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Work and Study (5 cr)

Code: VAL24005-3001

General information


Enrollment

15.06.2024 - 14.06.2025

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Business

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Service Design

Teachers

  • Reija Anckar
  • Eva Holmberg

Teacher in charge

Reija Anckar

Groups

  • SD22HF-Å
    Service Design, full-time studies, h22
  • SD22HP-Å
    Service Design, part-time studies, h22
  • SD23HF-Å
    Service Design, full-time studies, h23
  • SD23HP-Å
    Service Design, part-time studies, h23

Objective

The content is designed in a student-oriented way. It can be for example: projects at work, developing your own business, international MOOCs or just about anything that takes you and your company forward. Before starting your studies, you should agree on the content with your Work & Study counselor, Reija Anckar or Eva Holmberg.

Content

In general, Work & Study is a process where skills required by the degree are gained by working and connecting practical work with a theme-related knowledge base. In addition to paid work also volunteering or hobby activity can be used. You can elective studies through work-based learning, if your work tasks support your degree program’s learning goals.

Location and time

ongoing - online or according to agreement

Materials

To be agreed between the student and the supervisor

Teaching methods

In general, Work & Study is a process where skills required by the degree are gained by working and connecting practical work with a theme-related knowledge base. In addition to paid work also volunteering or hobby activity can be used. You can elective studies through work-based learning, if your work tasks support your degree program’s learning goals.

The content is designed in a student-oriented way. It can be for example: projects at work, developing your own business, international MOOCs or just about anything that takes you and your company forward. Before starting your studies, you should agree on the content with your Work & Study counselor, Reija Anckar or Eva Holmberg.

Individual assignments and demonstration of learning in forms of agreed sprint with the supervisor. If you have a team working on the same idea, some of the tasks can be done together. The recognition of prior learning can be a part of the studies.

Employer connections

To be done in working life

Exam schedules

ongoing assessment

International connections

Can be conducted abroad, too.

Completion alternatives

Elective courses

Student workload

Work and study, design springs with supervisors.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Agreed projects and reflections done.

Content scheduling

Ongoing

Further information

You should have a feasible idea on what to develop at work or in your own business.
Always agreed in person between the student and the Work & Study counselor. The same assessment criteria as in corresponding learning tasks or courses.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sprints conducted in an agreed manner.

Assessment methods and criteria

Accepted sprints

Qualifications

No pre-requisites.

Further information

You should have a feasible idea on what to develop at work or in your own business.