Study Guide

Objective

After completing the study unit
- you can read mathematics text
- you can solve equations
- you know basics of geometric
- you can apply vector and matrix calculus
- you can apply mathematics his own field applications

Content

The study unit includes::
- simplification equations,
- expressions
- system of equations
- proportionality
- percent calculation
- sine and cosine theorem
- vector calculation
- logarithmic and exponential function
- trigonometric functions

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the study unit
- you can read mathematics text
- you can solve equations
- you know basics of geometric
- you can apply vector and matrix calculus
- you can apply mathematics his own field applications

Content

The study unit includes::
- simplification equations,
- expressions
- system of equations
- proportionality
- percent calculation
- sine and cosine theorem
- vector calculation
- logarithmic and exponential function
- trigonometric functions

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The Professional Growth course 5 ECTS is a study unit that lasts throughout the polytechnic degree and consists of four independent sub-courses. During the part-time courses, the student receives information, advice and guidance to support the planning of their studies. Students learn to evaluate the development of their knowledge and skills. The course supports the management of the student's individual development curve in learning and work, as well as the development of decision-making and career management skills. The student also learns to follow general working life practices and becomes acquainted with the rules of the game in working life.

In the Professional Growth 1 sub-course (2 cr) you will learn to use the services and learning environments offered to you by the University of Applied Sciences. After completing the part-time course, you will know the curriculum and operating methods of your own education, you will know the actors in the supervision of your own education and you will be able to apply for guidance from the right people in connection with your studies. You know the activities and services of the student body, group in the student community and promote a good study atmosphere.
After completing the course, you will be able to work as a university student, know the Karelia University of Applied Sciences degree rules, know the principles and practices of recognizing and recognizing previously acquired competencies (AHOT), understand the process of personal study planning and update your personal study plan working practices.

Content

Familiarity with the curriculum and implementation plan as well as the rules of procedure and the implementation practices of teaching. Studying at a polytechnic, studying in groups, in pairs and in projects. Use of data networks, data acquisition, Karelia.fi, PAKKI, PEPPI system, MoodleRooms and Outlook e-mail. Study supervision, study curator, health care, study social benefits, parish, language services, library and information services, international services and the student association POKA. Degree rules, general policies and rules of the game, and general and sectoral competencies. Familiarization with working life practices and rules of the game (working life information and / or visits). Communality and caring, VIP student activity presentation and VIP choices. Development of a personal study plan (HOPS) and development discussion.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The Professional Growth course 5 ECTS is a study unit that lasts throughout the polytechnic degree and consists of four independent sub-courses. During the part-time courses, the student receives information, advice and guidance to support the planning of their studies. Students learn to evaluate the development of their knowledge and skills. The course supports the management of the student's individual development curve in learning and work, as well as the development of decision-making and career management skills. The student also learns to follow general working life practices and becomes acquainted with the rules of the game in working life.

In the Professional Growth 2 (1 cr) part-time course, you become acquainted with the work tasks and working life practices in your field and find out about postgraduate study opportunities and exchange-related practices. After completing the course, you will understand the importance of study well-being and take responsibility for your own studies and professional growth, as well as your own study ability, study well-being and coping, and you will learn to tolerate the choices and future uncertainties related to your studies. In the development discussion, you can assess the development of your own skills and set goals for your development.

Content

General and personal work practices. Ability to study, self-direction, assessment of one's own study skills and learning styles, life management, time management and stress management, study skills. Int'l info. Company visits. Development discussion and updating of the personal study plan (HOPS).

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The Professional Growth course 5 ECTS is a study unit that lasts throughout the polytechnic degree and consists of four independent sub-courses. During the part-time courses, the student receives information, advice and guidance to support the planning of their studies. Students learn to evaluate the development of their knowledge and skills. The course supports the management of the student's individual development curve in learning and work, as well as the development of decision-making and career management skills. The student also learns to follow general working life practices and becomes acquainted with the rules of the game in working life.

After completing the Professional Growth 3 (1 cr) part-time course, you know about job opportunities in your field, plan your own future in working life and know how to make choices to achieve your own career goals. You know how to work in accordance with working life practices, network and make contacts with employers and actors in your field. You will learn to set goals for your own career development. You will be able to critically evaluate your skills by setting development goals in the development discussion.

Content

Identifying and marketing one's own skills, participating in a networking workshop, drawing up a career plan. Development discussion.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

During this study unit You will
- know what components concrete is made of
- can design and produce conventional concrete that meets the requirements for fresh and hardened concrete.
- can test the quality properties of concrete and evaluate the suitability of concrete.
- understand the effects of different factors on the properties of concrete mass and hardened concrete.

Content

The content of the study unit
- Concrete components and their properties.
- Design and proportion of concrete composition.
- Concrete production and properties of concrete mass.
- Properties of hardened concrete.
- Concrete construction quality technology.
- Environmental impact of concrete construction

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

On completion of the course, you will be familiar with the design principles and dimensioning practices for reinforced concrete structures and reinforcement. You will also be able to design concrete structures in fracture mode.
The course will prepare you for advanced studies in the design of concrete structures.

Content

The course includes:
- Concrete and reinforced concrete as a building material
- mechanical behaviour and modelling of reinforced concrete structures
- durability of concrete structures, load classes, concrete cover and crack widths
- design and dimensioning of structural elements in fracture mode.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

On completion of this course, you will understand the principles of modelling.
You will be able to model buildings using Revit software, use Autocad software and produce prints using both.

Content

The course includes:
- the agreed rules of the game in modelling
- modelling buildings
- Acad drawing and edit commands
- printing.

Teaching methods

On completion of this course, you will understand the principles of modelling.
You will be able to model buildings using Revit software, use Autocad software and produce prints using both.

The course includes:
- the agreed rules of the game in modelling
- modelling buildings
- Acad drawing and edit commands
- printing.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

After completing the study unit

- you can develop abilities for mathematical treatment of technology applications
- you can calculate instantaneous and total change of function
- you know derivation and integration rules
- you can apply the concepts of differential calculus and integral calculus in solving practical problems.

Content

The study unit includes:

- limit
- derivation
- differential and error formulas
- extremum
- integration
- integral applications

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the study unit

- you can develop abilities for mathematical treatment of technology applications
- you can calculate instantaneous and total change of function
- you know derivation and integration rules
- you can apply the concepts of differential calculus and integral calculus in solving practical problems.

Content

The study unit includes:

- limit
- derivation
- differential and error formulas
- extremum
- integration
- integral applications

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student knows how to use technical language on a general level and knows the basic vocabulary in the field as well as understands the need for English in working life. The student knows how to tell about the studies and oneself in connection with job application process, can manage in everyday spoken situations and knows how to present a product, process or service in one's field. The student knows how to communicate appropriately in spoken and written customer service situations and can prepare and present spoken presentations and knows the basic principles of report writing as well as can read texts in one's field by using various aid e.g. dictionaries.

Content

- telling about studies and oneself
- expressing opinions
- small talk
- communication style and register
- basic vocabulary: materials, shapes, measurements, units, products, services
- basic vocabulary in construction engineering: production and manufacturing, construction, housing, building types, spaces, tasks, site safety
- presentation skills
- customer service situations
- telephoning and e-mail
- job application process, documents and interview
- basics of intercultural communication
- basics of reporting

Location and time

Wärtsilä campus

Teaching methods

Contact teaching (active participation and interaction required), independent study and group work, spoken presentation and interview, written tasks at home and in class. Possible exam. Assessment: written and spoken demonstration of skills and learning on skills level B2.

In this course, you will learn how to talk about yourself and your studies, both verbally and in writing, in relation to your studies in construction engineering. You will also be able to express your opinion and master the principles of small talk.
You will also learn about different communication styles and registers. You will also learn about the tasks of a civil engineer and study basic construction vocabulary such as
materials, shapes, dimensions, units, product, services, manufacturing methods, housing vocabulary, building types and space designations.
During this course you will also learn presentation skills in English and learn telephone and email communication.
During the course you will go through the English language job application procedure, interview and documentation. You will also learn the basics of intercultural communication.
Possible integration with other courses in construction engineering.

Completion alternatives

Accreditation of prior learning (AHOT) is to be agreed upon with the lecturer in case the skills level is sufficient and the student can prove that they have acquired the knowledge and skills elsewhere.

Student workload

Altogether 81 hours of work, including 28-32 hours of contact teaching lessons

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

0-5
Assessment on skills level B2 (CEFR) in written and spoken communication in English

Objective

During this study unit You will learn basics of geotechnical planning.

Content

-basics of geotechnical planning.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

After you have completed the course, you will know the concepts and principles of buildings low carbon assessment. You also know the basics of calculating the carbon footprint of a construction product and a building.

Content

Course includes:
- the climate impact of construction
- aims of low carbon construction
- laws, regulations and guidelines
- initial data of calculations
- methods of calculations.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

Students know different types of organizational models and ways of leading and skills required of a manager. Students understand the challenges in leading employees arising from the differences of people.

Content

-The basis of work behaviour (i.a. work motivation, values)
-Management and leadership
-Organizations and organizing
-Management of transformation processes
-Human resources work ( i.a. recruitment, staff development)
-Labour law and collective agreement
-Strategic leadership

Teaching methods

Students know different types of organizational models and ways of leading and skills required of a manager. Students understand the challenges in leading employees arising from the differences of people.

-The basis of work behaviour (i.a. work motivation, values)
-Management and leadership
-Organizations and organizing
-Management of transformation processes
-Human resources work ( i.a. recruitment, staff development)
-Labour law and collective agreement
-Strategic leadership

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

After completing the course, you will be familiar with the land use planning system in accordance with the Land Use and Building Act. You know the different formula levels and how to control land use and construction at different formula levels. You are familiar with the zoning process and the chain of municipal land production with its different land acquisition methods. You know the deliveries related to real estate formation.

Content

Land Use and Building Act, town plan, master plan, provincial plan and building order. Beach construction. Construction outside the formula area. Zoning process, land formation chain, municipal land acquisition methods. Formula markings and regulations. Surveying supplies

Teaching methods

After completing the course, you will be familiar with the land use planning system in accordance with the Land Use and Building Act. You know the different formula levels and how to control land use and construction at different formula levels. You are familiar with the zoning process and the chain of municipal land production with its different land acquisition methods. You know the deliveries related to real estate formation.

Content scheduling

Land Use and Building Act, town plan, master plan, provincial plan and building order. Beach construction. Construction outside the formula area. Zoning process, land formation chain, municipal land acquisition methods. Formula markings and regulations. Surveying supplies

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

During this study unit You will
- be able to determine the factors that affect the costs of the different phases of a construction project
- know the concepts of cost management in a construction project
- know the basic methods of cost accounting in different stages of a construction project
- master the principles of quantity accounting and know how to calculate construction costs.

Content

The content of the study unit
- cumulation of costs during the building project
- methods of cost estimation
- coding systems
- cost estimation in design phase and in contracting phase (quantities, prices, general costs on the sites)
- target estimation
- essential parts of tender calculation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student understands and can apply knowledge of business economics inplanning, decision making and one's own work in business life. The student understands conditions and demands of entrepreneurship. The student knows how to establish a company and how to make a business plan.

Content

-Internal and external accounting basis.
--profit margin calculation
--pricing
--investment calculations
-Business plan
-Business taxation
-Value added tax

Teaching methods

The student understands and can apply knowledge of business economics in planning, decision making and one's own work in business life. The student understands conditions and demands of entrepreneurship. The student knows how to establish a company and how to make a business plan.

-Internal and external accounting basis.
--profit margin calculation
--pricing
--investment calculations
-Business plan
-Business taxation
-Value added tax

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

After you have completed the course, you will know the coordinate systems and basics of general measurement techniques. You also know basics of geodetic calculations.

Content

Course includes:
- coordinate systems in Finland
- general measurement techniques and devices
- practical measurement tasks
- measurement-related calculations.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

During this study unit You will learn how to design conventional foundations for a house.

Content

-conventional foundations for a house.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

You know how to argue and to justify your opinions and know how to talk about everyday working life situations. You know how to work in English in various phases of a design process both orally and in writing. You can describe and present processes. You know how to present at a trade fair. You can work in projects run in English.

Content

Spoken communication at work and in customer contacts. Arguing and discussion skills. Trade fairs. Reporting and documentation related to projects. Process description.

Location and time

Wärtsilä campus

Teaching methods

Spoken and written communication at an engineer's work and in customer contacts. Formal written technical and academic reports. Academic language. Arguing and discussion skills. Trade fairs. Reporting and documentation related to projects and literature. Process description, process and design terminology, and spoken presentations.

Contact teaching, active participation and interaction. Spoken presentation and a written assignment and a possible written exam

Assessment of spoken and written performance on Skills Level B2 (CEFR) and according to the criteria of English for professional purposes at Karelia UAS

Exam schedules

Written exam at the end of the course. Possible smaller tests in eg Moodle.

Completion alternatives

Accreditation of prior learning (AHOT process) with demonstration of learning and skills. To be agreed with the lecturer. (Minimum C1 skills level)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Grading 0-5
written and spoken English communication
skills level B2 (CEFR)
active participation and interaction during the course
assignments and an exam
written and spoken performance

Objective

After completing the course, the student recognizes the advantages and limitations of wood material as a building material, the products and qualities used in wood construction. In addition, you are familiar with the basic structures of wood construction and building physical behavior. You are also familiar with wood construction systems and their advantages and limitations. The student also becomes acquainted with special issues in wood construction, such as fire and sound technology.

The course prepares you for advanced studies in wood structural engineering.

Content

The course includes:
- Wood raw material resources and their use
- Advantages and strengths of wood material
- Wood-based products and their use in construction
- Wooden structures and their building physical behavior
- Cost-effective use of wood construction systems.
- Familiarity with special issues in wood construction.
- Exercise and seminar presentation related to the content of the course.

Location and time

According to the work schedule in the fall semester 2023.

Materials

The material shared on the Moodle platform of the study course.

Recommended literature: Unto Siikanen, Puurakentaminen.

Teaching methods

The study course is implemented in teaching periods so that the teaching situation always consists of an introductory lecture on the topic to be discussed, a short assignment given during the introductory lecture, and a joint summary of the assignment at the end of the lecture period. In addition to the lectures, the course includes an exercise task to be done in small groups, on the basis of which the seminar presentations are held.

In addition to the lectures, a familiarization visit will be made to a wood construction site in the city's area.

Exam schedules

The exam related to the study course is held on a mutually agreed date during the completion of the study course

Student workload

Lectures 30h, independent study + practice work 48h

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation of the course is based on a written exam, which is performed at the end of the course. Passing the course requires, however, that all assignments given during the course have been returned with approval.

Objective

The student learns how to design the basic structures of a wooden detached and terraced house.

Content

- design of wooden frame structures of a detached house
- bending, shearing, support pressure, deflections, buckling, tension

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

During this study unit You will learn how to design more demanding timber structures.

Content

-designing of more demanding timber structures.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

After completing the course, you can apply scientific thinking, general mechanical principles and methods used in technical planning, technical realization and problem solving.

Content

The course includes:
- units and symbols
- kinematics
- force, friction, Newton's laws
- mechanical energy and power
- sound waves and decibel calculations.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, you will know the basics of chemistry. The course will give you the ability to understand the factors associated with corrosion as well as the chemical and microbiological factors that affect the indoor air of a building.

Content

The course includes:
- structure of the substance and nomenclature of chemicals
- the chemical resistance of concrete and the effect of concrete on metals
- indoor chemical and microbiological contaminants and moisture
- mole, gases
- concentration and reaction equation
- pH and carbonation of concrete
- basics of electrochemistry and reactivity of metals
- corrosion.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The Civil Engineering Internship 1 is intended primarily for students with no previous work experience in the construction industry. During the internship, the student becomes acquainted with the work tasks in the construction industry in different work environments in the construction industry, internalizes working life practices, rights and responsibilities, and develops their own team work skills and problem-solving skills. At the same time, the student becomes acquainted with the work tasks of civil engineers who may be working at the internship.

Content

Assisting duties on construction sites, building materials stores or other construction workplaces, Familiarity with construction duties and occupational safety issues in the construction industry.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The Civil Engineering Internship 2 is intended for those students who already have previous work experience in construction jobs. During the internship, the student deepens his / her skills in the field of construction and civil engineering. The internship may include some work management, design assistance, or other tasks that are part of the engineering job description. During the internship, it becomes clear to the student which job positions in civil engineering he or she wants to focus on.

Content

Getting acquainted with the work tasks in the construction industry. Familiarity with the duties of an engineer's job description.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

This module enables students
to understand and utilize the encounter of cultures in the business world,
to observe and practice the progress of intercultural operation
to deliver perception of how analytical and strategic tools are used to explore new business environment

Content

- Entering the international business field
- Tools used to approach the international market
- Intercultural trading in different continents, interviews
- Literature and exercises

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

You know the definitions of quality and the concepts of quality. Familiarize yourself with the principles of quality management, quality tools and quality management methods. Familiarize yourself with quality measurement methods. In the construction industry, you know the factors that affect quality. You know the principles of quality management in the construction industry. Familiarize yourself with the quality management systems, methods and instructions used in the construction industry.

Content

Definitions of quality and concepts of quality. Principles of quality management, quality tools and quality management methods. Measuring quality. Factors affecting quality in the construction industry. Principles of quality management in the construction industry. Quality management systems, methods and instructions used in the construction industry. ISO 9000, RYL, RALA, Lean, Kuivaketju10.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, you will understand the effects of construction on our own living environment and how these effects can be minimized. During the course you will get to know e.g. how the implementation of zoning, design, material selection and demolition can affect the environmental impact of our built environment. During the course, you will also learn about the different methods used to carry out environmental impact assessments and how legislation guides environmental impact assessments.

