CHEM-E0135 - International Professional Training, Lecture, 29.8.2024-31.7.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course the student will be able to:
(i) understand targets and operation of business/non-profit organizations
(ii) apply professional practices in the field of his/her major/programme as a member of an business/non-profit organization
(iii) identify development needs/opportunities in organizations and their practices and
(iv) assess and describe own professional development as part of personal career development and employment plan.

Credits: 3 - 5

Schedule: 29.08.2024 - 31.07.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Juan Valle Delgado

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

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

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

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The student agrees on a professional training placement with the supervising professor (head of major), prepares a personalized learning plan for the training period, works as a member of a business or non-profit organization in a position that is relevant for her/his professional skills development and reflects her/his learning in writing in a personal expert profile. The training is completed in another country than Finland or in another country than the home country of the student.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Written personalized learning plan and written personal expert profile (an essay on expertise development).

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The total, independent workload varies from 81 h to 135 h depending on the number of credit points (3-5 cr).

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    To be announced later

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - Summer
    2025-2026 Autumn I - Summer

    Registration:

    A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.

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