Study Guide

Teaching methods

Study method

The course is based on independent work. It includes self-guided information search and reflecting your exchange experiences from different personal perspectives, at different points during your exchange period. The tuition language is English.

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Objectives

The student is able to act in multicultural situations and understands the importance of intercultural communication. The student acquires useful knowledge about both the home country and the target country and its cultural ways before/ in the beginning of the exchange. After the exchange, the student is able to specify and describe one's own experiences.

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Content

1) Orientation to the exchange experience and intercultural communication, preparing to tell about your home country & exchange country.

2) The actual exchange/ staying in the host country.

3) Summarizing the exchange period and lessons learned.

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Passing the course - the requirements and assessment

To pass the course, 8 compulsory assignments must be finished and passed by the deadlines.

The final evaluation, as well as each assignment, of the course is Fail/Pass. This is due to the nature of assignments as they are based on personal experiences, partly reflections, opinions and feelings, and not only on more observable skills & knowhow.

Each assignment will be passed if:

- It is done following the instructions, and its contents match with the task description.

- The submitted work is executed in detail, and both the layout of the submissions and writing/speaking included follow professional standards and are carefully finalized.

- The contents of the submitted work reflect the student's own thinking, experiences and learning during the exchange period.

- The background materials are clearly used to support the student's writing and thinking, and they are referenced in a good academic manner.

Alternative implementation methods

Please, note: The course can be done only during an on-going study/ internship exhange period.

Student workload

5 ECTS equals approximately 135 hrs of independent work.

Autumn 2024
Assignment 1-4 + self-study materials (Aug-Sep): 40 hrs
Assignment 5+ self-study materials (Sep-Oct): 10 hrs
Assignment 6-8 + self-study materials (Dec): 40 hrs
Learning by doing & observing the exchange experience: 45 hrs

Spring 2024
Assignment 1-4 + self-study materials (Jan): 40 hrs
Assignment 5+ self-study materials (March): 10 hrs
Assignment 6-8 + self-study materials (Apr-May): 40 hrs
Learning by doing & observing the exchange experience (Jan-May): 45 hrs
Please note: you can start the course already in early days of January before your arrival to your exchange destination.

Materials

Materials on Moodle.

Further information

The course can be done only during a study/ internship exhange period.

If your exchange period is the full academic year, you can finish this course either during autumn term OR spring term.

Teaching methods

Objectives: The student is able to act in multicultural situations and understands the importance of intercultural communication. The student has a good prior knowledge of both the home country and the culture of the target country and its operating methods. After the exchange, the student is able to specify and describe his experiences.
Content: Orientation to the exchange before the departure by learning about intercultural communication, preparing to telling about Finland, the actual exchange, a report and interview after the exchange.

Requirements; - the course consists of independent study with assignments
- the course can be done only in connection with a real exchange
Assessment Pass/Fail

Student workload

The course is done as independent study and the work load corresponds to the work load of 5 cr, 135 h.

Materials

Moodle and Internet materials