Opetussuunnitelmat

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course normally includes three webinars. In this instance, recent recordings of webinars from another Communication Skills for Working Life course will be shared via the Moodle workspace. These video recordings must be watched according to the schedule provided by the teacher.

Exam schedules

This is not an exam-based course.

International connections

The students in this course come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, which means that their unique styles of communication will have a profound influence on how the various learning assignments are carried out as well as on the interpersonal aspects of the course.

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

This course cannot be completed via skills demonstration.

Student workload

The estimated/approximate student workload in this course is as follows:

- Online lessons/meetings: 9–15 hrs
- Familiarization with online course environment: 6 hrs
- Self-study, homework assignments: 50 hrs
- Peer review activities: 10 hrs

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

THIS COURSE IS FULL.

This course requires weekly classroom attendance on Fridays at 13.15 - 15.45. The contact sessions are not lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded and there is a minimum attendance rate of 80%.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course requires weekly classroom attendance on Tuesdays at 14.15 - 16.45. The contact sessions are not lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded and there is a minimum attendance rate of 80%.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

THIS COURSE IS FULL.

This course requires weekly classroom attendance on Mondays at 9.45 - 12.15 . The contact sessions are not lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded and there is a minimum attendance rate of 80%.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course will include approximately 3 webinars (Zoom meetings) of 2.5 hrs each. The meeting URL can be found on the homepage of the Moodle workspace, and the schedule for the webinars in the timetable engine (http://lukkarit.peppi.jamk.fi/). Instructions for using the timetable engine can be found at https://oppimateriaalit.jamk.fi/peppi/en/calendar/timetable-engine/ .

Project-based learning, online pedagogy

Webinars, exercises/learning assignments, various methods of online pedagogy

Exam schedules

This is not an exam-based course.

International connections

The students in this course come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, which means that their unique styles of communication will have a profound influence on how the various learning assignments are carried out as well as on the interpersonal aspects of the course.

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

This course cannot be completed via skills demonstration.

Student workload

The estimated/approximate student workload in this course is as follows:

- Online lessons/meetings: 9–15 hrs
- Familiarization with online course environment: 6 hrs
- Self-study, homework assignments: 50 hrs
- Peer review activities: 10 hrs

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

The schedule and other information concerning the course will be confirmed during August.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Location and time

Ten meetings in total starting January 18 in classroom G201 (Rajakatu).

There will not be a meeting every week but the course includes some tasks and exercises to be done at home. 80% participation in class in mandatory (min. 8 out of 10 lessons).

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Mainly provided by the teacher through the Moodle-workspace.

Additionally something to consider: Liukko, S. & Perttula, S. (The latest edition). Project Reporting Instructions. Jyväskylä: JAMK University of Applied Sciences.

Teaching methods

This course requires weekly classroom attendance on our Rajakatu campus. So please prepare to be on site and not to work independently via the internet on your own time. The weekly sessions are not lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded.

Skills this course aims to improve:

- Oral skills: presentations and/or other oral assignments (e.g. company presentation, presentations on communication issues in different cultures, work-related oral communication)

- Written skills: written assignments (e.g. summaries, reports, essays) while considering the demands of formal written English

Employer connections

-

Exam schedules

This course will not contain an exam - The course evaluation will instead be based on continuous participation and activity in class as well as the quality of each student's main assignments.

International connections

-

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

-

Student workload

3 ECTS credits = 81 hours of work between our classroom sessions and regular homework both individually and in small teams.

Further information

Students who pass the minimum requirements will be graded with a whole number on a scale of 1 (sufficient) - 5 (excellent)

The course grade will be calculated as follows:
- 10 % Continuous Demonstration of skills and class participation
- 45 % Major spoken assignment
- 45 % Major written assignment

All of the above requirements must be completed at least at satisfactorily level to receive a grade for the course.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Location and time

Ten meetings in total starting January 16 in classroom G201 (Rajakatu).

There will not be a meeting every week but the course includes some tasks and exercises to be done at home. 80% participation in class in mandatory (min. 8 out of 10 lessons).

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Mainly provided by the teacher through the Moodle-workspace.

Additionally something to consider: Liukko, S. & Perttula, S. (The latest edition). Project Reporting Instructions. Jyväskylä: JAMK University of Applied Sciences.

Teaching methods

This course requires weekly classroom attendance on our Rajakatu campus. So please prepare to be on site and not to work independently via the internet on your own time. The weekly sessions are not lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded.

