Professional growth (5 cr)
Code: KY00AA01-3096
General information
Enrollment
16.03.2020 - 27.03.2020
Timing
27.08.2020 - 22.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering
Teachers
- Hannu Poutiainen
Teacher in charge
Hannu Poutiainen
Groups
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EEMI18SP
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?
Teaching methods
Scheduled track:
You will learn to structure and plan your studies and their timing in a goal-oriented way. Course contents will enable you to grow as a professional. It improves your knowledge of environmental technology field . You will also gain an understanding of the professional ethics in your sector.
You will become able to select the studying methods that suit you best and steer your studies towards your goals.
You will develop your own professional identity.
You will become familiar with the standard operating procedures in your chosen sector, enabling you to operate in accordance with relevant rules.
You will become able to apply your knowledge of the principles of professional ethics in your chosen sector to a variety of situations.
Student workload
According to ECTS system
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed