Orientation to Team Learning (4cr)

Objectives (course unit)

During this and parallel courses, you will dive into your first team project. Together, you will reflect on the team as a working environment, the individual as a team member, the laws of learning and feedback, thought processes and other phenomena that arise in team learning situations. You will explore how values, vision, mission and strategy guide the team's activities and what are the conditions for a thriving community.

On completion of the course, students will
- recognise the potential of team learning and know how to learn in a team.
- can act constructively in different dialogue situations.
- can produce new knowledge for a current need.

Content (course unit)

How do individuals, teams and communities learn?
What opportunities does dialogue skills bring to business?
Where can new and relevant knowledge be found?

Prerequisites (course unit)

For the Finnish Programme: Valintakurssi Johdatus yrittäjyyteen ja tiimioppimiseen (3 op), or equivalent skills.

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

See pass/fail

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

See pass/fail

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

See pass/fail

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass
The student demonstrates mastery of team learning and dialogue skills in theory and practice. Through their participation they build a team and new knowledge for it. The student is able to evaluate their competences realistically.

Fail
The student has a superficial knowledge of the principles of team learning and dialogue. They do not commit themselves to the agreed practices of the team and does not participate in the production of new knowledge.

Location and time

From 25.8.2025 onwards. A more specific schedule can be found in Pakkki and more information will be published in Teams.

Exam schedules

Deadlines are mentioned on Teams. The retakes will be agreed on a case-by-case basis.

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation in pajas
A motorola document in portfolio

The assessment criteria is mentioned with the assessments.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

At Proakatemia, we learn by working together. It involves reading and learning from a wide range of material, combining knowledge with your own thinking and experience, and sharing it in written or oral form in a variety of interactions.
Learning methods include dialogue, presentations, lectures, exercises, assignments, project work, reflection, independent, team and/or guided.

Learning materials

Will be notified in Teams.

Student workload

1 credit = 27 hours of student's learning work.

Content scheduling

More detailed schedule and contents will be pubslihed in Teams.

Completion alternatives

Passing the course requires learning with a team. Exceptions for timing etc. must be discussed in advance with the coaches and/or the team.

Practical training and working life cooperation

This course includes a customer project.

International connections

The English and Finnish co-degree programmes are integrated when it comes to implementation.

Further information

Courses
-Business Environment
-Business Planning
-Orientation to Team learning
are integrated. It is not possible to study them separately.

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

Ref. curriculum