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Finnish for Informational WritingLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: KP10023

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish
  • English

Responsible person

  • Johanna Järveläinen
  • Kaisa Peuhkurinen

Objective

After completing the course, you will be able to
- tell about yourself, your studies and your work
- write a variety of factual texts from different perspectives
- give reasons for your own opinions
- summarise the key points in texts and in oral presentations
- use the right tone and style in your writing
- use structures typical of written language.

Content

- Written language structures: rections and non-finite clauses, different ways of linking a text
- Comprehension of factual texts
- Understanding of speech
- Writing factual texts (opinion piece, summary, essay, report and email)
- Discussion on Moodle discussion forums

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Enrollment

01.10.2024 - 31.10.2024

Timing

03.02.2025 - 16.05.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

5 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Business Economics
Teachers
  • Martta Rintanen
Teacher in charge

Martta Rintanen

Scheduling groups
  • Avoin AMK ja RIPA (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
  • Tutkinto-opiskelijat (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TOP24_25
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2024-2025
  • KAKK25
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2025
Small groups
  • Open UAS students and RIPA
  • Degree students

Objective

After completing the course, you will be able to
- tell about yourself, your studies and your work
- write a variety of factual texts from different perspectives
- give reasons for your own opinions
- summarise the key points in texts and in oral presentations
- use the right tone and style in your writing
- use structures typical of written language.

Content

- Written language structures: rections and non-finite clauses, different ways of linking a text
- Comprehension of factual texts
- Understanding of speech
- Writing factual texts (opinion piece, summary, essay, report and email)
- Discussion on Moodle discussion forums

Location and time

An online course that you can complete on your own schedule during the period of the course.

Materials

All materials are available on the course's online platform.

Teaching methods

After the course, you will be able to introduce yourself, your studies and your work, and write a variety of different texts from different perspectives. You will be able to explain your opinions and summarise the main points of texts and presentations. You will also know the correct style and tone of writing and the typical writing structures of the Finnish language.

The course is an online course and you will work independently on the online platform. There are no lessons or teaching sessions. You will receive teacher feedback and a grade at the end of the course.

Student workload

The course is 5 credits = 137h of independent student work.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course includes various independent tasks and small exams, which are assessed at the end of the course. The assignments will be graded to give an overall grade for the course.

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Enrollment

01.04.2024 - 08.09.2024

Timing

23.09.2024 - 05.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

10 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Business Economics
Teachers
  • Martta Rintanen
Teacher in charge

Martta Rintanen

Scheduling groups
  • Avoin amk ja RIPA (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
Groups
  • TOP24_25
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2024-2025
  • KAKS24
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2024
Small groups
  • Open UAS and RIPA

Objective

After completing the course, you will be able to
- tell about yourself, your studies and your work
- write a variety of factual texts from different perspectives
- give reasons for your own opinions
- summarise the key points in texts and in oral presentations
- use the right tone and style in your writing
- use structures typical of written language.

Content

- Written language structures: rections and non-finite clauses, different ways of linking a text
- Comprehension of factual texts
- Understanding of speech
- Writing factual texts (opinion piece, summary, essay, report and email)
- Discussion on Moodle discussion forums

Evaluation scale

H-5

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Enrollment

01.10.2023 - 21.01.2024

Timing

01.02.2024 - 31.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

10 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
  • Complementary Studies
Teachers
  • Johanna Järveläinen
  • Kaisa Peuhkurinen
  • Satu Saarinen
Teacher in charge

Kaisa Peuhkurinen

Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
  • Tutkinto-opiskelijat (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TOP23_24
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2023-2024
  • KAKK24
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2024
Small groups
  • Open UAS students
  • Degree students

Objective

After completing the course, you will be able to
- tell about yourself, your studies and your work
- write a variety of factual texts from different perspectives
- give reasons for your own opinions
- summarise the key points in texts and in oral presentations
- use the right tone and style in your writing
- use structures typical of written language.

Content

- Written language structures: rections and non-finite clauses, different ways of linking a text
- Comprehension of factual texts
- Understanding of speech
- Writing factual texts (opinion piece, summary, essay, report and email)
- Discussion on Moodle discussion forums

Evaluation scale

H-5

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Enrollment

01.04.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

25.09.2023 - 08.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

10 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
  • Complementary Studies
Teachers
  • Kaisa Peuhkurinen
  • Satu Saarinen
Teacher in charge

Kaisa Peuhkurinen

Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
  • Tutkinto-opiskelijat (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TOP23_24
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2023-2024
  • KAKS23
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2023
Small groups
  • Open UAS students
  • Degree students

Objective

After completing the course, you will be able to
- tell about yourself, your studies and your work
- write a variety of factual texts from different perspectives
- give reasons for your own opinions
- summarise the key points in texts and in oral presentations
- use the right tone and style in your writing
- use structures typical of written language.

Content

- Written language structures: rections and non-finite clauses, different ways of linking a text
- Comprehension of factual texts
- Understanding of speech
- Writing factual texts (opinion piece, summary, essay, report and email)
- Discussion on Moodle discussion forums

Evaluation scale

H-5

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Enrollment

01.10.2022 - 15.01.2023

Timing

30.01.2023 - 26.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Complementary Studies
Teachers
  • Johanna Järveläinen
  • Kaisa Peuhkurinen
Teacher in charge

Kaisa Peuhkurinen

Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 1 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 2 (Size: 10. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TOP22_23
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2022-2023
  • KAKK22
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2022
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 1
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 2

Objective

After completing the course, you will be able to
- tell about yourself, your studies and your work
- write a variety of factual texts from different perspectives
- give reasons for your own opinions
- summarise the key points in texts and in oral presentations
- use the right tone and style in your writing
- use structures typical of written language.

Content

- Written language structures: rections and non-finite clauses, different ways of linking a text
- Comprehension of factual texts
- Understanding of speech
- Writing factual texts (opinion piece, summary, essay, report and email)
- Discussion on Moodle discussion forums

Evaluation scale

H-5

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Enrollment

01.04.2022 - 19.09.2022

Timing

19.09.2022 - 02.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

10 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Complementary Studies
Teachers
  • Johanna Järveläinen
  • Kaisa Peuhkurinen
Teacher in charge

Kaisa Peuhkurinen

Groups
  • KAKS22
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2022
  • TOP22_23
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2022-2023

Objective

After completing the course, you will be able to
- tell about yourself, your studies and your work
- write a variety of factual texts from different perspectives
- give reasons for your own opinions
- summarise the key points in texts and in oral presentations
- use the right tone and style in your writing
- use structures typical of written language.

Content

- Written language structures: rections and non-finite clauses, different ways of linking a text
- Comprehension of factual texts
- Understanding of speech
- Writing factual texts (opinion piece, summary, essay, report and email)
- Discussion on Moodle discussion forums

Evaluation scale

H-5