Study Guide

Objective

• information technology: you know how to use information technology required in your UAS studies and working life
• information search: you have knowledge of key domestic and international information sources, and you develop independent information search skills
• research orientation: you are familiar with the basics of research activities and know how to use research data related to your field

Content

• information technology: introduction to information and communication technologies, usernames and passwords, internet, email, files and online learning environments, word processing and spreadsheets
• information search: introduction to Turku University of Applied Sciences’ library and information services
• research orientation: research and development areas in social services, theoretical framework, reporting, research interview, use of references

Teaching methods

• Participation in online teaching / tutor sessions
• Study assignments
• Exam

Exam schedules

- Online course exam in Itslearning

International connections

• Online teaching
• Individual work

Student workload

- Study assignments
- Exam

Content scheduling

Information technology / Janne Hellsten

• Friday 20.1, 8.30 - 14.00, Beginning of study unit, installing Office 365-apps, writing templates and how to use thesis template (Teams)
• Friday 27.1, 8.30 - 14.00, Presentation graphics in PowerPoint and the beginning of Excel-spreadsheets (Teams)
• Friday 3.2, 8.30 - 12.00, Basics of Excel-spreadsheets: how to use functions & formulas and create tables & charts (Teams)

Basics of Research / Tiina Suni
• Mon 23.1., 8:00 - 9:00, Tutor session online: info on course implementation. Find Zoom meeting link in Itslearning or here: https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/67642122816
• Mon 27.2., 8:30 - 9:30, Tutor session online: feedback on assignments. Find Zoom meeting link in Itslearning or here: https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/64104023187
• Thu 2.3. 9:00 - 10:30 Course exam in Itslearning
• Fri 10.3. 9:00 - 10:30 Course retake-exam in Itslearning
• Fri 24.3. 9:00 - 10:30 Second course retake-exam in Itslearning

Information skills: Info skills online course / Sami Lainetoja
• Friday 20.1, 14.15 - 14.45, Starting info
• Tuesday 14.2, 12.00 -13.00, Guidance session
• Monday 6.3, Info skills online course ends
Information skills - course is an online course. It has its own course card on Itslearning.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Basics of research:
- Study Assignments 1-3: approved / failed
- Research report study assignment: F-5, F = failed, 5 = excellent
- Exam: F-5, F = failed, 5 = excellent
- Course total grade: F-5, F = failed, 5 = excellent

Course grade (F-5) is an average grade from course exam and research report study assignment.

Information Technology 2 cr:
- Required to return three tasks (Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
- Assessment: approved / failed
- Criteria for approval: at least 50 % on every assignment (3) must be completed succesfully.

Info Skills Online Course:
- Required to get at least 50 % points from all the assignments (26/52 points)
- Assessment: approved / failed

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

- information technology: you are not able to use information technology required in your UAS studies and working life in basic level or use some required tools
- information search: you have not acquired the basic knowledge of key domestic and international information sources, and you have not developed information search skills
- research orientation: you are not familiar with some basic themes of research activities and are not able to use research data related to your field

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

- information technology: you know how to use information technology required in your UAS studies and working life in basic level and use some required tools
- information search: you have basic knowledge of key domestic and international information sources, and you have developed some information search skills
- research orientation: you are familiar with some basic themes of research activities and know in basic level how to use research data related to your field

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

- information technology: you know how to use information technology required in your UAS studies and working life
- information search: you have knowledge of key domestic and international information sources, and you develop independent information search skills
- research orientation: you are familiar with the basics of research activities and know how to use research data related to your field

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

- information technology: you know how to use information technology required in your UAS studies and working life, you are able to work fluently with required software
- information search: you have deep knowledge of key domestic and international information sources, and you have developed independent information search skills
- research orientation: you are familiar with the basics of research activities in deeper level and know how to use research data related to your field. You have deeper understanding on research process and activities on your field. You are able to interpret and analyse research reports.