How to Study at TAMK (2 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course is aimed to familiarize newly admitted international students to TAMK with soft and basic issues which will assist them to understand and adapt to the learning environment of TAMK and settling life in Tampere.

Learning outcomes:
The newly admitted international students will:
- start using TAMK online learning platform i.e., Moodle
- meet each other online and will share their own experiences and expectations
- learn TAMK’s teaching and learning methods: lecture, teamwork, individual work, presentation, exams etc.
- meeting with representatives of TAMK’s English taught programmes
- come across to Finnish higher education culture
- know to deal with cultural shock
- get prepared for studies at TAMK

Content (course unit)

The course will focus to the following topics:
- online learning platform
- Finnish education system
- culture in higher education
- handling cultural shock
- study methods
- teamwork
- self-management in studies
- strategic career planning
- programme specific day / meeting with representatives of English taught programmes

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass: The student does required course tasks. Attend to activity days
Fail: The student is unable to do suggested course tasks. Without reason does not attend to face to face lessons.

Location and time

TAMK online: 2.-13.8.2021 at 9-12 (Finnish time)

Exam schedules

No test but presentation on 12.8.2021

Assessment methods and criteria

- Active participation to the online lessons & doing presentation

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Lecture, individual & group task

Learning materials

Given during the implementation

Student workload

o contact teaching 3h/day x 10 days = 30 h
o group and independent work 14 h
o total 44 h = 2 cr

Content scheduling

- Introductions + Moodle (3 h)
- Finnish culture + education system (3 h)
- Study methods used at TAMK (3 h)
- Programme-specific day (3 h)
-Team-work day (Theory 3 h + Practice 3 h)
- Discussion based on three articles (3 h)
- How to deal with upcoming challenges? (3 h)
- Part-time work while studying at TAMK (3 h)
- Team/individual presentations (3 h)
- Questions & Answers + course feedback (3 h)

Completion alternatives

Talk to responsible teacher

Practical training and working life cooperation

Possible

International connections

Possible

Further information

Actively participate to the online lessons

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

Actively participate to online lessons, performing given tasks and doing presentation