Study Guide

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?

Opiskelumateriaali

Available in Learn platform.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

The course follows a work week-based learning pathway.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

During the course you will get acquainted with different actors in the field of education.

Opiskelijan työmäärä

5 cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Further information

The study module consists of the following themes
- Orientation week and HOPS discussions / Orientation to UAS studies 2 cr
- Working life skills 1 cr
- Professional ethics of the own field 1 cr
- Marketing of the own know-how 1 cr

Education development forums are part of the course..

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

Student's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Active participation and approved assignments