Curricula

Objectives

The objective of the course

You are required to gain practical business experience in practical training worth 30 ECTS.

After completion of this course you are able to develop your professional skills and knowledge in professional work environment with real-life problems. You have participated and contributed actively either alone or as a member of a group of students under the guidance of faculty advisor, workplace instructor or assignors. The required knowledge, skills, and methods to implement projects are taught during the first-year studies. We recommend that project ideas relate to the specialisation studies, practical training, or bachelor’s thesis.

You may complete your practical training as employee either in one period or in two periods, thus allowing suitable summer jobs to be included in the degree. Any job to be included in the degree is subject to the approval of the career tutor in advance. You may complete your practical training in Finland or abroad. We suggest that you should combine the contents of your practical training with your chosen specialisation studies and Bachelor’s Thesis.

Course competence:
Operating in a workplace competence: You promote and reflect upon personal and professional learning in order to enhance your career development. You interact constructively in the work community and contribute towards its well-being, enhance your professional network to remain well-informed about key developments in your chosen field, enhance your entrepreneurial skills by taking initiative and leading projects to make a positive impact on your work community. You utilize the opportunities offered by technology and digitalization in your work community.

The learning objectives of the course
Upon completion of the course, you can reflect upon your personal skills to promote your professional career development. You know how to interact in a work community, and you are aware of the importance of work well-being. You can find topical issues of your field, seek to increase your professional networks, and take some initiative in entrepreneurial manner. You recognize the opportunities offered by technology and digitalization.

Content

Will be tailored for each student or student group individually.

Teaching methods

A student is required to gain practical business experience in projects and/or practical training worth 15 ECTS points on top of the Future Factory Project (10 ECTS) and Applied Track Project (5 ECTS).

The projects are defined as the process of learning through the planning and implementation of actual real-life projects involving a group of students and a faculty advisor. The needed tools to run projects are taught during the first-year studies. We recommend that project ideas relate to the specialisation studies, practical training, or Bachelor’s Thesis.

Students may complete their practical training as employees in one period or in two parts, thus allowing suitable summer jobs to be included in the degree. Any job to be included in the degree is subject to the approval of the career tutor in advance. Students may complete their projects and practical training abroad.

We suggest that students combine the content of their projects with their chosen specialisation line studies and Bachelor’s Thesis.

Please complete the required documented as instructed in Moodle IB general workspace for Practical training in WORKSEED.

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

You attempt to reflect upon your personal skills to improve your future employment.You know how to interact in a work community, and you are aware of the importance of work well-being. You can find topical issues of your field, find some solutions to business daily business problems and you try to seek new professional networks. You can take some initiative in entrepreneurial manner. You recognize the opportunities offered by technology and digitalisation offered by your work environment.