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Itä-Suomen Yliopisto

Joensuu, Kuopio

Open university: Finnish Education and Society, 2023-2024, MOOC

smart for good
Credits:
5 ECTS credits
Location:
-
Continuous learning category:
Teaching, education and psychology
Teaching format:
Online teaching, Independent learning, Distance teaching
Price:
75 € (VAT 0%)
Jatkuva oppiminen verkkosivut

The online course covers the following topics:

Introduction to the main concepts of the course

  • Theoretical Traditions in Sociology of Education
  • The Meaning of Education
  • Sustainability Education in Finland

Learning outcomes

After the course student:

  • has knowledge of basic research frameworks and concepts of social scientific research and the sociology of education
  • knows the societal functions of education, and can reflect on individual and social meanings of education knows the central theoretical traditions in the social sciences of education
  • has progressed in critical thinking skills.

The course is a 5 cp MOOC course open for anyone on the DigiCampus learning platform. Course can be taken by students from any discipline, the course does not require previous background with educational studies.

Please check Peppi- study guide for more information about the course.

This course is a part of the basic studies Lifelong Learning and Sustainable Development that also offer a open university route to a Bachelor Degree Programme of the same name at the University of Eastern Finland. Read more here.

Online course: learning tasks 20 h, learning diary 30 h, individual work 85 h.

Learning tasks are based on the selected parts of the following materials:

  • Simola, H. 2015. The Finnish Education mystery - Historical and Sociological essays on Schooling in Finland
  • Sahlberg, P. 2011. Finnish Lessons. What can the World Learn from Educational change in Finland
  • Jarvis 2010. Adult education and lifelong learning: Theory and practice (renewed 4. edition)
  • Open access articles in Moodle.

If you have been granted temporary protection in Finland (by Migri), this English-language course is free for the academic year 2023-2024.  Please contact training secretary for registration.

The normal study fee is 15 euros per ECTS credit. The study fee is paid at registration.

If the teaching is provided by a partner school of the Open University, the study fee consists of the Open University’s study fee and the partner school’s fee. The study fee is paid when registering for the course. Please find more information: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi) There is no separate registration or fee for study modules; register for each course individually.

By paying the study fee, the student receives a temporary right to study that entitles them to attend a particular course. The right to study is course-specific, and is required to complete the course as specified in the syllabus for the term, covering both teaching and course exams. If the course is continuously open for registration, the maximum time to complete the course is from 1 August to 31 July for that academic year.

Irrespective of time

The course is available from September to December and from February to May.

English

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Register for studies

Registration guide:

I. Click on the button to register. You will be directed to our registration service with the study unit already selected; click “In English” at the upper right-hand corner to change the language. If you want to, you can add several study units to your basket before you continue.

II. Pay the study fee with the payment link included in verification email once you have completed the registration.

III. You will receive your starting instructions within seven days of your registration. Please read them carefully. If you do not have a UEF account, you will also get instructions for activating one.

If you can’t find these messages, remember to check your email’s trash folder.

Students who do not have a Finnish online bank service:

  • You can find more specific contact information for IT-services in UEF website.
  • When you have registered in Open University and activated your UEF username, sign in Digicampus Moodle using your HAKA account. If you have already submitted assignments through your Google account, contact Digicampus Support via email (support@digicampus.fi) to connect the two accounts.HAKA is an information secure user authentication system for Finnish higher education institutions. Your HAKA account is simply the user ID you recieve with your student account in UEF or some other higher education institution.
  • Course key for Digicampus Moodle:  will be announced later with instructions after registration
  • After you have completed the course and your assignments have been evaluated , your credit points will be saved in the study register and you will receive an electronic transcript of records in your email.

Students who have a Finnish online bank service:

  • Register for the course
  • Verify your student account on the next day the earliest using your online bank service (Suomi.fi -identification). UEF account activation in UEF website. The UEF student account includes a student email account and access to differents services such as the library online service (primo.uef.fi), Peppi and other access requiring online services.
  • When you have registered in Open University and activated your UEF username, sign in Digicampus Moodle using your HAKA account. If you have already submitted assignments through your Google account, contact Digicampus Support via email (support@digicampus.fi) to connect the two accounts.HAKA is an information secure user authentication system for Finnish higher education institutions. Your HAKA account is simply the user ID you recieve with your student account in UEF or some other higher education institution.
  • Course key for Digicampus Moodle: will be announced later
  • After you have completed the course and your assignments have been evaluated, your credit points will be saved in the study register and you will receive an electronic transcript of records in your email.
Registration starts:
2023-08-08 09:00
Registration ends:
2024-04-23 15:00
Registration

More information about education

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Vikla, Sanna

Coordinator

University of Eastern Finland, Centre for Continuous Learning

+358504666591

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Airaksinen, Iina

Training Secretary

University of Eastern Finland, Centre for Continuous Learning

+358504649747