Introduction to ICT Field and Teamwork (5 cr)
Code: 4A00HB28-3008
General information
- Enrolment period
- 08.06.2026 - 06.09.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 01.08.2026 - 31.12.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Unit
- Business Information Systems
- Campus
- TAMK Main Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Information Systems
- Teachers
- Outi Tuisku
- Tietojenkäsittely Virtuaalihenkilö
- Toni Männistö
- Person in charge
- Outi Tuisku
- Course
- 4A00HB28
Objectives (course unit)
The aim is to provide basic skills for self-development, teamwork, and enhancing team performance. Additionally, the aim is to introduce various competence areas within the ICT industry.
Upon completion of the study module, the student is able to:
• understand the fundamental principles of teamwork and be able to operate accordingly
• recognize themselves as team members
• be capable of reflecting and developing themselves as team members
• develop important skills for team members such as self-direction, problem-solving skills, communication skills, stress management, and self-awareness
• distinguish between different competence areas within the ICT field
Content (course unit)
• Purpose of teamwork
• Steps in team development
• Self-awareness as a team member
• Practice of teamwork
• Interaction within the team
• Team roles
• Self-development as a team member
• Planning for self-direction and time management
• Stress management skills and their application
• ICT as a field
• Professional requirements and skills in the ICT field
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student is able to
• describe their own actions within a team.
• describe working in a team.
• explain how they could develop as a team member.
• describe the ICT industry.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student is able to
• analyze their own actions as a team member.
• analyze the team and its members actions.
• develop themselves as a team player.
• describe the professional requirements and skill needs in the ICT industry.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student is able to:
• analyze comprehensively their own actions as a team member by comparing experiences, for example, with their previous experiences in group-/teamwork.
• analyze the team and its members actions based on literature related to team skills and their own experiences in teamwork.
• develop themselves extensively in various skills important for team members.
• develop themselves as ICT professionals and experts.
Assessment scale
0-5