Skills this course aims to improve:

- Oral skills: presentations and/or other oral assignments (e.g. company presentation, presentations on communication issues in different cultures, work-related oral communication)

- Written skills: written assignments (e.g. summaries, reports, essays) while considering the demands of formal written English

Employer connections

-

Exam schedules

This course will not contain an exam - The course evaluation will instead be based on continuous participation and activity in class as well as the quality of each student's main assignments.

International connections

-

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

-

Student workload

3 ECTS credits = 81 hours of work between our classroom sessions and regular homework both individually and in small teams.

Further information

Students who pass the minimum requirements will be graded with a whole number on a scale of 1 (sufficient) - 5 (excellent)

The course grade will be calculated as follows:
- 10 % Continuous Demonstration of skills and class participation
- 45 % Major spoken assignment
- 45 % Major written assignment

All of the above requirements must be completed at least at satisfactorily level to receive a grade for the course.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

THIS IMPLEMENTATION IS FULL
This course requires weekly classroom attendance on Tuesdays from 8.00 - 10.30.The contact sessions are not lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded.
This is the right course for you if you learn by weekly, face-to-face interaction with others and are able to come to the Rajakatu campus.
This is not the right course for you if you cannot come weekly to the Rajakatu campus and/or you have another course at the same time.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course requires weekly attendance in Zoom-webinars on Mondays from 13.15 - 15.45. The web sessions are mainly not traditional lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded.
This is the right course for you if you learn by weekly, face-to-face interaction with others and are able to attend the webinars on a weekly basis.

Exam schedules

This course does not contain traditional exams.

International connections

The students in this course come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, which means that their unique styles of communication will have a profound influence on how the various learning assignments are carried out as well as on the interpersonal aspects of the course.

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

This course cannot be completed via skills demonstration.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Mainly provided by the teacher through the Moodle-workspace.

Additionally something to consider: Liukko, S. & Perttula, S. (The latest edition). Project Reporting Instructions. Jyväskylä: JAMK University of Applied Sciences.

Teaching methods

This course requires weekly classroom attendance on our Rajakatu campus. So please prepare to be on site and not to work independently via the internet on your own time. The weekly sessions are not lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded.

Skills this course aims to improve:

- Oral skills: presentations and/or other oral assignments (e.g. company presentation, presentations on communication issues in different cultures, work-related oral communication)

- Written skills: written assignments (e.g. summaries, reports, essays) while considering the demands of formal written English

Employer connections

-

Exam schedules

This course will not contain an exam - The course evaluation will instead be based on continuous participation and activity in class as well as the quality of each student's main assignments.

International connections

-

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

-

Student workload

3 ECTS credits = 81 hours of work between our classroom sessions and regular homework both individually and in small teams.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course will include approximately 3 webinars (Zoom meetings) of 2.5 hrs each. The meeting URL can be found on the homepage of the Moodle workspace, and the schedule for the webinars in the timetable engine (http://lukkarit.peppi.jamk.fi/). Instructions for using the timetable engine can be found at https://oppimateriaalit.jamk.fi/peppi/en/calendar/timetable-engine/ .

Project-based learning, online pedagogy

Webinars, exercises/learning assignments, various methods of online pedagogy

Exam schedules

This is not an exam-based course.

International connections

The students in this course come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, which means that their unique styles of communication will have a profound influence on how the various learning assignments are carried out as well as on the interpersonal aspects of the course.

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

This course cannot be completed via skills demonstration.

Student workload

The estimated/approximate student workload in this course is as follows:

- Online lessons/meetings: 9–15 hrs
- Familiarization with online course environment: 6 hrs
- Self-study, homework assignments: 50 hrs
- Peer review activities: 10 hrs

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course requires weekly classroom attendance on Mondays from 9.45-12.15.The contact sessions are not lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded.
This is the right course for you if you learn by weekly, face-to-face interaction with others and are able to come to the Rajakatu campus.
This is not the right course for you if you cannot come weekly to the Rajakatu campus and/or you have another course at the same time.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course requires weekly attendance in Zoom on Fridays, 12.15 - 15.00.The sessions are not lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded.
This is the right course for you if you learn by weekly interaction with others and are able to dedicate Friday afternoons to this course.
This is not the right course for you if you cannot come to the weekly Zoom sessions due to other responsibilities.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course will include approximately 3 webinars (Zoom meetings) of 2.5 hrs each. The meeting URL can be found on the homepage of the Moodle workspace, and the schedule for the webinars in the timetable engine (http://lukkarit.peppi.jamk.fi/). Instructions for using the timetable engine can be found at https://oppimateriaalit.jamk.fi/peppi/en/calendar/timetable-engine/ .

