Study Guide

Objective

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students will gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in studies, working life and society. In addition, they will learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts.
Upon completing the course, the students should have acquired skills to communicate at level B2 according to European Framework of Reference for Languages, which states that at B2-level students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to one’s field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex arguments, and read longer articles and reports.

Content

- Writing academic and professional texts
- Presenting and discussing field-specific topics in academic and professional contexts
- Reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in academic and professional contexts
- Learning and using key terminology of their field
- Becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student is able to use all the essential systems for studying. The student also knows how to effectively use various tools for assignments, meetings and collaborative team work.

Content

- The essential of Turku UAS study environment
- managing and chairing team meetings
- basics of editing images and videos for digital portfolios, creating and publishing different portfolios and learning diaries
- creating and managing various business documents and reports
- essential information security practices

Materials

Koch, J. & Karjalainen, O. (2016). Office 2016 & Office 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook. Jyväskylä: Docendo Oy.
Office 365 For Dummies. (2022)
e-book can be found in Finna.

Teaching methods

Flipped learning, Groupwork, Weekly reading/video teaching material go thorough task.

Student workload

130-140h student workload

Content scheduling

Students will get familiar uptodate office setting tools that will help them
-Attend and facilitate meetings
-give presentation, record and share instructions and information
-Write proper reports
-gather and interpret data
-read and search info current threats and data protection laws as well as understands importance of software update
-Precedence similar skills as digistart course gives.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Filled knowledge questionaire.
Other tasks that teacher has given and has marked mandatory.
Recorded meeting
Presentation
Recorded video presentation/talking head uploaded to youtube
Spreadsheet task

Objective

The student is able to use all the essential systems for studying. The student also knows how to effectively use various tools for assignments, meetings and collaborative team work.

Content

- The essential of Turku UAS study environment
- managing and chairing team meetings
- basics of editing images and videos for digital portfolios, creating and publishing different portfolios and learning diaries
- creating and managing various business documents and reports
- essential information security practices

Materials

Koch, J. & Karjalainen, O. (2016). Office 2016 & Office 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook. Jyväskylä: Docendo Oy.
Office 365 For Dummies. (2022)
e-book can be found in Finna.

Teaching methods

Flipped learning, Groupwork, Weekly reading/video teaching material go thorough task.

Exam schedules

Attending lecture is mandatory. If student cant attend S/he will be responsibility to get familiar subject that are covered in class. Its learning and fellow students will be resources turn to.

Student workload

130-140h student workload

Content scheduling

Students will get familiar uptodate office setting tools that will help them
-Attend and facilitate meetings
-give presentation, record and share instructions and information
-Write proper reports
-gather and interpret data
-read and search info current threats and data protection laws as well as understands importance of software update
-Precedence similar skills as digistart course gives.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Groupwork
Mid-term x 2. Order to get pass grade you need to get 50% correct.
Knowledge questionaire

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Filled knowledge questionaire.
Other tasks that teacher has given and has marked mandatory.
Recorded meeting
Presentation
Recorded video presentation/talking head uploaded to youtube
Spreadsheet task

Objective

The student
- is aware of cultural identities and appreciates different cultural values and norms
- has a better understanding of how each culture perceives e.g. time and space, verbal and nonverbal communication, or approaches to teamwork
- has cultural competence to interact with people from different cultures
- knows theoretical frameworks on culture and can apply them to authentic situations
- is aware of varying practices in different business cultures
- is able to apply knowledge and skills in working and communicating with ease and confidence in intercultural situations

Content

- cultural frameworks
- cultural awareness and identity
- cultural briefing
- national cultures and cultural influences
- intercultural communication skills
- culture in teams, business cultures

Materials

The material included in the course can be found on the Itslearning platform.

Teaching methods

The course is based on active teaching and learning methods following the innovation pedagogy approach. Learning is based on initiatives, activity and interaction both in group meetings, small group work and individual assignments.

International connections

The course emphasizes interactivity, initiative and the ability to independent information search, which promotes the achievement of learning goals. The course is connected to working-life in particular through the learning assignments.

Student workload

The course is 5 credits = 135 hours learning work,
which is divided into four interactive lecture meetings on Tuesdays: 26.9., 10.10., 24.10., 7.11., and 21.11.

In addition to the lectures are
- three reading circles and reporting each circle
- three observations
- learning report (2-3 pages) at the end of the course.

