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Representing and developing the student communityLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: VV00EM87

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish
  • English

Objective

You are able to act purposefully to achieve the goals of the group you represent.
You are able to evaluate and develop your own and your community's operations.
You know how to develop your community.
You know how to work together in a multidisciplinous group.
You are able to develop and maintain your own networks.
You are able to act on the basis of the foundations of association and organizational activities.

Content

How can students influence to the activities of a university?
What kind of institutions can students influence in?
How can you develop your community's activities?
How do you prepare for meetings and what happens there?
How do you work goal-orientedly in your position of trust?
What kind of responsibilities and obligations do positions of trust bring?

Enrollment

12.02.2024 - 31.12.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • English
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 40

Teachers
  • Anna Päivike
Groups
  • VV2024-2025
    Optional studies 2024-2025
  • VV2023-2024
    Optional studies 2023-2024

Objective

You are able to act purposefully to achieve the goals of the group you represent.
You are able to evaluate and develop your own and your community's operations.
You know how to develop your community.
You know how to work together in a multidisciplinous group.
You are able to develop and maintain your own networks.
You are able to act on the basis of the foundations of association and organizational activities.

Content

How can students influence to the activities of a university?
What kind of institutions can students influence in?
How can you develop your community's activities?
How do you prepare for meetings and what happens there?
How do you work goal-orientedly in your position of trust?
What kind of responsibilities and obligations do positions of trust bring?

Materials

The study materials can be found on Learn.

Teaching methods

Independently conducted online study module, which includes creating a portfolio of one's own student-active career.
During this course, you will learn about student activities and influencing in general. For example, the student can act as a student representative, a member of the student union representative council or on the board of a local student association.

Employer connections

No RDI and cooperation with working life.

Exam schedules

Portfolio submission on the Learn platform is ongoing. Evaluation will be completed by the end of the next month.

International connections

-

Student workload

The time spent on the student's active career as well as the time spent creating the portfolio.

Content scheduling

Competence objectives:
You are able to act purposefully to achieve the goals of the group you represent.
You are able to evaluate and develop your own and your community's operations.
You know how to develop your community.
You know how to work together in a multidisciplinous group.
You are able to develop and maintain your own networks.
You are able to act on the basis of the foundations of association and organizational activities.

Content:
How can students influence to the activities of a university?
What kind of institutions can students influence in?
How can you develop your community's activities?
How do you prepare for meetings and what happens there?
How do you work goal-orientedly in your position of trust?
What kind of responsibilities and obligations do positions of trust bring?

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

The portfolio will be evaluated on approved/failed scale (to be supplemented).

Enrollment

03.01.2022 - 16.01.2022

Timing

01.01.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Yhteisten opintojen koulutusyksikkö

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

5 - 20

Teachers
  • Iida Pilli-Sihvola
  • Sini Jussila
Teacher in charge

Sini Jussila

Groups
  • VV2021-2022
    Optional studies 2021-2022
  • VV2022-2023
    Optional studies 2022-2023

Objective

You are able to act purposefully to achieve the goals of the group you represent.
You are able to evaluate and develop your own and your community's operations.
You know how to develop your community.
You know how to work together in a multidisciplinous group.
You are able to develop and maintain your own networks.
You are able to act on the basis of the foundations of association and organizational activities.

Content

How can students influence to the activities of a university?
What kind of institutions can students influence in?
How can you develop your community's activities?
How do you prepare for meetings and what happens there?
How do you work goal-orientedly in your position of trust?
What kind of responsibilities and obligations do positions of trust bring?

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed