Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- communicate as a professional in field specific tasks
- speak and write English with the understanding of the appropriate style and register
- identify personal developmental needs in communication and language skills and develop realistic strategies for improvement
- search for information from professional publications and databases

Teaching methods

This course is partly implemented through a virtual game called International Social Worker of the Year, prerecorded lectures,real-time Zoom meetings and contact lessons
The competence areas are
•Communication skills needed for the workplace including presentations, describing services, interviewing skills, reflective skills, etc.
•Constructive communication
•Intercultural competences
•Field-specific vocabulary

Location and time

Virtual lessons in Zoom
Contact lessons
Schedule in Pakki and Optima

Learning materials and recommended literature

All material is provided in Optima

Students workload

1 Credit = 27 hours of work
For a 5 credit course you should do 135 hours of work.
International Social Worker of the Year Game: 3 Credits
Lessons, learning diary, presentations: 2 Credits

Further information for students

As mentioned above this course is based on a virtual game called International Social Worker of the Year in the game platform Seppo. All details of the game will be provided in Optima. There will be assignments in the game which will be played in teams. To play in the game you will require a mobile device: phone, pad or laptop to participate.
Also constructive communication will be taught as a professional and personal communication method to facilitate self-development and workplace communciation through videos and Zoom sessions. The learning diary assignment is connected to this process - the student is expected to reflect on the processes experienced during the course.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

•Evaluation includes both a written and oral demonstration of skills, which are graded 0-5 (presentation and exam).
Evalauation is directly linked to the Common European Framework for Languages ( Assesment criteria framework is available in Optima)
•There are a total of 4 compulsory assignments: learning diary, presentation, particpation in the game and the final exam. All compulsory assignments need to be accepted to obtain a grade for the course.
•As this is a communications course, compulsory attendence in the Zoom sessions is expected (75 %)
•Your final grade from the course will be given based on the aforementioned evaluation criteria as a grade betweeen 0-5. The final grade which will be seen on the student's certificate is made up of 50% from the oral evaluation and 50% from the written evaluation.