Digistart Spring 2025 (1 cr)
Code: YK00DE00-3002
General information
- Enrollment
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16.12.2024 - 28.02.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025
Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 1 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Campus
- Location-independent
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Joint Elective Studies
- Teachers
- Johanna Ailio
- Katriina Vesanen
- Course
- YK00DE00
Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Content scheduling
Through the Digistart course, students will become acquainted with Turku UAS as an organization, explore learning methods, and familiarize themselves with the tools and IT systems used during their studies. Additionally, students will learn about the support available for their wellbeing and studies, and where to get help in different situations.
The possibility to complete the implementation will close on 28.2.2025, after which it will no longer be possible to earn credit for the course. The learning material remains available in itslearning.
Objective
After completing the course, the student will be able to tell:
• what Turku University of Applied Sciences is like as an educational institution
• how to study at Turku UAS
• how to support students' well-being
• how to develop your competence as a student
• what digital tools are needed for studying
Content
Digistart helps students familiarise themselves with studying at Turku University of Applied Sciences before starting their studies. The course is completed independently in itslearning environment.
Through the Digistart course, students will become acquainted with Turku UAS as an organization, explore learning methods, and familiarize themselves with the tools and IT systems used during their studies. Additionally, students will learn about the support available for their wellbeing and studies, and where to get help in different situations.
Materials
The learning materials can be found at: Turkuamk.itslearning.com: Digistart Spring 2025
Teaching methods
Independent online learning.
Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development
Digital learning, sustainable development is included in the themes of the course content.
Student workload
Study material, course tasks and tests in itslearning. The estimated workload is 25 hours.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Each of the five topics includes a multiple-choice test. A prerequisite for study attainment is to complete the course by passing all five tests.
If all the tests in the course have not been passed by the deadline, the course is failed.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The course is assessed pass/fail.
Each of the five topics includes a multiple-choice test. A prerequisite for study attainment is to complete the course by passing all five tests with at least 60% correct answers.
Further information
If you have questions related to the Digistart course, please contact: digistartti@turkuamk.fi.
For technical issues, please contact: servicedesk@turkuamk.fi