Professional Development (2cr)

Teachin methods

Various meetings per term on Campus, one PSP discussion with Personal Tutor on the campus or online according to agreement.

Materials

All study materials are available in Canvas

Completion alternatives

By agreement with the tutor

Employer connections

Various working life partners and alumni are utilised throught the year.

International connections

This is an international group and multicultural aspects are present in all sessions

Student workload

This study unit is equivalent to a maximum of 54 hours of work as it is a two-credit study unit. The workload is divided evenly between the autumn and spring terms.

Further information

The learning outcomes are assessed by using level 1 of Laurea's common assessment criteria.

Objective

The student is able to
- create a personal career plan
- look into employment opportunities and prerequisites for entrepreneurship in their own field
- build and utilize professional networks
- describe their own competence, apply for jobs in the field and understand the significance of social media in the job seeking process
- anticipate future trends in the job market and their likely impact on their career
- promote personal well-being

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed