Memorable Winter ExperiencesLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

A landscape covered in a deep layer of fresh snow, endless frozen lakes, and vast pine tree forests on gently rolling hills - a landscape from a winter wonderland. This is your chance to make your story a reality: How is it possible to survive winter in the north of Finland – outside, with temperatures well below zero – and enjoy it? How can you create winter experiences for tourists? What winter activities can be offered and how do they feel? How will you deal with the associated challenges and risks? This course provides answers to these questions when the students will be instructed to organise and implement a winter activities study trip. They will have to demonstrate their organisational and guiding skills while comparing the business approaches of different programme service companies. In addition, you, the students, will have to assess and manage the risks of winter activities. Furthermore, the students will be able to apply the main elements of adventure education and set up suitable and secure team building tasks under winter conditions.

Content

Winter nature and sports tourism products and destinations
Planning outdoor activity products
Organising a winter activity trip (study trips)
Instructing winter activities (group instruction and guiding)
Programme service companies

Previously mentioned themes will be processed and deepened using current topical issues.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to apply extensively the subject concepts with expertise and combine them accordingly. They are able to analyse, compare, combine and select information and present alternative practices and to analyse, reflect upon and critically assess their competence and the practices presented during the course acquired knowledge. The students are able to work independently, responsibly, with initiative and flexibly in all learning and operational environments. They are able to select and critically assess the techniques and models of the topic and use them in their work. The students are able to work in a customer and goal-oriented manner with a developmental approach to their work. They are able to work as members of a group promoting and developing the work of the group critically taking professional ethics into account.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to systematically use the subject concepts. They are able to name, describe and give reasons for the key knowledge presented during the course. They are able to select appropriate practices and techniques for implementing the course content. The students are able to assess and reflect upon their competence and the practices of the course subject. They are able to work independently and responsibly completing different tasks in all learning and operational environments. They conduct themselves in a customer and goal-oriented manner with a developmental approach to their work. The students are able to work as members of a group to achieve common goals while taking professional ethics into account.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are able to properly define the basic concepts of the course subject. They are able to name and describe the key knowledge (e.g. definitions, professional terms, key players) of the course content. The students are able to work appropriately under supervision in different learning and operational environments. They are able to apply the techniques and concepts of the course subject appropriately in their work. The students are able to conduct themselves professionally in customer situations. They are able to work as members of a group taking others as well as professional ethics into account.

Further information

Delivered in Finnish/English
Implemented in part/completely with the Finnish Tourism group.