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Professional growth (5 cr)

Code: KY00AA01-3153

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019

Timing

26.08.2019 - 31.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Business Information Technology

Teachers

  • Arto Väätäinen

Teacher in charge

Arto Väätäinen

Groups

  • TKMI19SP
    Business Information Technology, full-time studies

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:
The course includes lessons, exercises and independent work.

Exam schedules

Course can't be passed with just an exam

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Will be announced at the beginning of the course