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: 06.09.2023 - 29.11.2023
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):
Teachers:
Mari Partanen
Kuura Koivu
email: firstname.lastname@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
Course completion requirements:
- completing all course assignments
- participation in group work
- attending at least 80% of the teaching sessions
- approved personal study plan
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
80 % compulsory attendance
14 hours of contact teaching
40 hours independent and group work
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
4 Quality Education
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
2023-2024 Autumn I - IIEnrollment :
This course is for Bachelor's Programme in Design students only.
Minimum amount of students for the course to be arranged 5
Max. 44 studentsPriority 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.