Welcome to the Introduction Course for Master's students - Career and Working Life Skills (autumn 2019 edition)!
Remember that the deadline for submitting all missing learning diaries is 5 December 2 p.m.
The course is intended for second year (exit) students in ICT Innovation Master's programme.
On these MyCourses pages, you will find information on
- material from the lectures and for alternative assignments (to be published after each lecture)
- instructions for learning diary and submission platforms
- lecture quizes
What is needed to complete the course?
- Active
participation in lectures. Detailed
information is given on the first lecture and on the introduction slides (see Materials).
- Learning diary for each of the five lectures, deadlines for submission by the next lecture (within a week).
- Feedback on lectures through a quiz, which is also a tool for monitoring your attendance.
- Visits to work/career fairs and company excursion(s). Visit at least two fairs and excursions and write a learning diary about each of them. Note: you can submit these learning diaries at any time between 8 October and 5 December.
The
coordinator of the course is Aino Roms. Please send an email to
aino.roms(at)aalto.fi if you have a question and can't find the answer
here.
| Time and place |
Topic | Speaker / Host |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 28.10., 16:15-17:45, TU1 (Week 44) |
Orientation towards Master's Thesis |
Petri Vuorimaa, ICT Innovation programme director |
| Thu 7.11., 14:15-15:45, T2 (Week 45) |
Career Development Planning |
Seija Leppänen, Career Counseling Psychologist |
| Thu 14.11., 14:15-15:45, T2 (week 46) |
An Introduction to Job Search Channels & Networks |
Susanna Saarinen, Specialist, Aalto University Career Services |
| Thu 21.11., 14:15-15:45 (week 47) T2 |
Finnish Working Culture and Labour Market Organizations |
Representative of a Finnish labour market organization |
| Thu 28.11., 14:15-15:45, T2 (week 48) | Sharing experiences on (academic) entrepreneurship |
Olli-Pekka Mutanen, Aalto Ventures Program |