Communication skills (5 cr)
Code: KY00AA02-3116
General information
Enrollment
20.08.2018 - 07.09.2018
Timing
27.08.2018 - 21.12.2018
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
2 op
RDI portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Data Analytics and Visualisation
Teachers
- Miia Karttunen
Teacher in charge
Miia Karttunen
Groups
-
DAKV18SP
Objective
You are familiar with Xamk's instructions for written assignments.
You are able to use professionally important databases and other sources of information and refer to them in your texts.
You know how to write texts that meet the standards for layout, content and style required in your studies and working life.
You are able to use appropriate writing and sharing tools.
You improve your interactive communication skills and manage fluently in different group work situations, such as meetings and negotiations.
You develop your presentation skills for professional purposes and acquire skills in giving and receiving feedback.
Content
Which written skills (genres, styles, tools) are you expected to master both in your studies and in work assignments in your own professional field?
Which spoken skills (presentations, interaction in meetings and negotiations, self-assessment and feedback, easing stage fright) are you expected to master both in your studies and in work assignments in your own professional field?
How do you search information from different sources and make use of it?
Location and time
Online course
Materials
Moodle and material collected/produced together
Teaching methods
Scheduled track:
Classes on Kouvola Campus
Independent track:
Contact teacher for more information
Blended track:
Online course
Exam schedules
According to the Xamk's resit exam schedule, within one year after the course ended.
Completion alternatives
Contact teacher for more information
Student workload
5 x 27 hours
- lectures
- assignments independently and as a group member
- exams and preparation
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Written and oral assessment and feedback by the teacher, self-assessment, peer assessment
Defined assignments, active participation, see Moodle
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
A student can for the grade 1
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field and exploit it in his written and oral communication c. carry out interrelated tasks d. participate in group work e. utilize Xamk's writing templates, references guides and software for writing and presentations under guidance
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
A student can for the grade 3
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field, react to it critically and exploit it in his written and oral communication c. identify interrelated tasks and get them through on schedule d. communicate interactionally adapted to the purposes e. utilize Xamk's writing templates, references guides and software for writing and presentations
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
A student can for the grade 1
b. look for information in several information sources of the field, react to it analytically and apply it in his written and oral communication c. carry out interrelated tasks fluently and get them through on schedule d. communicate fluently and interactionally adapted to the purposes e. utilize Xamk's writing templates, references guides and software for writing and presentations fluently