Please select the curriculum by the start year of studies and track.
Virpi Castren
Distance learning
The material used in this course will be provided by the teacher and it will be found in Canvas.
The link to the workspace will be sent to the participants in September 2022.
Online course.
Virtual sessions in Zoom every Wednesday (28.9. - 7.12.2022)
Regular attendance, max. 4 times of absence because of pedagogical reasons.
NB. You must attend the first meeting (28.9.2022) otherwise you will lose your place in this study group.
You will need computer, camera and microphone in this course!
Bienvenidos!
Regular attendance, max. 4 times of absence.
Absence cannot be compensated by extra written assignments.
Active participation
Oral and written assignments
Final test 80%, Oral skills 20%
English
28.09.2022 - 07.12.2022
30.05.2022 - 14.08.2022
20 - 40
Virpi Castren
The student is able to:
- understand the basic structures and vocabulary of Spanish
- communicate in simple situations of everyday life
- write simple texts
- understand the main points in messages and in Spanish speech spoken at a normal speed about familiar subjects
Laurea Leppävaara, liko
Complementary competence, bachelor's studies in English (CCC2), Generic Studies
Laurea Virtual Campus
5 credits
H-5
No alternative manners of performance.
Final exam 7.12.2022.
5 credits = appr. 130 working hours (not translated)
Simple communication events, everyday situations: telling about oneself, greetings, ordering food in a restaurant etc. Pronunciation. Grammar:
- Subject pronouns
- Definite and indefinite articles
- Gender and plural form of nouns
- Present tense of regular and some irregular verbs
- Possessive adjectives
- Prepositions a, de, en, para, por, sin, con
- Adjectives
Cultural knowledge, some characteristic features of Spain and Latin America.
Antti Sekki
Distance learning
An online course that a student can complete at their own speed. The course consists of five different modules, the tasks of which are mainly done on the Canvas learning platform.
Each module is assessed individually and given a grade. If the student completes each module, the final grade is the average of the module grades. If the grade of a module falls below the minimum value, the student will not receive a performance mark for that module at all.
English
01.01.2023 - 31.07.2023
28.11.2022 - 04.12.2022
10 - 70
Antti Sekki
Korkeakouluyksikkö D, Verkkokampus, yhteinen
Complementary competence, bachelor's studies in English (CCC2), Generic Studies
Laurea Virtual Campus
5 credits
H-5
The course consists of five modules
-Future working life (1 cr)
Aim of the module: The student understands the main forces of change in working life and especially its entrepreneurial nature. The student perceives the diversity of entrepreneurship and gets a good understanding of different forms of entrepreneurship and their challenges.
-Platform Economy (1 cr)
Aim of the module: The student gets a comprehensive understanding of the different forms of platform economics and their possibilities from the perspective of earning additional income. After the course, students are able to choose the most suitable platforms for their own competence.
-Identification of one's own competence (1 cr)
Aim of the module: The module challenges students to reflect on and identify their own skills and to compare them with the skills needs needed in future working life. After this reflection, the student gets a clear picture of what competencies should be developed on a personal level in order to enable the desired career path.
-Freenlace Entrepreneur Accounting (1 cr)
Aim of the module: The student understands the basics of accounting and cash management. Based on this competence, students understand the importance of personal hourly accounting as part of the pricing of their own competence or product. The purpose of the module is to provide practical instructions for calculating the price of a student's own company (service / product).
-Commercialization of one's own competence (1 cr)
Aim of the module: The student understands the basics of sales work, understands the importance of sales work in terms of being an entrepreneur and learns to perceive one's own abilities in a possible sales or customer service situation.
Leena Kuosmanen
Face-to-face
Especially for the first year students it is highly educational to participate the contact sessions. By request, you may have an optional way to conduct the studies. Your individual needs are are discussed with the teacher.
V1552 Improving Your Study Skills and Finding Your Strengths is addressed to the first and second year degree students who have challenges in their study motivation, adaptation process and learning.
We mainly have contact sessions, which are held regularly at Laurea Tikkurila on Mondays and at Laurea Leppävaara on Fridays.
