Multicultural project (5 cr)
Code: KEP7064-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.10.2021 - 31.01.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.02.2022 - 13.05.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 2 cr
- Virtual portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Kielten ja viestinnän opetus (KVO)
- Campus
- Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Economics
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
On completion of the course the successful student will be able toplan, implement and evaluate a small-scale research or development project on the topics related to diversity managementwork purposefully and effectively in a multicultural environmentinteract successfully in a multicultural environmentreport the key findings or results in speech and writing
Content
kick-off seminarsetting project stages, phases and milestonescollecting relevant data from different sourceslaunching and implementing a projectproject evaluationpresentation of the project outcomes in a seminarclosure: producing a written report
Location and time
Contact teaching, counseling in small groups, project work
Kick-off: 14 February, at 15.30 - 17.00, in Teams
Presenting project plans: 23 February at 15.30 - 17.00 in Teams
Milestone check 1: 29 March at 15.30 - 17.00 Venue will be announced later
Milestone check 2: 26 April at 15.30 - 17.00 Venue will be announced later
Project presentations: 2 May at 15.00 - 18.00 Venue will be announced later
Presentation materials to be in Moodle: will be announced later
Final deadline for project reports: 13 May
Responsible teachers: Principal Lecturer Kirsi-Marja Toivanen and Lecturer Heidi Vartiainen (Karelia UAS)
Materials
Available in the online learning environment.
Teaching methods
On completion of the course the successful student will be able to
- plan, implement and evaluate a small-scale research or development project on the topics related to diversity management
- work purposefully and effectively in a multicultural environment
- interact successfully in a multicultural environment
- report the key findings or results in speech and writing
IMPLEMENTATION
- kick-off seminar and team building
- setting project stages, phases and milestones
- collecting relevant data from different sources
- launching and implementing a project
- project evaluation
- presentation of the project outcomes in a seminar
- closure: producing a written report
- Contact lessons 4 h, counselling in small groups 6 h, implementing one´s project 99 h, preparing for seminar 20 h, seminar 6 h
Student workload
Contact lessons 4 h, counselling in small groups 6 h, implementing one´s project 99 h, preparing for seminar 20 h, seminar 6 h