Content scheduling

- Intercultural communication
- Intercultural communication in business
- Intercultural communication and identity construction
- Intercultural communication as a skill

Active face-to-face lectures are on Tuesdays from 13 to 16 in the room LEM A313, following the next schedule:
Tue 26.9.
Tue 10.10.
Tue 24.10.
Tue 7.11.
Tue 21.11.

Further information

Itslearning platform

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment:
Participation in campus meetings 30%
Reading circles 30%
Observations 20%
Learning report 20%

Attention:
All reports and assignments of the course must be returned by December 15, 2023!

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student clearly has insufficient knowledge, the student has answered the assigned tasks without understanding the assignment or has left the tasks uncompleted.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student knows the basics but the topics are approached narrowly, student's competence is limited and the one has lack in written and/or oral expressions.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The written and oral presentations of the student are quite clear and the core is understood and presented fairly well. The student utilises mainly relevant background materials and factual errors are limited. Personal reflection may be missing. Arguments are presented to some extent.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands and manages the core content very comprehensively. Written and oral presentations are very clear and logical. The student have covered the topics comprehensively and evaluated theme from several perspectives. Existing information sources have been utilized in a variety of ways. Reflections, argumentation, views and conclusions are presented abundantly, comprehensively and consistently.

Objective

After completing the course, the student can

discuss Turku University of Applied Sciences as an organization and work community
identify the regulations and rules governing studying in Turku University of Applied Sciences
operate the digital learning environments and tools of the university
locate information regarding studying, safety issues, student health services and recruitment possibilities
describe and identify values and norms of the Finnish society

Content

Digistartti
Intranet Messi
Cultural information

Teaching methods

Lectures and discussions about the topic of the week.

International connections

During the implementation student gets familiarized with Turku UAS pedagogical approach where studying is based on active learning methods that enable varied and effective ways of learning. Also, the course is aiming to promote ecological solutions in everyday life of a student.

Student workload

Weekly lectures and completing Digistart.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Active attendance and completed Digistart.

Content scheduling

The course is optional for international bachelor’s degree programme students. It will be implemented as a lecture series. Topics of the lectures support the student when starting the studies in Finland.
There is one weekly contact day during the course.

Further information

Lecture once a week
Wed at Lemminkäisenkatu Campus (for PBUADK24 and PIMEK24)
Thu at ICT/EduCity Campus (for PINFOK24)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

The objective of the course is to give the student basic knowledge in Finnish language at the CEFR level A1.
The student is able to use most important expressions in common everyday situations.

Content

After passing the course the student is able to
- tell about his or her life, hobbies and studies orally and in written
- Manage short discussions in common everyday situations
- ask questions and make suggestions, requests and denials
- read short texts and gain information from e.g. instructions and schedules.

Materials

Material and links provided by teacher in Itslearning course platform
Book: Gehring, Sonja & Heinzmann, Sanni. 2023. Suomen mestari 1 Uudistettu — Suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille. Otava.

Teaching methods

To have a significant track or trace of the learned material, you should use the language in real life. That is why it is important to use the Finnish language also outside of the lessons.

Exam schedules

Follow the deadlines for the assignments given in itslearning and the oral exam on the last lesson.

International connections

Working on the face-to-face lessons at campus, online in Itslearning, in groups and independently.

Innopeda learning methods (learning by doing)

Student workload

Totally 135 h of work for the student

Content scheduling

The aim of the course is to learn basic knowledge of Finnish, focusing on the student´s practical language of everyday life and student's own study field.

The course consists of 26 lessons at Kupittaa campus, starting in September 2023, assignments in the learning platform Itslearning, and an oral exam. You will find the instructions for distance work and assignments in Itslearning.

The aim of the course is to learn basic knowledge in Finnish language at the CEFR level A1.2.

You are able to use most important expressions in common everyday situations. After passing the course you are able to

- tell about your life, hobbies and studies orally and in writing
- manage short phrases and discussions in everyday situations
- understand some basic structures in Finnish language
- ask simple questions and answer them

Lessons at Kupittaa campus - see the schedule. No lesson week 42.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation scale: 0 - 5.

Evaluation criteria will be presented in itslearning workspace. Only the assignments submitted by the deadline have the possibility to be graded with the highest grade.

In order to get a grade, you should have all the assignments done and submitted. Also activity on the lessons is one of the criterias in evaluations.

In the final ‘ORAL EXAM’ you should be able to answer correctly to at least 50 % of the questions / exercises – your real language skills determine the final grade (1 - 5) for the course.