Project-based learning, online pedagogy

Webinars, exercises/learning assignments, various methods of online pedagogy

Exam schedules

This is not an exam-based course.

International connections

The students in this course come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, which means that their unique styles of communication will have a profound influence on how the various learning assignments are carried out as well as on the interpersonal aspects of the course.

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

This course cannot be completed via skills demonstration.

Student workload

The estimated/approximate student workload in this course is as follows:

- Online lessons/meetings: 9–15 hrs
- Familiarization with online course environment: 6 hrs
- Self-study, homework assignments: 50 hrs
- Peer review activities: 10 hrs

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course will include approximately 3 webinars (Zoom meetings) of 2.5 hrs each. The meeting URL can be found on the homepage of the Moodle workspace, and the schedule for the webinars in the timetable engine (http://lukkarit.peppi.jamk.fi/). Instructions for using the timetable engine can be found at https://oppimateriaalit.jamk.fi/peppi/en/calendar/timetable-engine/ .

Project-based learning, online pedagogy

Webinars, exercises/learning assignments, various methods of online pedagogy

Exam schedules

This is not an exam-based course.

International connections

The students in this course come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, which means that their unique styles of communication will have a profound influence on how the various learning assignments are carried out as well as on the interpersonal aspects of the course.

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

This course cannot be completed via skills demonstration.

Student workload

The estimated/approximate student workload in this course is as follows:

- Online lessons/meetings: 9–15 hrs
- Familiarization with online course environment: 6 hrs
- Self-study, homework assignments: 50 hrs
- Peer review activities: 10 hrs

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course will include approximately 3 webinars (Zoom meetings) of 2.5 hrs each. The meeting URL can be found on the homepage of the Moodle workspace, and the schedule for the webinars in the timetable engine (http://lukkarit.peppi.jamk.fi/). Instructions for using the timetable engine can be found at https://oppimateriaalit.jamk.fi/peppi/en/calendar/timetable-engine/ .

Project-based learning, online pedagogy

Webinars, exercises/learning assignments, various methods of online pedagogy

Exam schedules

This is not an exam-based course.

International connections

The students in this course come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, which means that their unique styles of communication will have a profound influence on how the various learning assignments are carried out as well as on the interpersonal aspects of the course.

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

This course cannot be completed via skills demonstration.

Student workload

The estimated/approximate student workload in this course is as follows:

- Online lessons/meetings: 9–15 hrs
- Familiarization with online course environment: 6 hrs
- Self-study, homework assignments: 50 hrs
- Peer review activities: 10 hrs

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to
- articulate working definitions of communication;
- identify the key elements of modern communication models;
- correctly apply the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions to a written report on an assigned topic; and
- deliver a stand-up presentation on an assigned topic.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the required assignments, which deal with
- the definition of communication,
- the conception and realization of a communication model,
- managing interpersonal relations and communication,
- the writing of a report conforming to the standards and conventions of JAMK’s Project Reporting Instructions, and
- development, rehearsal, and delivery of a stand-up presentation.

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory tasks designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Teaching methods

This course requires weekly classroom attendance on Mondays from 9.45-12.15.The contact sessions are not lectures but an opportunity for you to be actively engaged with the material via small group discussions and activities. For this reason, the sessions will not be recorded.
This is the right course for you if you learn by weekly, face-to-face interaction with others and are able to come to the Rajakatu campus.
This is not the right course for you if you cannot come weekly to the Rajakatu campus and/or you have another course at the same time.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

1. You complete all required assignments. Your actual performance in these assignments, however, is such that your understanding and learning are not demonstrated beyond the most basic requirements.

2. You complete all required assignments. In some instances, your performance is above the minimum expectations, but in others, it is not.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

3. You complete all required assignments and, in most instances, your performance is consistently above the minimum expectations.

4. You complete all required assignments and your performance consistently meets or exceeds the stated expectations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5. You complete all your assignments and they consistently demonstrate and advanced-level ability to internalize the given instruction and translate it into tangible results.

Qualifications

Common Reference Level B2 (on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale) English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings (in the case of online implementations of this course).

Further information

If you have completed your school education in Swedish, you must complete the Työelämän viestintä course (in Finnish) instead of Communication Skills for Working Life. This will be effective from 1 January 2022.