Course Catalog 2014-2015
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Course Catalog 2014-2015

PLA-15017 Introduction to Finnish Society and Culture, 1-3 cr

Person responsible

Kimmo Ahonen, Tarmo Lipping

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
 18 h/per
+18 h/per

 

 
PLA-15017 2014-01 Monday 16 - 18 , Pori
Tuesday 16 - 18 , Pori

Requirements

Active participation in lectures and completing a written assignment based on lectures.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning Outcomes

The students are introduced to the contemporary Finnish society and culture as well as its historical development. After completing the course, students will have basic knowledge of Finland's societal, cultural and economic background from thematically various perspectives. In addition, the students will gain understanding of the cultural and industrial specificities of the Satakunta region. The aim of the course is to help the student make most of their exchange period by an increased understanding of Finnish customs, culture and contemporary issues.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Finnish welfare state     
2. Finnish education system     
3. Finnish language and business communication     
4. Cultural heritage of Finland and Satakunta region     
5. Current issues in technology and innovation     

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

The course will be assessed as pass or fail

Assessment scale:

Evaluation scale passed/failed will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
PLA-15017 Introduction to Finnish Society and Culture, 1-3 cr PLA-15016 Introduction to Finnish Society and Culture, 1 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
PLA-15017 2014-01        

Documents

FSC-programme-TUT.pdf PLA15017.pdf

Last modified25.08.2014