Objective

After completing the course, the student can

discuss Turku University of Applied Sciences as an organization and work community
identify the regulations and rules governing studying in Turku University of Applied Sciences
operate the digital learning environments and tools of the university
locate information regarding studying, safety issues, student health services and recruitment possibilities
describe and identify values and norms of the Finnish society

Content

Digistartti
Intranet Messi
Cultural information

Teaching methods

Lectures and discussions about the topic of the week.

International connections

During the implementation student gets familiarized with Turku UAS pedagogical approach where studying is based on active learning methods that enable varied and effective ways of learning. Also, the course is aiming to promote ecological solutions in everyday life of a student.

Student workload

Weekly lectures and completing Digistart.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Active attendance and completed Digistart.

Content scheduling

The course is optional for international bachelor’s degree programme students. It will be implemented as a lecture series. Topics of the lectures support the student when starting the studies in Finland.
There is one weekly contact day during the course.

Further information

Lecture once a week
Wed at Lemminkäisenkatu Campus (for PBUADK24 and PIMEK24)
Thu at ICT/EduCity Campus (for PINFOK24)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

The student is able to use all the essential systems for studying. The student also knows how to effectively use various tools for assignments, meetings and collaborative team work.

Content

- The essential of Turku UAS study environment
- managing and chairing team meetings
- basics of editing images and videos for digital portfolios, creating and publishing different portfolios and learning diaries
- creating and managing various business documents and reports
- essential information security practices

Materials

Koch, J. & Karjalainen, O. (2016). Office 2016 & Office 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook. Jyväskylä: Docendo Oy.
Office 365 For Dummies. (2022)
e-book can be found in Finna.

Teaching methods

Flipped learning, Groupwork, Weekly reading/video teaching material go thorough task.

Exam schedules

Attending lecture is mandatory. If student cant attend S/he will be responsibility to get familiar subject that are covered in class. Its learning and fellow students will be resources turn to.

Student workload

130-140h student workload

Content scheduling

Students will get familiar uptodate office setting tools that will help them
-Attend and facilitate meetings
-give presentation, record and share instructions and information
-Write proper reports
-gather and interpret data
-read and search info current threats and data protection laws as well as understands importance of software update
-Precedence similar skills as digistart course gives.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Groupwork
Mid-term x 2. Order to get pass grade you need to get 50% correct.
Knowledge questionaire

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Filled knowledge questionaire.
Other tasks that teacher has given and has marked mandatory.
Recorded meeting
Presentation
Recorded video presentation/talking head uploaded to youtube
Spreadsheet task

Objective

The objective of the course is to give the student basic knowledge in Finnish language at the CEFR level A1.
The student is able to use most important expressions in common everyday situations.

Content

After passing the course the student is able to
- tell about his or her life, hobbies and studies orally and in written
- Manage short discussions in common everyday situations
- ask questions and make suggestions, requests and denials
- read short texts and gain information from e.g. instructions and schedules.

Materials

Material and links provided by teacher in Itslearning course platform
Book: Gehring, Sonja & Heinzmann, Sanni. 2023. Suomen mestari 1 Uudistettu — Suomen kielen oppikirja aikuisille. Otava.

Teaching methods

To have a significant track or trace of the learned material, you should use the language in real life. That is why it is important to use the Finnish language also outside of the lessons.

Exam schedules

Follow the deadlines for the assignments given in itslearning and the oral exam on the last lesson.

International connections

Working on the face-to-face lessons at campus, online in Itslearning, in groups and independently.

Innopeda learning methods (learning by doing)

Student workload

Totally 135 h of work for the student

Content scheduling

The aim of the course is to learn basic knowledge of Finnish, focusing on the student´s practical language of everyday life and student's own study field.

The course consists of 26 lessons at Kupittaa campus, starting in September 2023, assignments in the learning platform Itslearning, and an oral exam. You will find the instructions for distance work and assignments in Itslearning.

The aim of the course is to learn basic knowledge in Finnish language at the CEFR level A1.2.

You are able to use most important expressions in common everyday situations. After passing the course you are able to

- tell about your life, hobbies and studies orally and in writing
- manage short phrases and discussions in everyday situations
- understand some basic structures in Finnish language
- ask simple questions and answer them

Lessons at Kupittaa campus - see the schedule. No lesson week 42.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation scale: 0 - 5.

Evaluation criteria will be presented in itslearning workspace. Only the assignments submitted by the deadline have the possibility to be graded with the highest grade.

