Internship in the Voluntary and Civic Environments (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The students will be familiar with volunteer and civic activities in a versatile way. The students will plan and complete an internship according to their own professional interests. They will strengthen their professional competency. With their activities, the students will promote inclusion, agency, human rights, equality and sustainable development.

Content

Students will be familiar with the importance, principles, and practices of volunteer work. The internship will be
completed during the studies according to the plan presented by the students. The internship can be linked to e.g. civic activities or volunteering and support person activities.

Teaching methods

The study unit includes following parts
- Internship INFO
-Independent orientation assignment
- Finding a place for the internship in the voluntary and civic environments and implementing the internship
-Self evaluation

Location and time

The INFO on the 5.2. klo 12.45-16.00 (MPA4011) is held in Finnish. The info slides are in Finnish/English and you can make questions in English. Invitation to the info will be sent by e-mail to the students who are accepted in the study unit.

The assignments and instructions of the study unit are found in Moodle, after the student is accepted to the unit. The key to Moodle work space will be sent for students before orientation 5.2.2024.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Materials are in Moodle

Alternative completion methods of implementation

AHOT aplications to Heli Määttänen

Internship and working life connections

The internship is implemented in the voluntary and civic environments and other suitable work environments.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exam

Student workload

5cr = 135h
Written assignments 35 h
Internship in the placement (activity in the voluntary and civic environments) 100h

Content scheduling

You can implement the study unit flexibly throughout your studies. It is not anchored in certain period but it is counted in the 1 year studies.

Further information for students

Teachers Heli Määttänen takes care of marking the grades, AHOT-applications, study assignments. Sylvia Hakari co'operates with the voluntary and civic environment placements and informs students the possible internship places through Moodle.

The study unit is compulsory to the social field students. Metropolia students from other fields can have is as an optional study. The study unit fits also Open university students and 3AMK students.

Assessment methods and criteria

Look the curriculum's attachment.

Orientation assignment (accepted/ to complement/rejected)
Implementation plan for the internship in the voluntary and civic environments
Implementing the internship (at least 100 h interactive activity)
Self evaluation (filling up the form)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

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The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.