Study Guide

Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide you with initial information about the country you are coming to.

It should reduce the risk of misunderstandings and help you start integrating and leading an active life in Finland.

Content

The course covers the following topics:

Country and Society
Finns and Finnish Culture
Finnish Welfare State
Laws and Justice
Politics and Civic Participation.

Location and time

The course will be implemented during the summer semester 2024 on the Moodle learning platform of Karelia University of Applied Sciences.

Materials

In this course, we use the English version of the Finland – Civic Orientation Textbook.

The texts have been slightly adapted with the permission of the publisher, Finnish Refugee Council.

Other language versions of the book can be found on the pages https://pakolaisapu.fi/materiaalit/.

Teaching methods

This is a self-paced, non-stop online course for ICT students.

Student workload

It takes an estimated 27 hours or 1 credit to complete the course.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

To get a passing grade you need to get around 75% of the correct answers in the multiple-choice tests.

You are allowed 10-15 minutes to take each quiz and you can retake them once.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment methods and criteria

This course will be assessed on a scale pass-fail based on the results of quizzes .