In order to get a grade, you should have all the assignments done and submitted. Also activity on the lessons is one of the criterias in evaluations.

In the final ‘ORAL EXAM’ you should be able to answer correctly to at least 50 % of the questions / exercises – your real language skills determine the final grade (1 - 5) for the course.

Objective

The student is able to use all the essential systems for studying. The student also knows how to effectively use various tools for assignments, meetings and collaborative team work.

Content

- The essential of Turku UAS study environment
- managing and chairing team meetings
- basics of editing images and videos for digital portfolios, creating and publishing different portfolios and learning diaries
- creating and managing various business documents and reports
- essential information security practices

Materials

Koch, J. & Karjalainen, O. (2016). Office 2016 & Office 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook. Jyväskylä: Docendo Oy.
Office 365 For Dummies. (2022)
e-book can be found in Finna.

Teaching methods

Flipped learning, Groupwork, Weekly reading/video teaching material go thorough task.

Student workload

130-140h student workload

Content scheduling

Students will get familiar uptodate office setting tools that will help them
-Attend and facilitate meetings
-give presentation, record and share instructions and information
-Write proper reports
-gather and interpret data
-read and search info current threats and data protection laws as well as understands importance of software update
-Precedence similar skills as digistart course gives.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Filled knowledge questionaire.
Other tasks that teacher has given and has marked mandatory.
Recorded meeting
Presentation
Recorded video presentation/talking head uploaded to youtube
Spreadsheet task

Objective

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students will gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in studies, working life and society. In addition, they will learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts.
Upon completing the course, the students should have acquired skills to communicate at level B2 according to European Framework of Reference for Languages, which states that at B2-level students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to one’s field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex arguments, and read longer articles and reports.

Content

- Writing academic and professional texts
- Presenting and discussing field-specific topics in academic and professional contexts
- Reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in academic and professional contexts
- Learning and using key terminology of their field
- Becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student
- is aware of cultural identities and appreciates different cultural values and norms
- has a better understanding of how each culture perceives e.g. time and space, verbal and nonverbal communication, or approaches to teamwork
- has cultural competence to interact with people from different cultures
- knows theoretical frameworks on culture and can apply them to authentic situations
- is aware of varying practices in different business cultures
- is able to apply knowledge and skills in working and communicating with ease and confidence in intercultural situations

Content

- cultural frameworks
- cultural awareness and identity
- cultural briefing
- national cultures and cultural influences
- intercultural communication skills
- culture in teams, business cultures

Materials

The material included in the course can be found on the Itslearning platform.

Teaching methods

The course is based on active teaching and learning methods following the innovation pedagogy approach. Learning is based on initiatives, activity and interaction both in group meetings, small group work and individual assignments.

International connections

The course emphasizes interactivity, initiative and the ability to independent information search, which promotes the achievement of learning goals. The course is connected to working-life in particular through the learning assignments.

Student workload

The course is 5 credits = 135 hours learning work,
which is divided into four interactive lecture meetings on Tuesdays: 26.9., 10.10., 24.10., 7.11., and 21.11.

In addition to the lectures are
- three reading circles and reporting each circle
- three observations
- learning report (2-3 pages) at the end of the course.

Content scheduling

- Intercultural communication
- Intercultural communication in business
- Intercultural communication and identity construction
- Intercultural communication as a skill

Active face-to-face lectures are on Tuesdays from 13 to 16 in the room LEM A313, following the next schedule:
Tue 26.9.
Tue 10.10.
Tue 24.10.
Tue 7.11.
Tue 21.11.

Further information

Itslearning platform

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment:
Participation in campus meetings 30%
Reading circles 30%
Observations 20%
Learning report 20%

Attention:
All reports and assignments of the course must be returned by December 15, 2023!

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student clearly has insufficient knowledge, the student has answered the assigned tasks without understanding the assignment or has left the tasks uncompleted.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student knows the basics but the topics are approached narrowly, student's competence is limited and the one has lack in written and/or oral expressions.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The written and oral presentations of the student are quite clear and the core is understood and presented fairly well. The student utilises mainly relevant background materials and factual errors are limited. Personal reflection may be missing. Arguments are presented to some extent.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands and manages the core content very comprehensively. Written and oral presentations are very clear and logical. The student have covered the topics comprehensively and evaluated theme from several perspectives. Existing information sources have been utilized in a variety of ways. Reflections, argumentation, views and conclusions are presented abundantly, comprehensively and consistently.