Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completing the course, the students are able to:
- Observe, evaluate and develop their own learning and ability to study
- Navigate in Aalto Learning Services
- Plan and schedule their studies
- Set feasible goals for studying
- Design and develop a personal study plan (PSP)
- Operate in the Finnish academic learning culture

Credits: 2

Schedule: 07.09.2022 - 30.11.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Kuura Koivu, Mari Partanen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Mari Partanen mari.partanen@aalto.fi
Kuura Koivu kuura.koivu@aalto.fi

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish, English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Content topics covered during the course:
  - Learning ability and wellbeing in learning and studying
  - Effective learning and academic study skills
  - Identifying your own strengths and challenges in learning and reflecting on them
  - Planning your own studies and developing a personal study plan

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Course assignments, active participation in the contact teaching and group work, making a personal study plan

• applies in this implementation

  To complete the course following requirements need to be fulfilled:
  80 % attendance
  All course assignment completed

  Grade is based on:
  75 % final assignment (learning reflection) 
  25% active participation in contact teaching and group work
  
  

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  80 % compulsory attendance
  
  14 hours of contact teaching
  40 hours independent and group work

• applies in this implementation

  
  

  Study time allocation

  Activity	Hours
  Contact teaching (incl. time to think)	21
  Assignment 1: Dream	2
  Assignment 2: Wellbeing	5
  Assignment 3: Time management	10
  Assignment 4: Personal study plan	6
  Assignment 5: Group evaluation	3
  Assignment 6: Self evaluation	2
  Assignment 7: Learning reflection	5
  Total	54

  
  
  

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality Education

10 Reduced Inequality

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
  2023-2024 Autumn I - II

  Enrollment :

  This course is for Bachelor's Programme in Design students only.
  Minimum amount of students for the course to be arranged 5 
  Max. 44 students

  Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts Registration for the course in sisu.
  
  

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