Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student will be able to:
• plan and develop their own competences in accordance with the needs of the team.
• operate in Finnish study and business environment.
• develop his/her self-leadership skills in order to achieve his/her objectives

Content (course unit)

How are Finnish nature and history present in life in Finland?
What can we do to develop our self-leadership skills and why are those skills vital in entrepreneurship? How do I lead myself efficiently so that I can achieve my objectives?
What is entrepreneurship and how is the business environment in Finland?
What kind of language and cultural knowledge and skills do we need to be able to operate in Finnish and international business environments?
Why do we act differently in different cultures?
How do we learn to operate seamlessly in a bilingual work environment?

Further information (course unit)

Boot Camp & Business and Life in Finland will be built on these themes:
Boot Camp - nature & history experience, team building
Self-leadership skills
Entrepreneurial environment in Finland
Bilingual & Cultural Communication Skills

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Passed
The students have shown their familiarity with the Finnish history and nature. They are familiar with aspects related to self-leadership and possess tools and ways for further development. They know what business enviroment is like in Finland, and how entrepreneurs work. They have shown that they understand the importance of language skills and intercultural competence when operating in various business situations.

Failed
The students have not shown their understanding of culture's connection with business. They lack tools for self-development. They are not familiar with the business or entrepreurial environment in Finland. They are not ready to study and work in bilingual and multicultural community.

Location and time

Please see the Pakki/Lukkarikone/Tuudo applications and follow the information on your team's communication channels (Teams TG-22ENTRE).

Exam schedules

There are no traditional exams. You will demonstrate your knowledge and skills in various other ways, mainly by participating and experiencing. If needed, there is a report/essay possibility - see instructions on Teams.

Retake Tue 7.3.2023 at 13 - 16 @Proakatemia, room Kasari.

Assessment methods and criteria

According to the curriculum: self, team, coach/teacher and possibly customer based evaluation reflecting the set goals.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

There are hardly any traditional lectures or exams at Proakatemia. Learning methods and environments are for example training sessions 'paja' (primings, dialogue, workshops, independent studying), literature, writing and publishing, expert lectures and other fact-finding, project work, seminars, learning cells and common events. Learning is connected with business projects.

Learning materials

Literature from coaches as mentioned on your Teams channel

Student workload

1 ECTS credit point = 27 hours of student work.

Content scheduling

2 cr. Business and Life in Finland (Hanna)
2 cr. Self Leadership (Toni)
2 cr. Boot Camps (Hanna)

Completion alternatives

to be negotiated with your coaches / teachers of the course - in advance or immediately after the first sessions

Practical training and working life cooperation

Contens of the studies are connected with real life business projects' needs.

Further information

Studies at Proakatemia are integrated to teampreneurs businesses. It is not possible to study separate courses of the curriculum without special arrangements.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Approved
The student has demonstrated that he/she comprehends the main concepts of the topic in the context of his/her team enterprise. He/she has applied them in practice together with other team entrepreneurs. The student operates according to the chosen values and procedures.

Failed
The student knows the concepts only superficially or is not able to apply them in practice in his/her team enterprise. The student does not operate according to the chosen values and procedures.