Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- recognize his/her stress factors
- improve his/her stress management skills
- improve his/her skills in carrying out studies and graduate in time
- manage his/her thesis angst and minimize barries

Teaching methods

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.

Location and time

The sessions are regularly held at Laurea Tikkurila and Laurea Leppävaara. You can participate one session a week in the campus most convenient to you regardless your home campus.
It is very important for you to participate the first session to plan the details of your study conduction and your PSP:

Learning materials and recommended literature

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.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

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.

Forms of internationality

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.

Content and scheduling

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.

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Evaluation methods and criteria

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.

Evaluation criteria, approved/failed

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.

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

Fail: No activity in different learning spaces.

Further information

The study unit will be offered for the last time in the autumn semester 2023. A renewed version, TO00BC37 Stress Management, will replace the study unit starting in spring semester 2024.