Study Guide

Objective

The students will know the basic principles and rules of study at a university of applied sciences and can use student services. They will be able to plan their own study path using the curriculum, generic and field-specific competences, and guidance. The students will be able to use the document templates needed during their studies

Content

Welcome to KAMK!
University studies and guidance services
Study path planning

Location and time

Scheduled tutor meetings take place during the orientation days and throughout the 1st year of studies.

Scheduled on-campus meetings for Spring semester are held as follows:
15.1. at 08:30-16:00 at Arcada
16.1. at 13:00-16:00 at Arcada
4.2. at 15:15-16:00 at Arcada
5.5. at 09:00-11:30 at Arcada

Additionally, every new student will have development discussions with their tutoring teacher once in the Spring semester and again in the Autumn semester.

Materials

Provided on the Reppu e-learning platform

Teaching methods

The course comprises three parts:
1. Orientation Kit, which is completed independently online
2. Online Course, completed independently
3. Scheduled tutor meetings, held on campus and online

Student workload

The scope of the course is 2 ECTS (1ECTS = 27hrs of workload)
1. Orientation Kit (0.5 ECTS)
2. Online Course (1 ECTS)
3. Scheduled tutor meetings (1 ECTS)

Evaluation scale

Hylätty/Hyväksytty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PASS: Active participation and successful completion of given tasks.

Assessment methods and criteria

All three partial study attainments are graded on the pass/fail basis.
The course is completed with a pass once all partial attainments are completed with a pass.