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Itä-Suomen Yliopisto

Joensuu, Kuopio

Open university: Introduction to Education and Lifelong Learning, 2024-2025

Open university
smart for good
Credits:
5 ECTS credits
Location:
-
Continuous learning category:
Teaching, education and psychology
Teaching format:
Independent learning, Blended teaching, Contact teaching
Price:
100 € (VAT 0%)
Jatkuva oppiminen verkkosivut

Course contents: Key concepts of education (education, teaching, pedagogics, counselling, lifelong learning, human development and growth, enlightenment). Formal and nonformal education, informal learning, learning spaces. Key characteristics, focus areas and research topics in educational sciences. Main methods and methodological grounds of human scientific (scientific research; qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approach).

Learning outcomes:

After completing the course, the student

  • Knows the conceptual basis of education and lifelong learning,
  • Understands the structure of formal education systems, different types of nonformal education, and the role of informal learning and different types of learning spaces in the society and in individual lives
  • Recognizes different research fields of educational sciences,
  • Is familiar with the key research approaches and methodologies in educational sciences

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

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

Study methods: lectures (also available online and as recordings) 8 h; online exam based on lectures 2 h; online exam based on book 2 h, independent work 123 h.

Lectures are held in the Autumn period (you can participate in Joensuu or online and the lectures will also be available later as recordings). Online exams are available in December, March, and May. Essays can be submitted all year but must be submitted latest in May.

All course related information and materials can be found in Moodle (guidelines, lecture links & recordings, course materials, online exams...).

The study fee is 20 euros per ECTS credit for individual study units, and 15 euros per credit for study modules. The study fee is paid at registration.

Please find more information: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi)

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
Day time teaching

Lectures: key concepts of lifelong learning and basics of educational sciences 6 h, basics of research methods 2 h.

English

Register for studies

Registration instructions

I Click the registration button on this page. You will be directed to our registration service with the study unit already selected. You can add several study units to your study cart before you continue. 

II Proceed to identify yourself using the Suomi.fi service, fill in your personal information to the registration form, confirm your registration and pay the study fees. If you cannot use the Suomi.fi service, please contact our training secretary, their information can be found below. 

Please note that the registration is binding. For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi). 

III Your registration will typically be processed in 2-5 working days. During peak registration periods, this may take up to 10 days. After this period, you will get an automatic message which includes a link to the starting instructions. Please read and follow the instructions carefully.  

 

If you do not have a UEF username, you will also get instructions for activating one. Access rights will be added to your username when your study right begins.  

 

If you can’t find these messages, remember to check your email’s trash folder, and contact the open university staff if needed. 

 

If your employer will pay your tuition fee, please contact our study affairs secretary. Their contact information can be found below. 

Registration starts:
2024-08-08 09:00
Registration ends:
2025-04-27 23:59
Registration

More information about education

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Vikla, Sanna

Continuous Learning Specialist

Centre for Continuous Learning

+358504666591

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Airaksinen, Iina

Student Affairs Secretary

Centre for Continuous Learning

+358504649747