Topic outline

  • JOIN-A0005 International Student Tutoring

    Welcome to the course JOIN-A0005 International Student Tutoring!

      

    Are you a tutor for:


    • new exchange students, or 
    • new students who study in a Master’s level programme taught in English, or
    • new students who study in a Bachelor’s level programme taught in English (Aalto Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Technology, Bachelor’s Programme in Design, Bachelor’s Programme in Economics)

     → Then you are on the right page!


    If you are a tutor for new students who study in a degree programme taught in Finnish, please see the course JOIN-A0004 at Course: JOIN-A0004 Opiskelijatuutorointi | MyCourses (aalto.fi).



    Start with self enrolment:
    Enrol yourself for the MyCourses course space of JOIN-A0005 International Student Tutoring by clicking on the "self enrolment" button (itserekisteröityminen in Finnish) on the right hand corner of the Syllabus site. If you haven't logged in to MyCourses system, you are directed to log in first. After logging in to MyCourses system, the self enrolment option is available to you and you can self enrol for the course space without a password. 
    After you have done the self enrolment for this course space, you can access all of the materials and can submit course tasks!


    Please note that if you wish to receive course credits for the course JOIN-A0005, you will also need to enrol for the course JOIN-A0005 in Sisu. The course enrolment in Sisu closes on December 31, 2024. Read more information about the international student tutoring in the spring 2025 in the section Spring semester tutoring 2025 and at the bottom of this page.  


    We are happy to have you on board with us in creating the international community at Aalto! Feedback from the previous years prove that your part in the lives of new Aalto students is essential. That’s why we want to thank you already at the beginning of our journey together. Let’s make the Aalto experience amazing right from the start!

     


    Completing the tutoring tasks for tutoring in the autumn semester 2024 has finished and course credits have been given for autumn semester tutors. Currently visible on this course platform are the instructions and materials for the spring semester 2025 international tutoring!


    PLEASE NOTE! Spring semester tutors can start submitting their tutoring tasks on the course platform from Dec 1, 2024 onwards, except for the tutor report, which can be submitted starting from Jan 6, 2025! Please check the Spring semester tutoring 2025 section for the deadlines of the course tasks!


    On this course space for JOIN-A0005 you will currently find the following sections connected to international student tutoring in the spring semester 2025:
    • Prematerials: the self study materials to familiarize with before doing the course tasks and the mandatory quiz based on the prematerials
    • Spring semester tutoring 2025: requirements and instructions for two options of being an international tutor in the spring, FAQ about course credit and tutor compensation, instructions and submission folders for the required tasks
    • Contact information: who to contact for different types of questions