Opintojakson tiedot

5 ECTS credits

English

1st year Spring

After completion of the course, students are able to 

• Recognize the basic principles of Finnish education 
• Identify trends in Nordic societies compared with education in the European and global context 
• Discuss specific issues and themes in education in the Nordic countries 
• Discuss models of educational structures and best practices 

• Basic principles and development of Finnish education 
• Specific educational issues in the Nordic countries 
• Comparative approach to educational systems 
• Visits to educational institutions 

Face-to-face teaching

Lectures, seminars, individual and/or group work 

1st year students in the Master’s Degree Programme in Education and Globalisation 

None 

None 

Study material will be confirmed at the beginning of the course. 

Method of assessment: 

Active participation in lectures and seminars and the completion of given tasks and exam/essay/other assignment given at the beginning of the course. 

Assessment criteria: 

The assessment criteria is based on the learning outcomes of the course. 

Criteria for assessment of the assignment: 

0 = it is unfinished, fragmentary; the text is not connected to the theme of the course, only few references. 

1 = it is very superficial, disconnected matters are presented, and references are weakly used. 

2 = it is superficial, matters are disconnected in some places, references are satisfactorily used. 

3 = it contains reflection on the theme, matters are connected to each other, there is a plot in the work, using references is at a good level. 

4 = it is presented and written in an analytical way, matters are well connected to each other, using references is mainly at a very good level. 

5 = it is presented and written in a systematic and analytical way, matters are connected to each other very well, the using of references is excellent. 

0 - 5

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No