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

To support the student to purposefully,
responsibly and successfully be able to study
at Arcada and get a foundation for his/hers
career building.

Following generic competences are emphasized in
the course:

- Learning competence
- Digital literacy
- Global competence
- Ethical competence
- Communicative and social competence

Learning outcomes

Learning competence

- To have a realistic understanding of the own
higher education learning and the importance of
lifelong learning
- To know about different tools, methods and
study activities that supports a target-
oriented learning
- To understand the importance of collaboration
for better learning
- To be familiar with your studies and reflect
upon the objectives of your studies
- To be familiar with your profession and get
an insight in the knowledge, skills and
attitudes needed in your professional life.

Digital literacy

- To understand the importance of developing
your digital competence and information
competence
- To get the skills to independently solve
issues concerning digital information,
communication and content creation
- To master the most basic digital tools and
function so that you can be able to study,
communicate and create digital content

Global competence

- To be open minded and see the strength of
cultural diversity

Ethical competence

- To integrate ethical principles of good
scientific practice in the studies at Arcada

Communicative and social competence

- To be able to share insights with others and
argue for their opinions
- To use the writing guide in written work

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

Recommended or required reading

Writing Guide

Study Guide

Learning material on itslearning and
ict.arcada.fi

Study activities

  • Lectures - 20 hours
  • Individual- and group instruction - 10 hours
  • Small-group work - 10 hours
  • Project- and production work/artistic activities - 12 hours
  • Individual studies - 30 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 53 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

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Teacher

  • Hagström Sarah
  • Levälahti Filip
  • Mannevaara Pauleen
  • Taskinen Topi
  • Vaappo Marko
  • Åvall Ann-Kristin

Examiner

Vaappo Marko

Group size

No limit (30 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Course enrolment period

2020-08-10 to 2020-09-06

Assessment methods

  • Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
  • 2016-09-30 - 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
Blomqvist Boel
Enoksson Maria
Kiukas Carina
Kokko Anne
Peri Heidi
Ring Joachim
Sigfrids Ingmar
Vaappo Marko
2020-08-24 11:15 - 12:15 Introduktion till högskolestudier Maria Enoksson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.   Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/63049908000?pwd=ZkZrcGpiLzRqeUJtb1hPdk85Q3dmdz09   Meeting ID: 630 4990 8000 Password: 739424   Join by SIP 63049908000@109.105.112.236 63049908000@109.105.112.235   Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 630 4990 8000 Password: 739424 Introduktion av it-verktyg + kursanmälan Enoksson Maria
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2020-08-24 13:00 - 15:00 Introduktion till högskolestudier Marko Vaappo is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/66266139745?pwd=c0FHUzBFQzJmNUlPeW1CQ1dDaWRBQT09 Meeting ID: 662 6613 9745 Passcode: 877063 One tap mobile +19294362866,,66266139745#,,,,,,0#,,877063# US (New York) +12532158782,,66266139745#,,,,,,0#,,877063# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 408 652 8184 US (San Jose) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +358 9 7252 2471 Finland +358 3 4109 2129 Finland +358 9 4245 1488 Finland Meeting ID: 662 6613 9745 Passcode: 877063 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cbpcN0UjQn Join by SIP 66266139745@109.105.112.236 66266139745@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 662 6613 9745 Passcode: 877063 Utbildningsspecifikt Enoksson Maria
Ruutu Katri
Taskinen Topi
Törnblom Cia
Vaappo Marko
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 12:30 - 14:00 Introduktion till högskolestudier Amanuensinfo Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/63290669551?pwd=YldDTWtJMnV1alpMK0hTMlFSQ1NBQT09 Meeting ID: 632 9066 9551 Passcode: 662752 Join by SIP 63290669551@109.105.112.236 63290669551@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 632 9066 9551 Passcode: 662752 Enoksson Maria

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