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Professional growth (5 cr)

Code: KY00AA01-3004

General information


Enrollment

16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020

Timing

01.01.2020 - 29.05.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

26 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Emergency Care

Teachers

  • Anneli Airola
  • Jarno Hämäläinen
  • Satu Untolahti
  • Sari Virkki

Teacher in charge

Anneli Airola

Groups

  • EHKT17SM

Objective

You know how to study purposefully to develop your own professional growth and professional know-how.
You know how to choose the most suitable study methods and know how to reach the degree objective.
You know how to act according to the policies and rules of working life.
You know how to apply the ethical principles of your own subject field in different situations.
You know how to strengthen your employment skills.
You know how to market your skills and competence to the employer.

Content

Being a student at a university of applied sciences:
What is XAMK like in terms of studying community and learning environment?
What is your personal career and study plan?
What kind of a learner are you and how do you develop your study skills?
How do you make your internal entrepreneurship support your goals?

Professional know-how and ethical principles:
What are the national and international operating environments, procedures and the rules of the workplace?
What are the ethical principles of the profession and how to apply them to your work?

Preparation for working life:
What are your own professional strengths and employment skills and how do you use them in your personal networks?
How do you apply for a job?
What kinds of post-graduate study opportunities are there?

Employer connections

-

Exam schedules

-

International connections

-

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment criteria
Students can
b. manage the appropriate methods of information search
e. apply the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field
g. apply the ethical principles of the professional field according to the situation

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

Qualitative assessment, self and peer evaluation