Wellness from Nature and Greencare in Finland - TOU009AS2AE - Opinto-opas

Wellness from Nature and Greencare in Finland, 5 cr - TOU009AS2AE

Upcoming implementations

Wellness from Nature and Greencare in Finland TOU009AS2AE-3002 24.03.2025-16.05.2025 5 op (CONTACT, ...) +-
Teaching methods and instruction

This course is blended (some sessions are on Porvoo Campus, some in nature and some on Zoom).
The course is based on learning by doing including various activities such as guest lectures, company visits, cases, projects, and study excursions to nature.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to
-understand the concepts of Green Care-
-recognise the possibilities of nature for wellness
-understand the uniqueness of Finland offering nature-based experience
-understand different nature-based wellness business models-develop and manage nature-based wellness experiences

Contents:
-Concepts and methods of Green Care and wellness from nature, Finnish Snow Culture, Arctic tourism/Sami culture, Food in nature/food from nature

Learning material and recommended literature

Books, e-books and online articles on the content topics
Companies´ web-sites
Industry related reports and statistics
Relevant media
Lecturers' own materials

Working life connections

Company visits, guest lectures, workshops, development project with a real life commissioner

Campus

Porvoo Campus

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

No exam

Teaching language

English

Internationality

Possible international guest lecturers, international learning material, multi-cultural learning environment

Timing

24.03.2025 - 16.05.2025

Learning assignments

1. Real life development project 2. Individual and group assignments Active participation and attitude

Enrollment

02.01.2025 - 21.03.2025

Content scheduling

Lessons on Tuesdays 8.30 - 13.45 on Porvoo Campus or in nature. Mostly contact classes, some lessons on Zoom.
Groups
- CONTACT
- REE5PC1
- BLENDED
- RE4PC2
- EXCH
Teachers

Antti Kurhinen, Niina Moilanen

Seats

15 - 40

Further information

The final grade is based on
1. Real life development project
2. Individual and group assignments

Active participation and attitude
Peer, teacher and self assessment

Degree Programme

RESTO Restonomi

R&D proportion

0.00 cr

Virtual proportion

0.00 cr

Evaluation scale

H-5

Current implementations

No ongoing implementations yet.

Past implementations

No past implementations yet.

Upon completion of this module, the student is able to
-understand the concepts of Green Care
-recognise the possibilities of nature for wellness
-understand the uniqueness of Finland offering nature-based experiences
-understand different nature-based wellness business models
-develop and manage nature-based wellness experiences

Concepts and methods of Green Care and wellness from nature
Finnish Snow Culture
Arctic tourism/Sami culture
Digital nature tourism
Food in nature/food from nature
Sustainability in nature-based tourism
Nature tourism research

This course is blended (some sessions are on Zoom, some are in nature or in Haaga/Porvoo Campus). The course is based on learning by doing including various activities such as guest lectures, company visits, cases, projects, and study excursions to nature .Demonstration of competence as recognition of prior learning, contact competence councelling teacher Niina Moilanen. For more information see Haaga-Helia student pages Recognition of Learning: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning

The material is available on Moodle platform.

Welcome to study nature-based tourism, which is one of the fastest growing branches of tourism as people seek wellness and unique experiences in nature to escape their busy everyday life. You will deepen your knowledge of concepts and theories which help you to analyse and develop nature-based tourism business. You will put the knowledge into practice using versatile methods in real-life cases in Finland.

This course is part of the minor package of Nature and Wellness Experiences.

The student’s participation in the activities of the module is rather passive and his/her contribution to the team work is inadequate . The student shows only moderate ability to analyse and develop nature-based tourism business. The student completes the assignments of the module with minimal input and does not show deep understanding of the topic.

The student’s participation in the activities of the module is rather active and his/her contribution to the team work is considerable/valuable. The student shows moderate ability to analyse and develop nature-based tourism business. The student completes the assignments of the module with good results and understands well the concepts of the topic.

The student’s participation in the activities of the module is very active and constructive. He/she acts as a team motivator with his/her actions and knowledge and the student’s contribution to the team work and completion of the assignments is crucial. He/she shows excellent skills to analyse and develop nature-based tourism. The student completes the assignments with excellent results showing deep understanding of the concepts of the topic and produces new ideas and thoughts.