Academic Finnish (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Hylätty/Hyväksytty

Content scheduling

Workshop 1: Ideas and plannig the text
Workshop 2: Academic text
Workshop 3: References
Workshop 4: Language accuracy, student's own texts

Objective

Students will be able to compile an accurate, carefully written and logical thesis in Finnish as well as an accurately written maturity test.

Content

Meaning and syntax
Accuracy and proof-reading, textual analysis
Instructions for compiling a text and the maturity test

Location and time

Workshops (3 hours) are organized once a month. Otherwise studying is possible by student's own timetable.

Materials

Moodle-material.
Hirsjärvi, Remes & Sajavaara: Tutki ja kirjoita,

Teaching methods

Contact teaching (workshops), web course, independet work, exercices.

Completion alternatives

The course is also possible to conduct as independet studies.

Student workload

5 cr = 135 hours of student's own work. 12 hours of contact teaching and 143 hours of student's independent work.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
Students participate actively in developing their written communication competence and can compile a faultless academic text.
Fail:
Students will recognize the main grammatical features and punctuation of academic Finnish and can produce a good, straightforward academic text.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students will recognize the main grammatical features and punctuation of academic Finnish and can produce a good, straightforward academic text.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students participate actively in developing their written communication competence and can compile a faultless academic text.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students perform all written assignments faultlessly and can produce a good thesis text.

Qualifications

The course must be accomplished in conjunction with the thesis