Industrial Working Capability (8 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- understands the importance of labor protection in industry
- identifies work and chemical legislation
- knows the basic principles of labor protection, accident prevention and safety management.

The students know the terminology and the most common procedures of project management. They are able to analyse forest industry projects. The students are able to plan and draw up a project plan related to a forestry production and/or product development project.
The students will do a practical work life project. They plan, implement, evaluate and present a practical work life project thus achieving practical skills and knowledge in project work.

Students
• can evaluate their communication skills
• can take advantage of the feedback given
• understand the importance of communication skills and communication processes
• understand what purposeful communication is
• want to develop their skills in Finnish and communication as a part of their professional skills
• can cope in the communication situations of their own field
• can give and receive feedback in working life communication situations
• can listen to, observe and interpret communication
• know the importance of the internal and external communication in a community
• has expert communication skills: the message is structured, understandable and convincing
• can take into account the demands of the respondent, situation and the field
• can argue and have an impact
• can acquire and use information of their own field critically
• can create a written and spoken presentation for a target audience and also, if required, include visual aids
• know the working life text types and ways to use language
• use the language of their field following the practices and guidelines
• work in professional communication situations responsibly and within agreed methods of conduct
• understand the impact of culture in communication and the significance of collaborating with people from various cultural backgrounds

Content (course unit)

Industrial Labor Protection and Accident Prevention
- work and chemical legislation
- safety management
- safe working in laboratories and in industry, accident prevention and hot work cards
- first aid skills.

Projektinhallinta
Framework and terminology of project management, project preparations and organising, work division, project planning and budgeting, managing project’s resources, costs and schedules, risk management, project implementation and management, project reporting, project communications, ending a project

Finnish Language and Communication
• basics of spoken communication (theory and practice)
• group work skills (e.g. meetings)
• grammar
• writing documents (e.g. job applications, notifications)

Location and time

Kevät 2018

Assessment methods and criteria

Tentissä projektinhallintaa koskeva alue ja yksilö-/ pienryhmätehtävät,
Tentissä teollisuuden työsuojelua ja työsurvallisuutta koskeva alue, kielenhuollon testi.

Teaching methods

Lähiopetus, tiimitehtävät, yksilötehtävät, tiimivalmennus,
yritysvierailut ja niiden raportointi, tentit

Learning materials

Luentomateriaalit ja muut opintojakson materiaalit opintojakson Tabulassa.

Student workload

Projektinhallinnan luentoja, projektinhallintaan liittyvien tehävien tekeminen, harjoittelu- ja kesätöiden haku, työnhaun asiakirjat, asiakirjastandardi, yritysvierailun valmistelu ja toteuttaminen.
Teollisuuden työsuojelun ja työturvallisuuden luentoja, puheviestinnän perusteet, kielenhuollon kertaus.
Teollisuuden ttt käytänteet yleensä ja kummityrityksessä.

Content scheduling

Projektinhallinta, työnhaku asiakirjoineen, puhelin- ja sähköpostiviestintä
teollisuuden työsuojelu ja työturvallisuus, puheviestinnän perusteet, oikeakielisyyden kertaus.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Yritysvierailut ja kontaktointi omaan kummiyrityksiin.