The course takes place in period

1 (2020-08-01 to 2020-10-25)

Level/category

General studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

1

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

Competency aims
The aim of this course is that you acquire
skills and competencies that will help you to
study purposefully, independently and
successfully at Arcada, and to develop in your
career management.
During the course we emphasize the following
specific skills:
? learning competencies
? digital competencies
? information literacy
? communication competencies

Learning outcomes

Learning outcome

Learning competencies
? You create a realistic understanding of
the requirements of studying at university level
? You learn to use different approaches
and strategies to develop your learning skills
? You learn how to be self-directed, i.e.
to without external reminders or control, be
able to organize and maintain motivation for
your studies and to take responsibility for
getting started and following through matters
concerning yourself and your studies
? You are familiar with the meaning of
lifelong learning in relation to your career
management
? You know what kind of support and
service Arcada has
Digital competencies
? You get an idea of what digital
competence means and the importance of
developing the competence during your studies
? You develop the ability to independently
solve problems and challenges you face regarding
digital information, communication and
production
? You learn how to master the most basic
tools and features for study, communication and
content creation during yours studies
Information literacy
? You will be acquainted with Arcada's
library and learn the basics of information
retrieval to independently search for reliable
scientific information and literature for your
studies, e.g. course books and scientific
articles in the field of study.
? You gain skills in how to evaluate and
use the information you find, e.g. how to refer
to literature and research in your work without
risking violation or plagiarism.
Communication competencies
? You are introduced to scientific writing
? You are introduced to Arcada?s writing
guide

Course contents

Digital literacies (online course in
itslearning)
1. Digital literacies
2. Content creation
3. Information literacy
4. Communication and collaboration

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Additional information

Digital competence is an on-line course. Drop in is
offered

Recommended or required reading

* course contents such as articles and movies
* Support.office.com
* Kopiraittila Academy
* Arcada´s webpages

Study activities

  • Lectures - 16 hours
  • Individual- and group instruction - 10 hours
  • Practical exercises - 12 hours
  • Project- and production work/artistic activities - 20 hours
  • Individual studies - 50 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 27 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 135 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

University studies of today
Active participation in lessons and tutorials,
the
participation is shown in a learning diary.

Teacher

  • Eklund Kaj
  • Hagström Sarah
  • Kokko Anne
  • Levälahti Filip

Examiner

Kokko Anne

Group size

No limit (34 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

The timetable of the course

Höst

Course enrolment period

2020-08-10 to 2020-09-06

Assessment methods

2019-10-27 - Reports and productions

Room reservations
Date Time Room Title Description Organizer
2020-08-24 10:00 - 11:00 Välkommen till Arcada Maria Enoksson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67788407922?pwd=UDZXczJNT2pjbThPMmI1OTBzLzJMQT09 Meeting ID: 677 8840 7922 Passcode: 439739 Join by SIP 67788407922@109.105.112.236 67788407922@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 677 8840 7922 Passcode: 439739 Välkommen till Arcada Arola Annikki
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Enoksson Maria
Kiukas Carina
Kokko Anne
Peri Heidi
Ring Joachim
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Vaappo Marko
2020-08-24 11:15 - 12:15 Introduktion till högskolestudier Anne Kokko is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.   Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/63520298230?pwd=eTZhT2J4SUVIanBTUTlMQ2MzdEp0QT09   Meeting ID: 635 2029 8230 Passcode: 128104   Join by SIP 63520298230@109.105.112.236 63520298230@109.105.112.235   Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 635 2029 8230 Passcode: 128104   Introduktion till IT-verktygen och kursanmälan Enoksson Maria
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2020-08-24 13:00 - 15:00 Introduktion till högskolestudier Utbildningsspecifikt Anne Kokko is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/69291531113?pwd=cCt4dHIrelJrTzA1QTg5ajBWVkdKZz09 Meeting ID: 692 9153 1113 Password: 171420 One tap mobile +358942451488,,69291531113#,,1#,171420# Finland +358341092129,,69291531113#,,1#,171420# Finland Dial by your location +358 9 4245 1488 Finland +358 3 4109 2129 Finland Meeting ID: 692 9153 1113 Password: 171420 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cerE6DTblw Join by SIP 69291531113@109.105.112.236 69291531113@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 692 9153 1113 Password: 171420 Enoksson Maria
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Kokko Anne
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2020-08-25 14:00 - 15:30 Introduktion till högskolestudier/Kommunikationskompetens Föreläsning på Zoom: https://arcada.zoom.us/j/61517434727?pwd=UmxUZVVYRFJ3WGNpZnR0WndmRTUwdz09 Meeting ID: 615 1743 4727 Passcode: 858122 Eklund Kaj
2020-08-27 10:15 - 11:15 Globala kompetenser Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67572950233?pwd=NVduWENrWVpJVTdkeERJRVY3dmtaQT09 Meeting ID: 675 7295 0233 Password: 480120 Globala kompetenser/soft skills gör dig attraktiv på den framtida arbetsmarknaden då de efterfrågas av arbetsgivarna och förbereder dig för kontinuerligt lärande. Slotte Sandra
2020-08-27 12:30 - 13:30 Information om språkstudier Länk till Zoom för språkinfon: https://arcada.zoom.us/j/63714466705?pwd=ZHRHREhodktDY0pSejVPZnd1TXdZZz09 Meeting ID: 637 1446 6705 Password: 182602 One tap mobile +358942451488,,63714466705# Finland +358341092129,,63714466705# Finland Dial by your location +358 9 4245 1488 Finland +358 3 4109 2129 Finland Meeting ID: 637 1446 6705 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cdJwYiLAlX Join by SIP 63714466705@109.105.112.236 63714466705@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 637 1446 6705 Password: 182602 Rancken Ulrika
2020-08-31 10:00 - 11:30 Introduktion till högskolestudier Amanuensinfo enokssom@arcada.fi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/68892869245?pwd=cHA0ZFhRdUV1WGNOWUhKbmJsTzhqdz09 Meeting ID: 688 9286 9245 Password: 482114 Join by SIP 68892869245@109.105.112.236 68892869245@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 688 9286 9245 Password: 482114 Enoksson Maria
2020-09-09 12:15 - 13:30 Introduktion till högskolestudier Tutorträff 2 Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/68233842738?pwd=bW95OElQb3IxdFJnT1ZrTlhCcE9uUT09 Meeting ID: 682 3384 2738 Passcode: 105115 Kokko Anne

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