Intercultural and Multiprofessional Competencies (5 op)

Tavoitteet

The student is able to
- acknowledge the needs for cultural and professional knowledge and skills in the intercultural and multidisciplinary working life
- gain more cultural competence and ability to use different methods for studying and working in intercultural environments and society
- develop different professional competencies from the intercultural and multidisciplinary point of view
- apply the principles of sustainable development in their personal and future working life

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

The relevant course materials will be provided during the course.

Toteutustapa

In autumn 2024, this course is conducted with Erasmus+ project JeS (Joint eStories: Journeys from Fear to Fair) that focuses on human rights promotion. The course includes a kick off meeting (with all the necessary guidance), one (voluntary) guidance event online during the course and the final meeting, all attended via Zoom. Additional guidance via Canvas and email. Canvas course workspace will be opened 21.10.2024 (invitation will be sent to your Laurea email).

In addition, there is Multisensory JeS Week event organized at the end of November (25.11.-29.11.2024) at Tikkurila campus. There are two options to attend, in person or online. The attendance with other international students will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, the details provided later.

Thematically, the course focuses in autumn 2024 on both general intercultural competence development and European human rights awareness and promotion and especially human rights stories, as the course is conducted in co-operation with the Erasmus+ project JeS.

The student is able to
- acknowledge the needs for cultural and professional knowledge and skills in the intercultural and multidisciplinary working life
- gain more cultural competence and ability to use different methods for studying and working in intercultural environments and society
- develop different professional competencies from the intercultural and multidisciplinary point of view
- apply the principles of sustainable development in their personal and future working life

In this course, students will gain expertise on different innovative solutions and best practices aimed to promote intercultural and multidisciplinary professional competences. Students will be able to recognize the impact of globalization on holistic wellbeing and to increase their awareness of ethical knowledge, values and professional competences. Students are also able to recognize and apply different multidisciplinary ways in promoting their professional competences.

The course environment is CANVAS (opened before the course kick-off in October).

The course feedback will be openly collected using Padlet, for the Erasmus+ project JeS usage.

Työelämäyhteistyö ja/tai TKI

The course is conducted in co-operation with Erasmus+ project JeS.

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

The implementation schedule is visible to students in Pakki as implementation reservations. There is no exam in this course but instead tasks related to the JeS research project.

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

The course is conducted in cooperation with Erasmus+ project JeS, with partners from Belgium, Slovenia, Italy, and Spain.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

According to the degree regulations “all students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognised and accredited by the teacher responsible for the module or study unit or another person designated by the director of the UAS unit. The assessment is carried out according to the same criteria and grading scale as that adopted for the corresponding study unit.” For further information visit Link.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

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

Arviointikriteerit, hyväksytty/hylätty

The approved course performance includes completing the MOOC and finalizing the required 2 ECTS JeS project research in an acceptable manner, as indicated in Canvas.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Lisätiedot

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.”

For open UAS students, 15 places are reserved.