Study Guide

Objective

• knows how to support study and work well-being with her/his own activities
• is able to act as a trusted friend in her/his own student group
• is able to observe and support learning as a part of the well-being network in higher education institution
• knows how to use her/his co-operation skills and promote the sense of community in her/his study group
• is able to identify different challenges at the individual and group level and knows who to turn to in those situations

Content

• acting as a group trustee
• promoting group spirit
• observing and intervening challenges at group or individual level
• regular co-operation with tutor teacher, study counselor and peer tutors and informing about the situation of the group

Teaching methods

Supervised and individual work in different groups. Written assignments individually and in groups.
Student participates to contact hours and meetings (according to a separate agreement) with other VIP-students, student counsellor, tutor teacher and peer tutors
In addition, student plans and implements group activities and writes assignments.
Student acts in VIP-student role (acts as trustee person and contact person in own group).
Course materials, assignments and operating methods are described more in detail in Itslearning platform.

International connections

Supervision and guidance and peer work.
Peer to peer work and supervision takes place in individual and group meetings both in person and online.
Student is in active role in her/his own group, participates to contact hours and meetings with study counsellor, tutor teacher and peer students.
Written assignments and activities need to be done to get approval of this course.

Student workload

1 - 3 cr student´s work (more spesified descrition below)

EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS AND OTHER MEETINGS (with study counsellor, tutor teacher and peer tutors) 19 hours
- autumn 2024: 11 hours
- spring 2025: 8 hours

ASSIGNMENTS (plan for VIP programme, report of VIP programme) 25 hours
- autumn 2024: 9 hours
- spring 2024: 11 hours

ACTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS IN OWN STUDY GROUP (activities in promoting individual and group wellbeing) 37 hours
- autumn 2024: 18 hours
- spring 2025: 19 hours

Content scheduling

CONTENT
- Acting as a group trustee
- Observing defects/shortcomings/faults in your study group and intervening to those
- Supporting own study group
- Regular contact to your tutor teacher and study counselor (informing about the situation of your study group)
Evaluation: Passed/Failed

AUTUMN 2025
Educational session 10/24
Educational session 11/24
Meetings with peer tutors, tutor teachers and study counselors.
Activities with own student group.

SPRING 2025
Educational session
Meetings with peer tutors, tutor teachers and study counselors.
Activities with own student group.

Further information

Course is for the first-year students. At the first semester students select/vote VIP-students (= group trustee persons) from their study group.
All contact hours of the course are mandatory.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Course will be evaluated with scale passed/failed.

Student has to be in active role in her/his own group, participate to contact hours and meetings with study counsellor, tutor teacher and peer tutors.
Activities and written assignments need to be done to get approval of this course.
The student must keep track of working hours and report all hours with final report in autumn 2024.