Improving Your Study Skills and Finding Your Strengths (5cr)

Code: V1552-3001

General information

Enrollment: 14.05.2018 - 31.05.2018; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 03.09.2018 - 09.11.2018; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Virtual proportion: 2 cr

Mode of delivery: Blended learning

Campus: Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages: English

Degree programmes: Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOY2), Yhteiset opinnot

Teachers: Leena Kuosmanen

Teacher in charge: Leena Kuosmanen

Study unit: V1552

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- improve his/her study motivation and time management
- recognize his/her learning styles and methods
- reflect on how to improve his/her studying skills and methods
- recognize his/her strengths and positive attitude
- minimize barriers in the study success

Teaching methods

V1552 Improving Your Study Skills and Finding Your Strengths is addressed to the first and second year degree students who have challenges in study motivation and learning.
Mainly contact sessions, which are held regularly at Laurea Tikkurila on Mondays and at Laurea Leppävaara on Fridays.
It is very important to participate the first session:
Laurea Tikkurila on Monday 14.1. at 9.00 - 11.30. Class AB404.
Laurea Leppävaara on Friday 18.1. at 12.30 - 15.00. Room 244 ( not a class). You participate the session at campus most convenient to you. Virtual channels are also used to enhance your study progress.We also pay study visits during the study unit.

Time and location

Optima has a learning space with material and links. No pre-work or assignment is requested before the the first session.
It is important that everybody participates the first session, because we plan all the details of the study contents and learnin methods according to your needs.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Especially for the first year students it is highly educational to participate the contact sessions. By request, you may have an optional way to conduct the studies.

Important dates

This is an international and multicultural learning environment and we learn from one another interactively.

Forms of internationality

Contact sessions 80%
Virtual studies 20%
Optima workspaces and study visits

Student workload

Study Motivation
Time Management
Adaptation Process
Learning Techniques and Skills
Learning Styles
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Self Management

Content and scheduling