Starting a Successful Career (1 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- continuously develop their competences
- look into further study opportunities
- describe their own competence and build a professional profile for the job market
- make good use of different employment opportunities
- understand the key labour legislation principles in their field and comply with them
- promote their well-being at work in order to cope with the workload

Location and time

[This field is not used at Laurea.]

Materials

Study materials will be available in the Canvas learning environment (same one as used in Professional Development, previous year)

Teaching methods

This implementation is meant for students in Degree Programme of Safety, Security and Risk Management.

This study unit consists of at least one contact session, a PSP discussion, online assignments and the graduation discussion.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Accepting your place in the study unit in first contact or online session.

The PSP discussion will be scheduled separately at the beginning of the study unit with each student. Attendance in the PSP discussion is mandatory, in order to verify progress of studies and plan the students' path towards graduation.

Assignment deadlines and other scheduled returns will be in the workspace.

Graduation discussion will occur when graduation is imminent (a few weeks away)

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student.

-Contact sessions: 2h
-Preparing your PSP, PSP discussion, graduation discussion and PSP adjustments: 8h
-Assignments in workspace and individual studying: 16-17h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

To pass the student must be able to
-Use essential professional concepts when explaining various work practices and situations
-Search for information in different sources
-Report
-Work under guidance using the skills and methods learned
-Receive guidance
-Work as a member of a team
-Plan the progress of his/her work and use of time under guidance
-Work safely and in accordance with the professional code of conduct
-Follow the provided instructions and rules

Content scheduling

Content and scheduling will be in Canvas.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Further information

According to the degree regulations (section 18) “students must be present in the first contact session or notify their teacher in charge if they cannot attend. If they fail to notify the teacher of their absence in the first contact session, their enrolment will be rejected. Another student in the queue may be enrolled in the study unit in the place of the absent student.” (Laurea degree regulations) In the case of online studies the lecturer can also specify some other way than participation on an online meeting what is required from the student so that he/she verifies his/her attendance on the study unit (Decision by the vice president, education 7/2019).