The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Nursing 2010 (nursing) - General studies
- Nursing 2010 (health care) - General studies
- Nursing 2010 (midwifery) - General studies
- Nursing 2011 (nursing) - General studies
- Nursing 2011 (health care) - General studies
- Nursing 2011 (midwifery) - General studies
- Nursing 2012 (nursing) - General studies
- Nursing 2012 (health care) - General studies
- Nursing 2012 (midwifery) - General studies
- Nursing 2013 (nursing) - General studies
- Nursing 2013 (health care) - General studies
- Nursing 2013 (midwifery) - General studies
- Nursing 2014 - General studies
- Nursing 2015 - General studies
- Nursing 2016 - General studies
- Nursing 2017 - General studies
- Nursing 2018 - General studies
- Nursing 2019 - General studies
- Nursing 2020 - General studies
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
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 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
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 corresponding 5
cr. 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.
Recommended or required reading
Course contents such as articles and movies
Support.office.com
Kopiraittila Academy
Arcada?s webpages
Study activities
- Lectures - 9 hours
- Internet-based studies - 126 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-)
Assessment requirements
Self-directed studying
Tests and assignments
Reflection tasks and diary
Class meetings
Teacher
- Hagström Sarah
- Levälahti Filip
- Sandell Magdalena
Examiner
Savolainen Jari
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
The timetable of the course
Höst
Assessment methods
Date of examination will be announced later - Exams