Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

After completing this course a student can:
- plan his/her studies - preliminary plan his/her professional career
- use the software tools uselful during the studies
- write, present and manage numerical and written data with the aid of computers and software
- use appropriate TAMK’s information systems, services and network

Content (course unit)

Contents:
-orientation for ICT engineering studies at TAMK
-timetables and rules of the studies
-curriculum and personal study plan
-practical training and it's significance for professional learning
-basic use of Microsoft's Word, Excel and Power Point
-TAMK information systems and services for students

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

"Introductory knowledge". The student knows the basic of the MS Office tools and O365 cloud environment. The student can take responsibility of his own studying and needs some support from her/his team mates.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

"Basic knowledge": The student knows the possibilities of the MS Office tools and O365 cloud environment. The student can do independently the projects and can also support her/his group and team mates. The student can follow the course timetables and project schedulings.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

"Advanced knowledge": The student can broadly and independently apply the MS Office tools and O365 cloud environment. The student is very self motivated in solving problems in her/his application area and she/he can take responsibility of her/his group and team mates. The student follows exactly the course timetables and is faithful to agreed schedulings.

Location and time

Follow the TAMK intranet and course schedule from there. There will be also weekly schedule in the course Moodle.

Exam schedules

The assessment is based on personal projects, the result of the projects and the documentation of the results and the implementation. Also keeping in the schedules is one part of the assessment.
More detailed instructions will be given in the practical work instructions.

Assessment methods and criteria

The final grade is based on personal projects which are checked against timetable, demands, documentation and the quality of the solution. Documentation details can be found from the assignment sections. Using the Onedrive cloud is also one part of the documentation. The details and the grading of the projects will be published in the first lectures. The details of the grading can be found also from course Moodle.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

The course will be hold partly in contact teaching and partly online learning.

Learning materials

Study material is shared via Moodle. Material includes explanatory videos mainly published in Youtube. Links to these materials are provided via Moodle.

Student workload

Total approx. 80 hours, of which self-promoted working is about 50 hours.

Content scheduling

Rules for studying at TAMK
TAMK information systems and computer services for students
Study plan and practical training
Office365 environment
Microsoft (MS) Excel
MS Word
MS PowerPoint

Completion alternatives

Contact the course lecturer.

Further information

Follow the course Moodle.