Opinto-opas

Objective

- The student will be familiar with the history and development of her/his own profession. The student will be familiar with the basics of conservation philosophy and the ethical code of the conservation and museum profession.
- The student will be able to justify the conservation treatments she/he will use on the basis of the conservation philosophy.
- The student will know how the conservation methods and treatments she/he will use follow the professional museum and conservation ethic code.

- Student can use Swedish both in conservation studies and conservation profession.
- The students acquire the written and oral language skills in the second domestic language that are necessary in their professional field, as required by national legislation (352/2003 8§).
- The students are able to communicate in Swedish in professional contexts both in Finland and in the other Nordic countries, taking into account the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the communication partners.
- The students acquire oral and written language and communication skills that are at least at the B1 level as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. They learn to seek information related to their own professional field in various sources and convey information both orally and in writing.
- During their studies, the students form a positive and realistic view of their language and communicative competence as well as skills and motivation to develop it further.

Content

- History and development of conservation field and profession
- Conservation philosophies and their history
- The ethics of the museum and conservation field
- Cultural heritage

- Self-assessing one’s language and communication skills and developing learning strategies
- Education and career planning
- Organisations, working environments, tasks, processes and tools
- Field-related texts; increasing and activating the knowledge of technical terminology
- Key interactive communication situations: individual and group communication

Materials

Literature list and study hand-outs given by the lecturer before the course start and during the course.
Swedish: Study material is given by the lecturer before course start in Oma.

Teaching methods

Lectures, contact teaching, problem based learning, guided assignments, independent assignments, independent work with literature.

Exam schedules

Swedish: oral test on the second last session of the course, and written exam on the last session of the course.

Student workload

The weekly working hours of a student is 1,5 cr which is equivalent to 40 hours of studies. 40 hours is formed from approx. 15 - 20 hours of contact studies with a lecturer. The remaining hours is spent by independent literature survey or practical work. 1 credit (cr) is equivalent to 27 hours (h).

Further information

During the study module the student should read up on the given literature together with practical work.

The course will be implemented as a project based learning. Student has a role as an investigative learner.

Swedish: classroom tuition approximately 7 times 4 lessons.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has a lot of absences from the teaching sessions. Activity during the teaching sessions and learning assignments is unsatisfactory. The student should improve her/his group working abilities.

The capacity to formulate relevant problems associated with the work is limited and therefore the problem solving and ability to apply theoretical studies to a practical work need to be improved.

The student does not work independently and there is a lot of need for teacher’s further guidance. The student has not given a requisite amount of attention for the subject and the result of the course is unbalanced. The student needs to improve her/his skills and knowledge in many areas.

In communication situations related to his/her field the student:
• Manages in the most common general and specialized professional communication situations.
• Composes simple, partly incoherent texts. Language errors may impair understanding but do not prevent the delivery of the message.
• Participates in simple spoken interaction but often needs help from the conversation partner.
• Uses basic general and technical terminology of his/her own field; inaccuracy and the influence of other languages may interfere with the delivery of the message. Uses basic grammatical structures in a repetitious and partly incorrect manner.
• Pronounces in a mainly comprehensible manner, although the pronunciation deviates from the target language. The slow sentence rhythm makes it difficult to estimate if the message is delivered.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student has taken part to all of the teaching sessions and learning assignments and the activity for the course is good. The student acts flexibly as a group member.

The studies proceed coherently. The student is able to understand the basic motifs of the course and is able to apply theoretical studies to a practical work. The reasoning of the rehearsal works is competent and the student understands causes and consequences of one's choice.

The student works independently but there is still need for teacher’s further guidance. The student has given a requisite amount of attention for the subject and the result of the course is balanced. The student has achieved a good level at her/his skills and knowledge.

In communication situations related to his/her field the student:
• Manages relatively well in daily general and specialized professional discourse.
• Composes coherent texts that successfully communicate the intended meaning.
• Takes initiative in familiar professional communication situations
• Uses general and basic technical terminology of his/her own field relatively well. Lapses may occur in the choice of words or grammatical structures, but these do not cause misunderstanding.
• Pronounces in a comprehensible manner. Pauses in the sentence rhythm do not cause misunderstanding.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The course objectives have been achieved in a competent manner. The student has taken actively and constructively part to the teaching and learning assignments. The student’s function enhances group activities.

The student masters the motifs of the course and prerequisites and is able to apply theoretical studies to a practical work. The reasoning of the rehearsal works is professional and the student can validate causes and consequences of one's choice.

The student works independently enough. The student is able to master the whole of subject both in theory and practice. The student has achieved an excellent level at her/his skills and knowledge.

In communication situations related to his/her field the student:
• Masters varied and demanding general and specialized professional communication situations.
• Produces clear and detailed texts appropriate for the situation.
• Is an active participant in professional communication situations and allows for the requirements of the situation. Speaks fluently and effortlessly and takes the conversation partner in account.
• Uses technical and general terminology as well as grammatical structures diversely and almost without errors.
• Pronounces clearly, with a natural sentence rhythm.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student has a lot of absences from the teaching sessions. Activity during the teaching sessions and learning assignments is unsatisfactory. The student should improve her/his group working abilities.

The capacity to formulate relevant problems associated with the work is limited and therefore the problem solving and ability to apply theoretical studies to a practical work need to be improved.

The student does not work independently and there is a lot of need for teacher’s further guidance. The student has not given a requisite amount of attention for the subject and the result of the course is unbalanced. The student needs to improve her/his skills and knowledge in many areas.

In communication situations related to his/her field the student:
• Manages in the most common general and specialized professional communication situations.
• Composes simple, partly incoherent texts. Language errors may impair understanding but do not prevent the delivery of the message.
• Participates in simple spoken interaction but often needs help from the conversation partner.
• Uses basic general and technical terminology of his/her own field; inaccuracy and the influence of other languages may interfere with the delivery of the message. Uses basic grammatical structures in a repetitious and partly incorrect manner.
• Pronounces in a mainly comprehensible manner, although the pronunciation deviates from the target language. The slow sentence rhythm makes it difficult to estimate if the message is delivered.

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assignment 60 %, continuous assessment 40 %.
Assessment is based on continuous assessment of a student, attendance, practical excersises and their assessment. Each student is assessed from the starting point of her/his abilities. MInimum 80 % presence of contact studies must fullfill.


Swedish: ongoing assessment, oral assignment, written exam

Qualifications

The acquisition of professional language and communication competence in the second domestic language (Swedish) requires the starting level B1.1 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Further information

The course will be implemented as common studies together with conservation and language studies according to study programme. The student will have a role as an investigative learner.

The content of the course will be according to course programme or the field of study.