Day 10 on 10.12.2014

The topic of the day is Music
Venue: 264

Missing tasks! Company interview due 7.12.2014!
Task list is here! 

Send the Political system presentations to me by e-mail. I cannot give credits and grade before all tasks are done.

Boliden visit and fact sheet!
- I will send our contact person the link to our fact sheet.
- She also wants questions before hand. Post your questions below by Sunday 14.12!
- Meeting outside the cafeteria at 14.45 on 17.12.2014 for transfer to Boliden.

Finnish music

We will end class today at 17.00.

Day 8 on 26.11.2014 - Business and Learning goals

 The Lesson Plan for 26.11.2014 is the following:

- Practicalities: Visit to company rescheduled to 10.12.2014 TBC!

- Business in Finland Presentation / Linda

- Task 3 “Business interview” discussion /  Linda

- Learning goal ⅔  /  This is due on 30.11.2014 

See you in 264 at 15.10!!!

Linda

Day 7 on 19.11.2014 - Economy and Business Life in Finland

Economy and Business Life in Central Ostrobothnia

Lesson on 19.11.2014

15.10 Wrap up of pretask (blog post) and Introduction of task 3 - company interview in pairs. / Linda (note: this is not a job application interview!)

15:30-16:00 How to make a video with ipads / Petri Rautiainen

16-17.00 - practice interviews. Practice asking questions that you would ask in a real company interview. Make short video clips of the interview, practice editing and make a short video clip at the end. This short clip can be e.g.:

1. Show do’s when interviewing

2. or don’ts when interviewing,
3. how to prepare for a talking to a company
4. what questions should you ask?
5. something you think is relevant
6. something you are worried about

17.00-17:30 - share your video in class using appleTV and feedback discussion

Learning objectives for the interview:

LEARNING COMPETENCE

• is able to retrieve and analyze information and evaluate it critically
• is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams

ETHICAL COMPETENCE

• is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and for the consequences of these actions
• is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field
• is able to take other people into account in one’s actions
• is able to apply the principles of equality

WORKING COMMUNITY COMPETENCE

• is able to operate in communicative and interactive situations in working life
• is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s subject field
• knows the working life in one’s subject field and is able to create personal contacts in working life and to operate in professional networks

INNOVATION COMPETENCE

• is able to conduct research, development and innovation projects applying the existing knowledge and methods of the field

INTERNATIONALIZATION COMPETENCE

• possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field
• is able to operate in a multicultural environment
• takes into account the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field

Blogging and doing small scale reserach

Blogging is to write about situations and topics from a contextual but also more personal point of view. Blogs are updated regularity and are usually open to the public. Blogs can be personal, but also open to groups.
Our blog is an educational blog, where we share knowledge and reflections and learn together from each other.


Blog posts in our blog should not be too long, but the posts need to stick to the topic and the questions.  Write in your own way, but with correct language and full sentences.

Reflection means to write about one's thoughts and opinions. Write your posts so that you use full sentences and correct language.

Ethics: Remember to respect others when writing in the blog. Writing about others in a negative manner is absolutely not allowed. When commenting others posts, write in an encouraging manner.

To get started: 

In order to write in this blog, you need to provide me with you gmail account so that I can add you to the blog. Send it to me now: lindascourse@gmail.com

After that I will invite you to the blog.

After you accept the invitation, you can start writing in the blog.

To write a post, click new post. Add the suggested title and labels (in the right hand-side). In the company interview case the labels are the following: Company interview, Linda Krokfors and Peter Finell. After that you can just start writing :-)

You can save the post and continue another time. Your post will be seen in the blog when you push publish! Check always what the post looks like in preview and make modifications if needed. You can also modify already published posts by opening the post and pushing "update".

