Professional Development (5 cr)
Code: YZZZV200-3002
General information
Enrollment
27.08.2020 - 30.08.2020
Timing
06.09.2020 - 04.05.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Face-to-face, 60 % Online learning
Unit
Liiketoimintayksikkö
Campus
Pääkampus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 25
Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in International Business Management (YAMK)
Teachers
- Murat Akpinar
Groups
-
YBB20S1Master's Degree Programme in International Business Management
Objective
You identify your target competences for professional development and pursue their development throughout the studies. You are able to assess your professional development in your target competences with the aid of evidences. If you identify any gaps between the targeted and achieved competences, you make the plan to bridge the difference. You develop your business writing skills in English. Since professional competences are dynamic and they undergo changes and disruptions from time to time, therefore, you create and update your professional profile on professional platforms such as Linkedin.
Content
Orientation programme to the studies, personal learning plan, identifying target competences for professional development (1 ECTS)
Business writing in English (3 ECTS)
Competence assessment, portfolio (1 ECTS)
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
Descriptions of the programme's target competences.
Teaching methods
Blended model.
Face-to-face learning: Orientation day and tutoring sessions.
Virtual learning: Personal learning plan assignment, portfolio assignment.
Exam schedules
Orientation takes place on the orientation day in the first semester.
Personal learning plan is made in the first period of the first semester.
Portfolio is prepared in the last semester before graduation.
Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat
You have the right to apply for recognition of your studies if you have prior learning (e.g. university studies completed elsewhere) that can be accredited towards the degree you are currently completing.
The recognition of prior learning is possible in three primary ways: accreditation (replacement or inclusion), recognition of informal learning and studification. More precise info: JAMK Degree Regulations, section 17.
Student workload
Orientation day 8 hours
Tutoring sessions 3 hours
Orientation to the programme 16 hours
Personal learning plan tasks 54 hours
Portfolio task 54 hours
Content scheduling
Orientation day during the first week of the studies
Tutoring sessions to be individually arranged between the lecturer and students
Evaluation scale
Pass/Fail
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Pass: You participate in the orientation programme and make your personal learning plan. You are aware of your career development needs and competences to develop. You successfully complete tasks related to business writing in English. You are able to develop your target competences throughout the studies and provide evidences of the development in a portfolio.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree