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Professional Development (2 cr)

Code: YY00BN53-3049

General information


Enrollment
24.05.2021 - 30.05.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.08.2021 - 31.07.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 cr
Local portion
1 cr
Virtual proportion
1 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Campus
Laurea Tikkurila
Teaching languages
English
Seats
20 - 30
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Nursing (SNV), Laurea Tikkurila
Teachers
Emmaculate Tamankag
Tanja Hakkarainen
Teacher in charge
Riikka Mulder
Study unit
YY00BN53

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- create a personal career plan
- look into employment opportunities and prerequisites for entrepreneurship in their own field
- build and utilize professional networks
- describe their own competence, apply for jobs in the field and understand the significance of social media in the job seeking process
- anticipate future trends in the job market and their likely impact on their career
- promote personal well-being

Location and time

The course begins in the Autumn semester 2021 and continues in the Spring semester 2021.

Teaching methods

Contact hours, HOPS discussions
Independent tasks in the Canvas workspace

Tutor teachers: Emmaculate Tamankag and Tanja Hakkarainen

Student workload

2 cr = 54 hours of student work, includes Contact hours and assignments.

Content scheduling

During this module, you will create a career plan, have more PSP discussions with your personal tutor, and explore another area of personal interest.

The learning outcomes of the 2 credit study unit, Professional Development, are given below. After completing the study unit, the student is able to:
create a personal career plan
look into employment opportunities and prerequisites for entrepreneurship in his/her field
build and utilise professional networks
describe his/her competence, apply for jobs in the field and understand the significance of social media in the job seeking process
anticipate future trends in the job market and their likely impact on his/her career
promote personal well-being

Progressing through this module
The module is divided into three main parts:

1. Career plan. You will draw up a formal outline of your future career direction.
2. Optional theme. You have a choice of topics to explore in more detail, depending on your interests and life circumstances. Choose one of these and carry out the task in that section. If necessary, you will receive support from your tutor in choosing a suitable assignment. You will discuss this with your Personal tutor in the second PSP discussion.
3. PSP discussions. These will be arranged in the autumn and spring semesters.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

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