Opinto-opas

Toteutuksen kuvaus

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.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

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

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö

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.

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Materials on Moodle.

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

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.