Study and workplace skills (5 cr)

Objective

You can act responsibly as a student and as a member of the university community.

You can set your learning goals, plan your study and career path, monitor your progress, and assess your own learning.

You can enhance your employability and skills for working life and act entrepreneurially in the professional world.

You can adhere to the ethical principles of your field and market your own skills to the job market.

Content

What kind of a learning community is Xamk, and what are the study networks at Xamk like?
How do you build your own study and career plan?
How do you identify your own skills and enhance your employability?
What is your professional field like, and what are the professional ethics in your field?
How do you market your skills and strengthen your job search skills?
How do you advance your continuous learning?

Course material

Provided during orientation week, contact sessions and via Learn

Study forms and methods

Course is planned as part of daytime studies according to timetables.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Networking with businesses and business professional, seminars and events related to career planning and research projects.

Timing of exams and assignments

No examination, completed tasks during studies

Student workload

Participation in orientation week
Participation in weekly study sessions
Creating and updating the individual study plan (ISP)
Creation and updating of a reflected learning log
Planning of a career path

Course part description

Students are able to
· look for information in the key information sources of the field.
· use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
· work as team members in a goal-oriented way
· justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field

Qualitative assessment, self and peer evaluation

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation in contact sessions and completed tasks