Development as an Expert (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

During the course you will be prepared for studies at University of Applied Sciences and become part of the study and operating environment. You will find information about studies and professional options in your field. You will learn to evaluate your skills, set professional goals, make choices in your studies and put them into practice. You will be prepared for a job search and will be aware of opportunities for further studies. You can evaluate, develop and maintain your well-being.

Content

1st year:
You do the pre-assignments. You attend the orientation days and info sessions. You attach to the studies and community. You recognize the factors that sustain your well-being and know the guidance services of JAMK. You get to know yourself as a university level student and start to build your own study and career plan (PLP) with the guidance of your teacher tutor. You are able to operate in the learning and operating environments of JAMK, knowing your rights and responsibilities as well as ethical guidelines.

2nd-4th year:
You update your study and career plans and have an annual PLP discussion with your career tutor. You assess your skills, set professional goals for yourself, and take them into account when planning your studies. You will be prepared for a job search and be aware of career and postgraduate opportunities.

The course includes guidelines for reporting skills organized by the Language Center.

Location and time

This course is conducted together with English BIT and IB. The slot is 4 hours long but usually only 2 hours are used. Some subjects are handled together, some together with English BIT depending if the knowledge given is common to all of the programs.

Teaching methods

In this course we are using lectures with guest presentations. There are also assignments that are related to lecture subjects. Those assignments are to be accomplished individually or inside a small group.

Student workload

2021-2022
- Lectures, 30h
- Lecture tasks and assignments, 30h
- Personal Learning Plan, 10h
- Career Planning, 10h
- Welcome meeting with tutor teacher, 1h

2022-2023
- Career Planning & PLP check, 25h
- Meeting with tutor teacher, 1h

2023-2024
- Career Planning & PLP check, 25h
- Meeting with tutor teacher, 1h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The assessment of the course consists of 5 parts (pass / fail):

- Participation in orientation 1 cr
- JAMK as a Study Environment 1 cr
- Study and Work Well-Being 1 cr
- Working Life Skills 1 cr
- Career Planning and PLP Discussions 1 cr

Qualifications

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Further information

Self-evaluation is in a key role in this course. You will learn that it is to be a BIT student, what is the ICT-industry as a whole, where you can use your to-be-developed skills and what is your role in all of this. In this course your understanding of the needed skills will expand tremendously.

Open UAS 5 included in the total capacity (spots)