LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the course you can:
• Learn to identify your core values, intrinsic motivation factors and how to build towards a life rooted to your personal strengths
• Learn to externalize and structure activities and goals in everyday life
• Learn to set clear goals and create a regular routine of prioritization and re-prioritization
• Learn to set up an online database for externalizing thought and a tag structure to access any information stored in the database even years later in a matter of seconds
Learn to use generative AI tools
Learn to improve the quantity and quality of creative ideas and how to overcome writer's block
• Learn to argue in a convincing manner, to identify typical argumentation fallacies and to support and engender dialogue especially in situations.
Credits: 3
Schedule: 26.02.2025 - 25.04.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Lauri Järvilehto
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
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Structure & methods:
1. How the Mind Works?
2. Core Thinking Tools
3. Mind Management
4. The Extended Mind
5. Human Centric AI
6. The Creative Mind
7. Thinking TogetherTheoretical frameworks employed on the course:
Self determination theory by Richard Ryan & Edward Deci
Positive psychology frameworks of Martin Seligman and Barbara Fredrickson
Dual processing theories of cognition by Jonathan Evans, Keith Stanovich and Daniel Kahneman
Pragmatic psychology of William James
Organism-environment theory by Timo Järvilehto
Systems intelligence theory by Esa Saarinen and Raimo Hämäläinen
The extended mind theory by David Chalmers and Andy Clark
Flow theory of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Argumentation and rhetorics frameworks by Aristotle and Chaim Perelman
Dialogue theories by David Bohm and William Isaacs
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Participation in sessions and workshops, two essays: self-reflection (2–3 pages) and life development plan (5–7 pages), learning diary.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Discussions, group work, individual work, essay writing.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV-V
2025-2026 Spring IV-V