Content

The course includes:
- Zoning and the possibilities of land use impact and their control
- Emissions from construction and use of materials.
- Environmental statements for construction materials and the environmental impact assessment based on them
- Standards for sustainable construction
- Circular economy and its requirements for the environmental impact of construction

Teaching methods

After completing the course, you will understand the effects of construction on our own living environment and how these effects can be minimized. During the course you will get to know e.g. how the implementation of zoning, design, material selection and demolition can affect the environmental impact of our built environment. During the course, you will also learn about the different methods used to carry out environmental impact assessments and how legislation guides environmental impact assessments.

The course includes:
- Zoning and the possibilities of land use impact and their control
- Emissions from construction and use of materials.
- EPD:s for construction materials and the environmental impact assessment based on them
- Standards for sustainable construction
- Circular economy and its requirements for the environmental impact of construction

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student knows the various life cycle phases of a building project and the different parties in a building project, as well as their main responsibilities and duties. The student knows the basics of procedures in competitive bidding and of operation on sites. The student knows how to use the most common office software.

Content

Basics of ADP, construction in society, basic concepts in construction economics, parties of construction, phases of construction, basic principles of quality and management in construction.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the study unit, you are able to write coherent texts with an appropriate content and grammatically correct language. You can apply thesis instructions to your own texts. You are able to search for the information you need and evaluate the reliability of sources. You can also assess your own communication skills.

Content

The study unit includes:
- principles of university level writing
- document standard and reporting according to thesis instructions
- summarising, citations, and references
- information retrieval and source criticism
- language planning.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

You are able to communicate orally and in writing in basic situations of the working life. You are familiar with the professional bodies and understand which kind of Swedish knowledge will be needed in the working life. You are able to follow actual Swedish media of the field and to report from the themes. You are able to study and retrieve information independently and you are able to use the basic vocabulary and structures of Swedish language in different situations in the working life.

Content

- You can tell about yourself, your education and your work
- You can write your CV and your can answer questions in a job interview.
- You are able to communicate small talk, on the phone and with customer
- You can write written document concerning working lige
- You can use bacic vocabulary and structures of Swedish in different working life situations
- You know cultural differences in written an oral working life communication

Teaching methods

- You can tell about yourself, your education and your work
- You are able to communicate small talk, on the phone and with customers
- You can write written document concerning working lige
- You can use basic vocabulary and structures of Swedish in different working life situations
- You know cultural differences in written an oral working life communication

- Contact lessons, independent studies, pair- and group work

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Level B1

Objective

Upon completion of this course, you will understand the basic concepts of statics and strength of materials. You will be able to perform equilibrium analysis of structures and solve stress distributions for statically imposed rod structures. You will also be able to perform stress calculations for simple structures.

Content

The course includes:
- basic concepts of statics and strength of materials
- force system combination and equilibrium analysis.
- fundamentals of rigid body mechanics
- beam stresses: 1-hole and cantilever beams
- normal, shear and bending stresses

Teaching methods

The course includes:
- basic concepts of statics and strength of materials
- force system combination and equilibrium analysis.
- fundamentals of rigid body mechanics
- beam stresses: 1-hole and cantilever beams
- normal, shear and bending stresses

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

On completion of this course, you will be able to determine the loads on articulated beams, frames and arches and to solve the rod forces of a truss. You will also be able to perform torsional and combined stress design of structures.

Content

The course includes:
- stresses in articulated structures
- torsional moment and stress
- combined stress and strain

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

You learn more construction vocabulary. You are able to follow the flow of information about construction and take a benefit of it. You become familiar with Nordic companies in your branch. You can represent the company and its products and services and are able to create necessary written documents.

Content

- You are able to understand medias concerning construction.
- You can write an instruction and other documents in Swedish with relation construction.
- You are familiar with Nordic companies of own branch and you can present a company and its products/services.
- You can use the imperative and passive in written and oral outputs .

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

This course is studied after Sociala kontakter IR10028.

Objective

Goal of this course is improve your CAD-skills, which were learnt on first CAD-course.
After this course you are able to produce higher quality structure plans.

Content

The course includes:
- Producing structure plans.
- Using XRef:s and defining detailed printing settings.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected