Working Life Finnish and Academic Communication Skills (5cr)
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General information
- Enrollment
- 10.02.2026 - 31.12.2028
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 10.02.2026 - 31.12.2028
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Karaportti 2
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 500
- Course
- C-10065-TX00GW28
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Working Life Finnish and Academic Communication Skills C-10065-TX00GW28-3002. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Approved when all course sections have been successfully completed.
Evaluation scale
Pass/Fail
Content scheduling
Start with section 1 and proceed in numerical order. Read the instructions in each section carefully and make sure you make your return according to the instructions given.
Objective
On completion of the course the student understands the importance of communication skills as part of the professional competence of an engineer. The student knows the principles of a well organised document and grammatical correctness in technical texts. The student is familiar with the basics of academic writing and the ethical principles related to research. The student is able to write documents needed in job applications. The student can write reports related to his or her field, which fulfil the criteria set for academic writing, such as using sources, using a clear structure, using the appropriate conventions in referring to sources and using graphics and tables.
Content
Standard forms of documents and applying these to job applications and construction site documents Oral reporting Grammatical correctness in technical texts, especially abbreviations, the inflection of loan words, lists, numbers and special characters Basics of academic writing, i.e. the structure of a research report, research, using references, paraphrasing, referencing conventions, the list of works cited, graphics and tables, formulas and layout Communication Combining and adapting information Typical conclusions in the field of study.
Location and time
Course can be find via Metropolia's Moodle environment.
Materials
N/A
Teaching methods
The course is a 100% self-paced online course and the course has a total of six sections, three of which (sections 2, 3 and 5) are evaluated by numerical evaluation, the rest on a pass/fail scale. Section 1 is self-correcting, but remember you will get feedback from the teacher. All assignments must be completed successfully in order to receive an approved grade for the course. The course grade is determined by the assignments to be returned. Start with section 1 and proceed in numerical order. Read the instructions in each section carefully and make sure you make your return according to the instructions given. Remember to be specific in your answers. Illustrate your answers with examples and your experiences from, for example, working life. If you use content produced by artificial intelligence to help you, then you must not label it with your own names, but you must tell about its use openly and transparently.
Employer connections
N/A
Exam schedules
Can be find on course environment.
International connections
N/A
Completion alternatives
N/A
Student workload
Depends on Student starting level.
Qualifications
Completing the courses of Finnish in a Finnish high school or vocational school, or if the student's mother tongue is not Finnish or Swedish, passing the highest level in the National Certificate of Language Proficiency test, or passing Finnish as a foreign language test in the Finnish Matriculation Exam with the grade magna cum laude approbatur or higher.