It is very important to participate the first session
at Laurea Tikkurila on Monday or Laurea Leppävaara on Friday ( see the schedule). You can participate the session at campus most convenient to you. Virtual channels are also used to enhance your study progress. We also pay study visits during the study unit.
Please note: Tikkurila and Leppävaara sessions may be combined, if there are less than 20 students per / group.
Personal Study Plan.
Individual and team assignments.
Active participation in sessions.
Visits ( for example a museum or art exhibition, or a nature walk)
Evaluation: Pass / Fail
Self and Peer evaluation in the class.
English
29.08.2022 - 24.10.2022
23.05.2022 - 26.08.2022
20 - 40
Leena Kuosmanen
Laurea Leppävaara, common
Complementary competence, bachelor's studies in English (CCC2), Generic Studies
Laurea Tikkurila
Approved/Failed
There might be a project involved, and that will be added here when details are known.
This is an international and multicultural learning environment and we learn from one another interactively. All students are welcome to learn together.
Contact sessions and study visits 80%
Virtual studies 20%
Personal Study Plan (PSP)
Study Motivation
Time Management
Adaptation Process
Learning Techniques and Skills
Learning Styles
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Self Management
Leena Saarikko
Face-to-face
English
01.01.2023 - 31.07.2023
28.11.2022 - 04.12.2022
20 - 40
Leena Saarikko
Korkeakouluyksikkö D, Leppävaara, yhteinen
Complementary competence, bachelor's studies in English (CCC2), Generic Studies
Laurea Leppävaara
Approved/Failed
Arvind Sharma
Face-to-face
English
01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022
23.05.2022 - 29.05.2022
20 - 30
Arvind Sharma
Laurea Tikkurila, sote
Complementary competence, bachelor's studies in English (CCC2), Generic Studies
Laurea Tikkurila
Approved/Failed
Leena Kuosmanen
Face-to-face
Electronic material from different sources is used actively:
Mind Tools Open Sources.
Time Management Tools.
Stress Management Tools.
E-tests and analysis of the results in the teams.
Stress Tolerance -study unit is addressed primarily to the 3. and 4. year students, who may face stress in their study conduction, thesis planning or writing and in work placements. There are scheduled six sessions now, and we will decide about the remaining three sessions together.
Contact sessions are mainly held in class rooms and in visiting places ( Winter Garden, art gallery, Chapel of Silence).
Canvas learning space is used. There are some online sessions, too.
There must be 20 students to make this study unit. Therefor, we may combine Laurea Tikkurila and Leppävaara study units.
Active participation in sessions according to one's personal study plan.
All assignments done according to the instruction.
Pass: Activity in different learning spaces.
Fail: No activity in different learning spaces.
English
13.09.2022 - 02.12.2022
23.05.2022 - 31.08.2022
20 - 40
Leena Kuosmanen
Laurea university of applied sciences
Complementary competence, bachelor's studies in English (CCC2), Generic Studies
Laurea Leppävaara
Approved/Failed
The Stress Tolerance - study unit is open for all international and Finnish students at Laurea. Groups are multicultural. Networking with fellow students and shared stories are a big learning outcome of the study unit.
This is an international and multicultural learning environment and we learn from one another in interactive practices.
A lovely way to share and learn stress tolerance methods from different cultures and countries.
Individual and collective learning outcome.
Contents of the study unit is:
Personal Study Plan.
Time management skills.
Stress symptoms.
Protective and risk factors.
Mindfulness practices.
Relaxation: a study visit.
How can you manage your stress?
Share your story in the end of the study unit.
Fail: No activity in different learning spaces.
Active participation in sessions according to one's personal study plan.
All assignments done according to the instruction.
Pass: Activity in different learning spaces.
Fail: No activity in different learning spaces.
Arvind Sharma
Face-to-face
English
01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023
22.05.2023 - 28.05.2023
20 - 30
Arvind Sharma
Laurea Tikkurila, sote
Complementary competence, bachelor's studies in English (CCC2), Generic Studies
Laurea Tikkurila
Approved/Failed