BLOG TASK TODAY 12.11.2014

Research on your own and look for the following information:
1. What are the 5 most important sectors in Kokkola region (Keski-Pohjanmaa)?
2. Are the most important sectors the same in Kokkola (Central Ostrobothnia) as in Finland?
3. What are the most important companies in Kokkola?
4. Reflect on what company would you like to visit? Why?

Write your answers to the blog, meaning that you will write a "new post". 
Title: Business introduction Linda Krofkors (your name)
Label: Business, your full name (Linda Krokfors)

Start with this in class. If you do not finish during class, have it done by Sunday 16.11.2014. 
Learning objective:
- Learn basics about blogging and how to make a post
- Learn about main business sectors in Finland and the local region 
- Learning about companies in Kokkola
- Becoming acquainted with information related to Task 3/ Business

Day 6 on 12.11.2014 - Political System Task 2 presentations, Blogging and Business introduction

Good day to all of you!

Day 6 on 12.11.2014 looks like this:

- Presentation of task 2 continues / Peter

- Research and Blogging - how to write a post to the blog?  /Linda
Room: 138

 - Introduction to task 3

Note: Class time in classroom 264  (first part), then138.

See you soon!
Peter and Linda

Task 3 - Business interview - Deadline 7.12.2014!

 What is the best way to learn about Finnish businesses?

Talk to a company (owner or employee)?
Read about one in a paper or online?
Listen to a presentation?

Learning styles are different and we all have our own preferences. However, learning-by doing is always useful and in this task, I want you to do that!

Your next task is to interview one company in Kokkola region. Do it in pairs (2 people) where your final product is a text in our blog, where you will write about your interview and share what you've learnt and your thoughts (reflection). 

We will do this in two steps. On 19.11.2014 we will make training interviews based on your research done on 12.11.2014 and general knowledge. These training sessions will prepare you for the real interview! Do the real interview sometime when it is suitable for you and the company. Publish the post by 7.12.2014! Read your friends posts and comment on 3! No post, no comments = no grade for the task.

To remember:

Interview a company that really interests you!
Learn about the company as much as possible so that you are prepared for the interview.
Make an appointment with the owner or an employee, who can answer your questions.
Be responsible. Be yourself, but respect the time and the person you are interviewing! (this could be your future employer!)

Write in this sheet what company you will interview, with who! You cannot interview the same company as somebody else!!
Company interview list
 
Requirements:

Your blog post needs to include the following:
- Present the company and sector where it is active.
- Why did you choose that company?
- What are the main products/services the company offers to the market?
- What are the main markets for the company?
- Add a picture and include references from where the picture is.
 - Self-reflection: Would you like to work in that field in the future? Why?

Add Title: Company name (Kaavya Kitchen) - company interview
Add label: Company interview, full names (Linda Krokfors, Peter Finell)
Read your friends posts and comment on 3! (requirement)
Deadline:7.12.2014

Finnish Education

The Finnish Educational System is famous worldwide. We will look into some aspects of the Finnish educational system during the first part of the course.

The general objectives of the course is to understand how the educational system is built.
What is the general philosophy?
What is the curriculum? Who makes it? Who is following it up?
How is the Finnish system different to the educational system in your own country?
Discuss in small groups:

Why do you think Finland has become famous of its educational system?
How is the Finnish educational system constructed?
What values are central in Finnish education?
What is the teacher's role in University in Finland?
What is the teacher's role in elementary school in Finland?  

Write your group's reflections and answers to the questions in the comment box below, adding your names. 

 




 

Setting your own learning goals - Learning goal questionnaire 1/3

"You can learn as much as you want" either in this course or in life in general.

By setting your own learning goals you can steer your own learning process and find motivators and inspiration.

Fill in this learning goal questionnaire, taking into account what you have heard today about the course and according to your expectations related to the four topics: Business & Economy, Education, Music and Political System.

The learning goal questionnaire may be found by clicking here:
Whole address: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bXxSK9P8VXLn4UPbgNN_uZum972CpFOWQeENL9n2_B8/viewform?usp=send_form