Speed Up Your Career with Alumni (1 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Group meetings 3 x 2 h = 6 h
Mentoring sessions with the mentor minimum 4 x 1,5 h = 6 h
Voluntary visits to different organisations where mentors work max. 3 x 1,5 h = 4,5 h
Independent study 2,5 h
Assessment of own learning 2,5 h

Meetings, where attendance at the campus is compulsory:
28.8.2024 at 4.30–6.30 pm
23.10.2024 at 4.30–6.30 pm
11.12.2024 at 4.30–6.30 pm

Meetings between mentee and mentor are agreed by themselves. They can be done remotely or by meeting at a place agreed by you.

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 programme aims at the professional growth and the strengthening of professional relationships of the student (mentee).

The value of mentoring lies in particular in the fact that the mentee is assigned a personal mentor (a Haaga-Helia alum) who guides and supports the mentee in challenges. Mentoring is about learning together, sharing experiences and knowledge through interaction.

The mentee self defines the objectives for the process. The objectives may be related to career planning, finding a concrete internship or job, challenges in the working life or in the final phase of studies, self-development or deepening expertise.

The mentoring programme consists of one-to-one mentoring meetings between mentor and mentee, joint group meetings and self-study materials in Moodle. In the kick off meeting, the objectives and ground rules of mentoring are discussed, a mentoring agreement is drawn up and interpersonal skills are developed.

NOTE! The course is open to all degree students, regardless of campus, programme or orientation. Master 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

The mentoring programme is also taught in Finnish. It is called Uralle vauhtia alumnien avulla.

Learning assignments

After acceptance to the course, you will receive a questionnaire, which is a prerequisite for participation. Mentoring pairs will be formed on the basis of the questionnaire.

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

Assessment methods

Participation in mentoring meetings (pass/fail)
Participation in group meetings (pass/fail)
Learning diary (pass/fail)