The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Occupational therapy 2010 - General studies
- Occupational therapy 2011 - General studies
- Occupational therapy 2012 - General studies
- Occupational therapy 2013 - General studies
- Occupational therapy 2014 - General studies
- Occupational therapy 2015 - General studies
- Occupational therapy 2016 - General studies
- Occupational therapy 2017 - General studies
- Occupational therapy 2018 - General studies
The course takes place in period
1 (2018-08-01 to 2018-10-21)
Level/category
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
Part 1 (2 ECTS) University studies of today
Group tutorials with tutoring teacher
Orientation in studies with Study Counselor
Language support and mapping of language
qualifications
Contents and goal with studies
Part 2 (3 ECTS) 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
Participating in a preparation seminar prior to
the examination seminar is mandatory.
Both course parts - University studies of today
and ICT Driving License - must be passed during
the academic year. The course parts are
registered in one single grade.
There are separate course areas for the course
parts on itslearning.
Part 2:
Digital literacies is an online course. Every
week new tasks
will appear. We also offer dropin if needed.
More
information in itslearning.
Note the dates for Introduction days at Arcada:
24-25.8.2017
Recommended or required reading
Part 1 (2 ECTS) University studies of today
Writing Guide
Study Guide
Part 2 (3 ECTS) Digital literacies
ict.arcada.fi and itslearning
Study activities
- Lectures - 20 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 10 hours
- Small-group work - 12 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 10 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
Assessment requirements
Part 1 (2 ECTS) University studies of today
Active participation in lessons and tutorials,
the
participation is shown in a learning diary.
Part 2 (3 ECTS) Digital literacies
Pass all mandatory tasks in itslearning
Teacher
- Arell-Sundberg Marina
- Arola Annikki
- Levälahti Filip
- Peri Heidi
Examiner
Peri Heidi
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit (20 students enrolled)
Assignments valid until
Until date 2016-12-31
The timetable of the course
Introduktion till problembaserat lärande (PBL)
ges 27.8.2018.
Tutorlärare Heidi Peri handleder kring
studierna med gruppträffar i smågrupper samt
håller ett resurstillfälle kring
studieorientering tillsammans med
studievägledare Mia Ekström.
Under kursens gång ger lektor Kaj Eklund
introduktion till skrivguiden och till hur man
skriver essäsvar. Lektor Marja Herva ger
information om studierna i finska vid Arcada. Amanuens Maria
Enoksson ger information om studierna på instutionen för hälsa och välfärd.
Kàtia Torres Airava ger info om internationellt utbyte och reprecentater från studerandekåren ASK informerar om ASK.
Annikki Arola håller ett resurstillfälle om granskning av forskningsartikel och de aktivitetsvetenskapliga grundbegreppen.
Under kursens gång kommer studerande att vid
ett tillfälle den 29.10. träffa yrkesverksammma
ergoterapeuter i syfte att stärka yrkesrollen
bland första årets studenter och även för att
synliggöra alumnerna från början av
studietiden. Det handlar ur studentens
synvinkel om att växa till alumn och att
erbjudas kontakt med alumner.
Deadline för inlämning av reflektionsrapport är den
22.10.2018, se itslearning för mer info.
Course enrolment period
2018-08-13 to 2018-09-09
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- 2017-10-22 - Reports and productions
Date | Time | Room | Title | Description | Organizer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-08-27 | 10:15 - 11:30 | F365 | Introduktion till högskolestudier | Studerandetutorer handleder i Asta, Arbs och Its L. | Peri Heidi |
2018-08-27 | 12:30 - 14:00 | F249 | Introduktion till högskolestudier | PBL-introduktion (Problembaserat lärande) | Arell-Sundberg Marina Brantberg Bettina Sigfrids Ingmar |
2018-09-04 | 09:30 - 11:30 | B516 | Introduktion till högskolestudier | Enoksson Maria Peri Heidi |
|
2018-09-17 | 13:15 - 16:00 | B327 | Introduktion till högskolestudier | Aktivitetsvetenskapens grunder | Arola Annikki |
2018-09-24 | 08:00 - 16:00 | Introduktion till högskolestudier | Läsning och granskning av artikel inför föreläsningserbjudandet den 8.10. | Arola Annikki Peri Heidi |
|
2018-10-08 | 13:15 - 16:00 | B327 | Introduktion till högskolestudier | Granskning av forskningsartikel | Arola Annikki |