Orientaatio ammattialaan ja opiskeluun (5 cr)
Code: TX00ED62-3001
General information
Enrollment
04.05.2020 - 27.08.2020
Timing
23.08.2020 - 11.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Kiinteistö- ja rakennusala
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Talotekniikan tutkinto-ohjelma
Teachers
- Jarmo Tapio
- Virtuaali Talotekniikka
- Tuulaliina Asumalahti
Groups
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TXF20S1BTalotekniikan ryhmä B
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TXF20S1Talotekniikan tutkinto-ohjelma päivä
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TXF20S1ATalotekniikan ryhmä A
Objective
After completing the course, the student will be familiar with his / her physical and social learning environment, the requirements and rules of higher education. The student recognizes what internationalization means in his or her field as well as opportunities for international exchange and training. He / she is able to outline the job opportunities in his / her field and the contents of his / her degree.
Students are able to evaluate their learning, themselves as a learner and their own strengths as a student. He / she can set goals and make study plans for his / her studies.The student is able to write basic texts in his / her field, communicate in his / her field and apply language recommendations. The student is able to use essential office tools. The student knows the social significance of the construction industry, key companies, organizations and actors.
Content
Orientation to the learning environment and the learning field, requirements and rules for higher education, degree Regulations, curriculum, personal study plan and credit transfer, the key competence of the degree program. developing one's own learning capacity and University of Applied Sciences study tools. Higher education services, internationalization. Health Care System. Library. Student and Admission Services. Student organizations, Metka. Technical language usage recommendations. Report as a form of communication and text: structure and layout of the report. Word processing and presentations. Construction in society. City Walking Tour. Company visits. Key organizations in the field. Occupational Safety and Health. Kira-recruit-event.
Location and time
Contact lessons are conducted in Myllypuro campus, autum-period 2020.
Materials
All the course-materials and material-recommendations are on Moodle platform.
Teaching methods
Contact lessons
Supervised assignments
Working in small grops
Learning assignments
Option for distance learning
Employer connections
Introduction to practical training in Engineerin studies
Introduction to Building Services engineering industries
Introduction to some companies
Introduction to some main associations of the HVAC-technology branch: The HVAC Association of Finland, The Finnish association of Consulting firms and Finnish Association of HPAC Technical Contractors.
Recruiting event 2020
Occupational Safety park visit
Exam schedules
No exam.
International connections
Introduction to international study opportunities during engineering studies.
Completion alternatives
Via process of recognition of prior learning student can have a complete or partial substitution of the Orientation to Profession and Studies.
Student workload
5 credit units consists of approximately 135 working hours for students. This includes altogether about 60 hours contact lessons and distance-learning lessons.
Content scheduling
Period 1 and 2. Tuition begins at week 35 according to schedule.
Further information
Opintojakson rakentaminen yhteiskunnassa osuus (2 op) toteutetaan kokonaan verkko/itseopiskeluna. Tietojenkäsittelyn perusteiden (1,5 op) sekä Orientaatio AMK-opintoihin (1,5 op) osiossa on luokkahuoneessa tapahtuvaa opetusta, joka voidaan tarvittaessa siirtää etäopetukseksi.
Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student knows how to operate in Metropolia's operating and learning environments in accordance with its policies, rules and guidelines. Students recognize their own strengths as a learner and know what systematic study means. The student knows the study tools related to his / her own studies, learns how to use them. Students takes part in field-specific events.
The students become familiar with the key players in the real estate and construction industry, their fields of activity, and the basic rules and guidelines.
The student knows the terminology of his / her field, how to obtain information and is able to prepare documents according to given instructions and models as well as apply language recommendations.
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation passed - failed.
Evaluation consists of continual monitoring of attendance to the contact lessons and distance learning lessons as well as performing the learning assignments.