Basics of Finnish Working Life - self-study course, spring 2025
- Date:
- 7.1.2025 - 14.3.2025
- Credits:
- 1 ECTS credits
- Location:
- -
- Continuous learning category:
- Teaching, education and psychology
- Teaching format:
- Independent learning, Online teaching
- Price:
- 20 € (VAT 0%)
Contents:
- An overview of the developments in the Finnish labour market system
- Opportunities for highly educated people in the transformative working life
- Competence maintenance and career progression
- The value of work and social security in working life
- Special features of the Finnish work culture
Learning outcomes: After completing the course, students will know how the Finnish working life, labour market and working culture function and will be aware of what positions and opportunities are available to highly educated people. Completing the course enhances students’ ethical skills while they plan their careers and gain competences to seek employment in duties and positions they find meaningful. While developing their digital and cooperation competences, the course promotes students’ self-management, critical thinking and active data processing skills and the ability to use and process information for effective communication.
Further information: The course will be arranged in the autumn and spring semesters. The course is open to all undergraduate and graduate students and the students with the continued right to study as well as open university students. The course is best suited for students for whom the transition into working life is topical. The language of instruction is English.
The student will complete the course independently online within the given deadlines. No lectures or other meetings.
Schedule: 07.01.2025 - 14.03.2025. You can obtain the grade for the course in any of the 4 assessment points by finishing your course work before the set days 28.1., 11.2., 25.2. and 18.3.2025.
Students acquaint themselves with the material in the learning environment and complete the required assignments. Interaction with other students in the learning environment is essential to the way of learning in this course. To pass the course (PASS/FAIL), students must complete the tasks in the learning environment successfully.
Study units cost 20 € / credit point. This price holds for the academic year 2024–2025.
For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi).
Fees for purchasing/lending literature are not covered by the University.
If you can’t identify yourself using the Suomi.fi service or your employer would pay your tuition fee, please contact our Student Affairs Secretary; their contact information is below.
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