Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able:
- to produce plans, presentations and reports on professional manner
- to enhance international discussion in professional contexts
- to develop intercultural communication in global health
- to publish and disseminate results of development projects
- to manage professional expertese in global media environment

Teaching methods

- Lectures ans workshops at Tikkurila kampus
- Essay, individual work

Location and time

Please see Pakki calendar and Tuudo for the correct timing information.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Aula, P. & Heinonen, J. 2015. The Reputable Firm: How Digitalization of Communication Is Revolutionizing Reputation Management. Springer.

Bailey, S. 2011. Academic writing: a handbook for international students. Third editon. London, New York: Routledge.

Dawson, C. 2015. Projects in computing and information systems. 3rd edition. Harlow: Addison-Wesley. Especially chapter 5 on the Literature review.

Linjuan R. M. & Tkalac Verčič, A. (ed.). 2021. Current Trends and Issues in Internal Communication: Tory and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan.

Mikkola, L. & Valo, M. 2020. Workplace communication. New York: Routledge.

Parvanta, C. & Bass, S. 2020. Health Communication. Strategies and skills for the new era. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Shuang, L., Volčič, Z. & Gallois, C. 2023. Introducing intercultural communication: global cultures and contexts. Fourth edition. Sage Publications.

Tolbert, M. & Parente, S. 2020. Hybrid Project Management. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/Laurea/detail.action?docID=6362838

Trenholm, S. 2022. Thinking through communication: an introduction to the study of human communication. Ninth edition. Routledge.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Two workshops

Important dates

Please see Pakki calendar and Tuudo for the correct timing information.

Students workload

Total study hours 135

Content and scheduling

Contact learning at Tikkurila campus:
15.09.2023 Orientation
14.10.2023 Lecture
08.11.2023 Workshop
09.11.2023 Workshop

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

The evaluation is based on Laurea's evaluation criteria of a study unit in master studies.
https://laureauas.sharepoint.com/sites/linkfi/Dokumentit/Evaluation_criteria_of_a_study_unit_master.pdf

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

SATISFACTORY (Grade 1) Student is able:
Knowledge base: To gather, process, produce and evaluate information widely. To use concepts of the area of expertise systematically.
Problem solving: To solve problems in research, development and/or innovation activities.
Development: To recognise and analyse focuses of development making use of the knowledge base.
Communication: To communicate clearly both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

GOOD (Grade 3) Student is able:
Knowledge base: To gather, process, produce and evaluate information critically and widely making use of both national and international scientific sources. To use concepts of the area of expertise fairly.
Problem solving: To solve problems in research, development and/or innovation activities by applying and combining information from different fields.
Development: To create target-oriented, justified development plans considering the community.
Communication: To communicate in a competent, clear and consistent manner both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

EXCELLENT (Grade 5) Student is able to:
Knowledge base: To create a consistent framework/knowledge base making use of both national and international scientific sources in a critical analytic fashion. Problem solving: To solve demanding problems in research, development and/or innovation activities where new knowledge and competence is created as well as to apply and combine information from different fields.
Development: To develop the activities of the competence area in a target-oriented and communal fashion.
Communication: To communicate convincingly both orally and in writing to audiences within and exterior to the field.