Speed Up Your Career with Alumni (1 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Group meetings 3 x 2 h = 6 h
Mentoring meetings 5 x 2 h = 10 h
Independent study 10 h
Assessment of own learning 1 h

Attendance at group meetings is mandatory. Group meetings are arranged on Wednesdays 31.1., 20.3. and 15.5. at 16.30-18.30, class 3009. Distance learning is not possible during group meetings. It is especially important to attend the first group meeting, as this is the first time you will meet your mentor.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

The course consists of three compulsory meetings (2 hours) at the campus and at least of four one-to-one meetings with a mentor (4 x 1,5 h). The format of the bilateral meetings (face-to-face/online) will be agreed between the student and the mentor. Meetings with the mentor should be at least once a month, but may be more if the mentor is willing.

Before the start of the course, the student accepted for the period will receive a questionnaire by email. The student can fill in preferences about the mentor's degree and in which field the mentor is currently working. The course organiser will then try to find the best possible mentor for the student.

The student and the mentor will meet each other at the first face-to-face meeting for the first time. Attendance is therefore essential. If the student is unable to attend the other subsequent on-site meetings, there will be written assignments to make up for the absence.

Intro

One credit point is awarded for the course completed. The benefit of the course comes to the student in the form of a personal mentoring relationship and expanded professional networks. Participation in the course does not automatically promise an internship or a new job, but it does open up new paths to get closer to professional goals.

Students are responsible for setting their own goals and learning in a mentoring relationship. With a mentor, you can look at your goals realistically and strive to achieve them as well as possible.

Materials

Material is found in Moodle.

Teaching methods and instruction

The mentoring program is a developmental process between the mentee (Haaga-Helia student) and the mentor (alumni). Mentoring is about learning together, sharing experiences and knowledge through interaction. The aim is to support the student's professional growth, graduation and employment. The individual goals of the mentoring program arise from the personal needs of the mentee.

As the aim of the programme is to find a dedicated mentor for the participants, those who are accepted for the course must answer the pre-application questionnaire by 8 January at the latest. A link will be sent by email. The course is recommended to be taken towards the end of your studies.

The mentoring program consists of mentoring meetings between the mentor and the mentee, as well as joint group meetings and self-study materials in Moodle. The content of mentoring meetings can be related to, for example, career planning, challenges in working life, challenges in the final stages of study, self-development or deepening expertise. The initial group meeting reviews the objectives and rules of the mentoring process, draws up a mentoring agreement, shares experiences of the mentoring process and develops interaction skills.


NOTE! The course is open to all degree students, regardless of campus, programme or orientation. Master's students can enrol, but the credits are not included in the degree.

Working life connections

The course is implemented in a work-oriented manner in cooperation with Haaga-Helia's alumni, who act as mentors in the program.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

There is no exam included in the implementation.

Internationality

A similar mentoring programme will be organised in Finnish. It is called Uralle vauhtia alumnien avulla, STU009HH1A-3005.

Learning assignments

Once you have been accepted for the course, you will receive an email with a link to a pre-assessment questionnaire, which you must answer in time in order to participate. Mentoring pairs will be formed on the basis of the questionnaire.

During the course, you will return the mentoring contract and the learning diary in the form of a short report.

Assessment methods

Participation in group meetings (pass / fail)
Mentoring agreement (pass / to be to be completed / fail)
Learning diary (pass / to be to be completed / fail)