Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The goal of the course is to help the student to improve their study skills, as well as their ability to study and work.

After having completed the course, the student:
• knows what skills are required to study at a university of applied sciences
• knows sources and tools, which support studying and well-being and which they can use all throughout their studies
• recognises their own way of learning and studying
• is able to develop their study skills and techniques
• understands the factors affecting the ability to study

Content (course unit)

What is meant by study skills?
Self-management and time management
Reading comprehension and memorising
Writing process and producing text
Supporting concentration
Maintaining the ability to study
Aids and tools for studying

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

In order to pass the course, the student must demonstrate that they
• know what skills are required to study at a university of applied sciences
• know sources and tools, which support studying and well-being and which they can use all throughout their studies
• recognise their own way of learning and studying
• are able to develop their study skills and techniques
• understand the factors affecting the ability to study

Location and time

Course can be completed in Moodle at the student's own pace. There are no scheduled classes.

Exam schedules

There is no exam.

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is evaluated on the scale pass/fail.

You have passed the course after having studied in the Moodle platform according to the course instructions: done the orientation tasks for each section, studied the materials, reflected what you have learned compared to your own study skills and abilities in your learning diary, and at the end of the course submitted the learning diary. The learning diary must be accepted by the teacher in order for you to pass the course (just submitting the learning diary is not enough).

The course evaluations are done approximately every 2-3 weeks based on the submitted learning diaries. Evaluations are not done during vacation periods. Any learning diaries submitted in the summer (late June/July/early August) are evaluated by the end of August.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Independent study, writing a learning diary

Learning materials

All materials will be available in TUNI Moodle, https://moodle.tuni.fi.

Student workload

The course is divided into 6 themes, which each take approximately 4h to complete.

Content scheduling

Each theme consists of an orientation task, studying the given materials, and writing the learning diary.

Further information

This course is for students who are studying in the degree programmes taught in English. The Finnish language implementation is N00GW24-3001.

Enroll to the course in PAKKI, and it will be visible on Moodle front page as soon as the teacher has had time to accept you into the course. This may take up to 2 weeks, so do not panic if it is not immediately visible.

Enrolment through PAKKI is required to get the credit for the course.