Orientation (5 ECTS)

Objective

The student will be familiar with the social and physical study environment of the School of Media, Design and Conservation and will understand the structure, the requirements and targets of the curriculum in conservation. The student will understand the key guidelines and rules for studies and guidance in the conservation degree program and will recognize the importance of planning and progress of her/his studies. The student will meet the requirements in order to start studies in the degree program.
The student will know the history and development of conservation and restoration as a profession.
Learning competence: Development of professional identity, learning skills

Content

Learning skills
Studies in the School of Media, Design and Conservation
Services of the Student Affairs Office, student social services
ID services, library
History and development of conservation as a profession

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved:
Student attends the contact teaching and does the given tasks.
After completing this course, student is familiar with their physical and social study environment. Student knows the key guidelines, rules and study practices of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
Student is familiar with the structure of the curriculum and knows how to plan studies and the progress of studies.
Student recognizes his/her strengths and development targets and know how to develop learning and studying skills.
Student is familiar with the student services as well as the key information systems of Metropolia.
Student is familiar with his/her career opportunities and knows how to improve competence in international affairs.
Unapproved: The student has a lot of absences from the teaching sessions and the student has not fulfilled the learning assignments of the course.