Orientation and Professional Competences (5 ECTS)

Objective

After completing this course, students are familiar with their physical and social study environment. Students know the key guidelines, rules and study practices of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
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Students are familiar with the structure of the curriculum and know how they can plan their studies and the progress of their studies.
Students recognize their strengths and development targets and know how to develop their learning and studying skills.
Students are familiar with the student services as well as the key information systems of Metropolia.
Students are familiar with their career opportunities and know how they can improve their competence in international affairs.

Content

- physical and social study environment
- key guidelines and rules of higher education studies
- study practices
- curricula and planning of studies
- learning and study skills
- student services, for example Student Affairs Office, Student associations, well-being, library, IT services
- knowledge related to specific fields of work
- competence in international affairs

Materials

Course material.

Juholin, Elisa 2013. Communicare! Kasva viestinnän ammattilaiseksi.
Management Institute of Finland MIF, Helsinki.

Lohtaja-Ahonen, Sirke & Kaihovirta-Rapo, Minna 2012. Tehoa työelämän viestintään. Puhu kuulijalle, kirjoita lukijalle. 2., uudistettu painos. Sanoma Pro, Helsinki.

Kortetjärvi-Nurmi, Sirkka & Murtola, Kaarina 2015. Areena. Yritysviestinnän käsikirja. Edita, Helsinki.

Oppimistehtävän kirjoittaminen. 2020. Ohje. Suihko, Kristiina (toim.). Liiketalouden koulutusohjelma ja tutkinto-ohjelma, Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu.

Additional material:

Juholin, Elisa 2010. Arvioi ja paranna! Viestinnän mittaamisen opas. Infor, Helsinki.

Kniivilä, Sonja & Lindblom-Ylänne, Sari & Mäntynen, Anne 2012. Tiede ja teksti. Tehoa ja taitoa tutkielman kirjoittamiseen. 1. - 2. p. Sanoma Pro, Helsinki.

Kortesuo, Katleena 2012. Tekstiä ruudulla. Opas tehokkaaseen verkkokirjoittamiseen. Management Institute of Finland MIF, Helsinki.

Kortesuo, Katleena 2014. Sano se someksi. Organisaation käsikirja sosiaaliseen mediaan. Kauppakamari, Helsinki.

Mattila, Heli & Ruusunen, Tuula & Uola, Kirsi 2008. Viestinnän työkaluja AMK-opiskelijalle. 1.–2. p. WSOYpro, Helsinki.

Tarkoma, Elise & Vuorijärvi, Aino 2010. Ammattisuomen käsikirja. 11. uud. painos. WSOYpro, Helsinki.

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Assignments, practical work
Contact teaching
Process writing
Workshop
Cooperative learning
Group examination

Completion alternatives

Examination
Presentation
Business texts

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students have achieved the course objectives fairly. Students will be able to identify, define and use the course subject area’s concepts and models. The student understands the criteria and principles of the expertise development.

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assignment and group examination 100 %