•   Tram Tour into the Culture and Languages of Finland INT006AS2AE-3002 19.08.2024-13.12.2024  3   (NONSTOP, ...) +-
    Learning objectives
    The aim of the course is to make your landing in Finland as smooth as possible. We want to wake your motivation and enthusiasm towards Finland and its culture.
    Contents
    Having completed the course, you will for example be familiar with
    * how Finnish and Swedish languages are visible in the capital region
    * how to spend your spare time in Finland
    * why Finns do ice swimming, take sauna bathing and go to the forest with buckets in autumn

    This course will also give you
    * a survival kit for daily life in Finland
    * some Finnish and Swedish phrases
    * basic information about history, culture, people and geography of Finland
    Further information
    The course is organized via 3AMK (Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia Universities of Applied Sciences).
    Teaching methods and instruction

    The course form is a fully independent online course. The Moodle learning environment is built around 15 different sections (tram stops) containing information and tasks about Finnish culture and manners, the Finnish language and the Swedish language.

    Learning material and recommended literature

    The materials are on Moodle. Please note that the learning platform is Metropolia's Moodle with HAKA login. You will get further instructions by email after you have been accepted into the course.

    Campus

    Pasila Campus

    Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

    There are no exams.

    Teaching language

    English

    Internationality

    The course is offered to international degree students, especially for those who have just arrived or are about to arrive to Finland in order to start their studies in UAS.

    Timing

    19.08.2024 - 13.12.2024

    Learning assignments

    Each topic has tasks about the content of the learning material. There are also discussion forums where students share their observations and views of the topic in question. In the final task students apply the content of the course to a presentation of their home countries.

    Enrollment

    06.05.2024 - 30.11.2024

    Content scheduling

    The course is fully virtual: there are no contact or online lessons. The Moodle platform is open 19.8.-13.12.2024.

    This is a non-stop course, meaning that you can enroll into the course November, 30 at the latest. You need to complete the course by Dec. 13, 2024.

    Groups
    • NONSTOP
    • 3AMK
    • VIRTUAL
    • EXCH
    Teachers

    Tuula Jäppinen, Anna Sarajas-Zino

    Seats

    15 - 150

    Further information

    The final grading is on a scale: pass/fail.

    In order to receive a passing grade the student should
    1) get 70 % of points of the H5P tasks
    2) participate in all of the discussion tasks
    3) do the final task
    4) fill in the mandatory course feedback form

    Degree Programme

    INTBBA International Business

    R&D proportion

    0.00 cr

    Virtual proportion

    3.00 cr

    Evaluation scale

    H-5