General description

An individual Project course.

Learning outcomes

Aim of the course
An individual and individually designed learning project is carried out on the course within a research group, a company or an NGO. The aim of the course is to convert theoretical knowledge into practical skills and focus on solving real-life problems.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student
? has developed time management skills, organizing and decision making skills as well as problem-solving skills
? has achieved skills in successfully planning and implementing an individual learning project
? has improved his/her networking skills and learnt to express one?s own views and share information with others in the group
? is able to identify and recognize one?s own skills, strengths and theoretical knowledge and how to make use of them

Contents

An individually designed project course that can be completed during the studies, preferably in the second year of studies. The work is individually designed and can be done in one of the research groups at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Tampere or in other faculties of the university. Alternatively, it could be a Demola-project (or similar) or carried out in an NGO as voluntary work or in a company. The aims are always individually determined but the general learning outcomes are listed below. Students have a person who acts as mentor and contact person in the research group and organization and they write a plan before the studies (1 page) and report (3-5 pages) after the studies. A clearly defined task for the student is defined before the start of the course and this is included in the plan.

Evaluation

Belongs to following study modules

2018–2019

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

PGHES01 Individual project course