Välfärdsstaterna i Norden (3cr)
Code: KD07DVVK004-15
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.09.2015 - 20.12.2015
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 04.01.2016 - 20.03.2016
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- RDI portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Teachers
- Päivi Seppälä
- Course
- KD07DVVK004
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
Students are able to analyze the societies of the Scandinavian countries with particular focus on Sweden. They can list and compare general knowledge of Nordic governments and social systems, such as education and health care, employment and industries. They can list and analyze the Scandinavian media and are able to search and read information on matters related to the above-mentioned subjects in online newspapers. They can also discuss these topics.
Content
Scandinavian systems of government (particularly Sweden)
social systems, such as education and health care
employment and industries
media and online newspapers
Materials
Online material
Teaching methods
independent studies, information searching, various written exercises, discussion and commenting based on online assignments
Student workload
independent work 80 h
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students are able to tell some facts about the political and social systems, employment, industries and media of Nordic societies , with particular focus on Sweden. They use simple structures and limited vocabulary but mistakes disturb understanding. They understand the contents of field -related online texts in part.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students are able to tell the main points about the political and social systems, employment, industries and media of Nordic societies , with particular focus on Sweden.
They have a satisfactory command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary.
They understand fairly well the contents of field ?related online texts.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Students are able to analyze and tell about the political and social systems, employment, industries and media of Nordic societies , with particular focus on Sweden.
They have an excellent command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. They understand the contents of field-related online texts.
Qualifications
Affärssvenska (Business Swedish) or other compulsory Swedish studies required by the degree programme
Further information
There are three institutions involved in the Swedish web education programme: Haaga-Helia, Savonia and Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. Each institution has their own courses, which has approximately 20 of their own students and about 5 students from the other participating institutions. More information is available from Päivi Seppälä.
Location: Seinäjoki UAS Business School