Living and Working in Finland (4 cr)
Code: II10054-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.10.2022 - 31.10.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 09.01.2023 - 28.04.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Management
- Campus
- Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Industrial Management
- Teachers
- Riitta Hyttinen
- Teacher in charge
- Riitta Hyttinen
- Groups
-
IINS22Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Management, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2022
- Course
- II10054
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
The aim of the course is to help you understand the Finnish society, and to improve your chances of becoming member of it as quickly as possible. Ex-pat students have a better chance of integration and employment when they gain a good understanding of how the new society works.
Content
Topics discussed during the course explain how the Finnish society works and tell the story of Finland:
-Finnish history
-Development and structure of Finnish society
-Values, laws and democratic principles
-Rights and obligations in terms of an individual
-Finnish way of life and everyday practices
-Rules of working life and Finnish work culture
-Career advice for recruitment and employment opportunities