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Finnish for WorkLaajuus (6 cr)

Code: KP10025

Credits

6 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish
  • English

Responsible person

  • Johanna Järveläinen
  • Kaisa Peuhkurinen

Objective

The course is intended for students whose mother tongue is not Finnish. The language level of the course is B1.

You will be able to speak and write in a variety of situations at work, e.g. customer service, making appointments, meetings and negotiations, and chatting with colleagues. You can tell about your work and profession and understand texts and speech about work. You understand work-related instructions and can write the most important work-related texts.

Content

- Chatting with colleagues, e.g. during a coffee break
- Understanding and writing work-related texts and instructions
- Expanding your professional vocabulary
- Speaking in customer service situations (e.g. giving advice, presenting a product)
- Talking on the phone and by e-mail
- Discussions in a meeting
- Telling about your professional competence.

Enrollment

01.10.2024 - 26.01.2025

Timing

03.02.2025 - 16.05.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Virtual portion

6 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

10 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Complementary Studies
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

The course is intended for students whose mother tongue is not Finnish. The language level of the course is B1.

You will be able to speak and write in a variety of situations at work, e.g. customer service, making appointments, meetings and negotiations, and chatting with colleagues. You can tell about your work and profession and understand texts and speech about work. You understand work-related instructions and can write the most important work-related texts.

Content

- Chatting with colleagues, e.g. during a coffee break
- Understanding and writing work-related texts and instructions
- Expanding your professional vocabulary
- Speaking in customer service situations (e.g. giving advice, presenting a product)
- Talking on the phone and by e-mail
- Discussions in a meeting
- Telling about your professional competence.

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 speak and write in a variety of work situations, such as customer service, making appointments, meetings and talking to colleagues. You will be able to talk about your work and your profession and understand work-related texts and speech. You will also be able to understand work-related instructions and write key work texts.

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 6 credits = 162h 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.

Enrollment

01.04.2024 - 08.09.2024

Timing

23.09.2024 - 05.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Virtual portion

6 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

10 - 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.)
Groups
  • TOP24_25
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2024-2025
  • KAKS24
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2024
Small groups
  • Open UAS and RIPA

Objective

The course is intended for students whose mother tongue is not Finnish. The language level of the course is B1.

You will be able to speak and write in a variety of situations at work, e.g. customer service, making appointments, meetings and negotiations, and chatting with colleagues. You can tell about your work and profession and understand texts and speech about work. You understand work-related instructions and can write the most important work-related texts.

Content

- Chatting with colleagues, e.g. during a coffee break
- Understanding and writing work-related texts and instructions
- Expanding your professional vocabulary
- Speaking in customer service situations (e.g. giving advice, presenting a product)
- Talking on the phone and by e-mail
- Discussions in a meeting
- Telling about your professional competence.

Location and time

23.9. - 5.12.2024

Teaching methods

The course is for students whose mother tongue is not Finnish. The course is at level B1.
The course is an online course. You will work independently in Moodle. You will get feedback and a grade at the end of the course.

Student workload

independent work and assignments in Moodle 135 h

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment is based on assignments and final exam.

Enrollment

01.10.2023 - 21.01.2024

Timing

05.02.2024 - 24.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Virtual portion

6 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

10 - 50

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

Kaisa Peuhkurinen

Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 21. Open UAS: 21.)
  • 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

The course is intended for students whose mother tongue is not Finnish. The language level of the course is B1.

You will be able to speak and write in a variety of situations at work, e.g. customer service, making appointments, meetings and negotiations, and chatting with colleagues. You can tell about your work and profession and understand texts and speech about work. You understand work-related instructions and can write the most important work-related texts.

Content

- Chatting with colleagues, e.g. during a coffee break
- Understanding and writing work-related texts and instructions
- Expanding your professional vocabulary
- Speaking in customer service situations (e.g. giving advice, presenting a product)
- Talking on the phone and by e-mail
- Discussions in a meeting
- Telling about your professional competence.

Location and time

The course starts 5.2.2024 and ends 24.5.2024.

Teaching methods

The course is for students whose mother tongue is not Finnish. The course is at level B1.
The course is an online course. You will work independently in Moodle. You will get feedback and a grade at the end of the course.

Student workload

independent work and assignments in Moodle 135 h

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment is based on assignments and final exam.

Enrollment

01.04.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

25.09.2023 - 08.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Virtual portion

6 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
Teacher in charge

Kaisa Peuhkurinen

Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 27. Open UAS: 27.)
  • 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

The course is intended for students whose mother tongue is not Finnish. The language level of the course is B1.

You will be able to speak and write in a variety of situations at work, e.g. customer service, making appointments, meetings and negotiations, and chatting with colleagues. You can tell about your work and profession and understand texts and speech about work. You understand work-related instructions and can write the most important work-related texts.

Content

- Chatting with colleagues, e.g. during a coffee break
- Understanding and writing work-related texts and instructions
- Expanding your professional vocabulary
- Speaking in customer service situations (e.g. giving advice, presenting a product)
- Talking on the phone and by e-mail
- Discussions in a meeting
- Telling about your professional competence.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.10.2022 - 15.01.2023

Timing

30.01.2023 - 26.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Virtual portion

6 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Complementary Studies
Teachers
  • 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
  • KAKK23
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2023
  • TOP22_23
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2022-2023
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 1
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 2

Objective

The course is intended for students whose mother tongue is not Finnish. The language level of the course is B1.

You will be able to speak and write in a variety of situations at work, e.g. customer service, making appointments, meetings and negotiations, and chatting with colleagues. You can tell about your work and profession and understand texts and speech about work. You understand work-related instructions and can write the most important work-related texts.

Content

- Chatting with colleagues, e.g. during a coffee break
- Understanding and writing work-related texts and instructions
- Expanding your professional vocabulary
- Speaking in customer service situations (e.g. giving advice, presenting a product)
- Talking on the phone and by e-mail
- Discussions in a meeting
- Telling about your professional competence.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.04.2022 - 19.09.2022

Timing

19.09.2022 - 02.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Virtual portion

6 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Complementary Studies
Teachers
  • Jussi Örn
  • 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

The course is intended for students whose mother tongue is not Finnish. The language level of the course is B1.

You will be able to speak and write in a variety of situations at work, e.g. customer service, making appointments, meetings and negotiations, and chatting with colleagues. You can tell about your work and profession and understand texts and speech about work. You understand work-related instructions and can write the most important work-related texts.

Content

- Chatting with colleagues, e.g. during a coffee break
- Understanding and writing work-related texts and instructions
- Expanding your professional vocabulary
- Speaking in customer service situations (e.g. giving advice, presenting a product)
- Talking on the phone and by e-mail
- Discussions in a meeting
- Telling about your professional competence.

Evaluation scale

H-5