The course takes place in period

1 (2018-08-01 to 2018-10-21)

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

Digital literacies
ict.arcada.fi and itslearning

Study activities

  • Lectures - 22 hours
  • Individual- and group instruction - 10 hours
  • Small-group work - 10 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

Report/diary

Digital literacies
Pass all mandatory tasks in itslearning

Teacher

  • Hagström Sarah
  • Levälahti Filip
  • Nyström Patrik
  • Sandell Magdalena
  • Åvall Ann-Kristin

Examiner

Nyström Patrik

Group size

No limit (23 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Course enrolment period

2018-08-13 to 2018-09-09

Assessment methods

  • Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
  • Date will be announced later - Reports and productions
Room reservations
Date Time Room Title Description Organizer
2018-08-24 13:00 - 16:00 E493 FV Introduktion Q&A Nyström Patrik
2018-09-04 09:30 - 11:30 B326 Professionen FV - historia Nyström Patrik
2018-09-04 14:15 - 15:45 B327 Introduktion till högskolestudier Hur ska jag skriva? Sandell Magdalena
2018-09-11 12:00 - 13:30 B327 FV Introduktion Q&A Nyström Patrik
Åkermarck Erica
2018-09-11 14:15 - 15:30 B327 Introduktion till högskolestudier Hur ska jag skriva? Sandell Magdalena
2018-09-25 14:00 - 15:30 B328 Introduktion till högskolestudier Hur ska jag skriva? Sandell Magdalena

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