: ET18
Programme code: W3-S1PE19.2024
Semester: winter semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: depending on the choice
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 3
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The course aims to provide students with knowledge about the specificity, problems, and conditions of the work of a caregiver of an elderly person. As part of the course, students learn about the specificity of old age and the aging process in the individual and social dimensions, problems of communicating with an old person in the event of health problems, problems and diseases of old age, as well as the specificity and requirements of working with an old person.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
The student is ready to independently deepen his pedagogical knowledge and to take an empathetic approach to the problems and needs of older people. [K01]
 KN3_K01 [2/5] KN3_K02 [3/5] KN3_K03 [1/5]
The student knows and understands the course and conditions of the aging process, and methodological aspects of cooperation with an elderly person and his or her relatives. The student knows the specific requirements of the profession of a caregiver for the elderly, methods and principles of work, support, and care for seniors. [W01]
 KN3_W02 [1/5] KN3_W08 [2/5] KN3_W14 [1/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [1] 30 Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Project scheduling [e04] 
Self-education [f01] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work K01 W01
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Consulting materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus [a04] Preparation for classes
agreeing on materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus, supporting the implementation of tasks resulting from or necessary for class participation
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Undertaking, on one’s own initiative and individually, activities aimed at expanding the scope or depth of the teaching content, also beyond the walls of the University [e01] Activities complementary to the classes
a set of activities undertaken independently and on the student's own initiative, aimed at expanding the depth and scope of knowledge and skills, their revision and repetition, retention or verification, also activities carried outside the university, e.g., in a culture promoting or educational institution, a laboratory, in the open air, etc.; also self-education
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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