9.1.5 YY7133 Going Abroad

Objective and Content
This study unit is designed for everyone at Laurea who is going to study or work on a practical placement abroad. The objektive is to make it easier for you to prepare for your stay and assignments in your host country.

Structure:
1. Preparing for thr Cultural Encounter
1.1. Finland: Information Package
1.2. Interaction Between Cultures
1.3. Information on Target Country

2. Study at Laurea Polytechnic
2.1 Finnish Educational System
2.2. Laurea
3. Preparation for Going Abroad

Prequisites:
None

Method:
Web-based distance learning, one contact lesson (orientation meeting, 4 hrs), two assignments. Language of study is English (but asiignments can be completed also in Swedish or German).

Assessment: Pass/Fail

Semester: Periods 2, 4

Credits: 1 cr