Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student:
- understands the whole of the parts of a building and their main functions
- knows different options and general requirements for the outer shell (envelope), surfaces and non-load bearing structures as well as the complementary building components
- understands the concepts of fire safety in buildings and the principles of moisture insulation
- is familiar with the general drawing markings
- knows the basics of computer-aided designing.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Lectures,
Independent exercises,
Possible field excursions

Presentable practice work

Exam


In addition, the course includes AutoCAD section with self-paced exercises

The exercise work, the given CAD-assignments and the course exam must be passed with approval to complete the course. Lesson assignments must be returned by the given deadline. Lesson assignments give you points that affect the grade.

Return of the exercise work by the deadline. If returning after this date, the return must be agreed separately with the teacher. Late returns affect the review.

Timing and attendance

Assignments and exercises are instructed in lectures.

Attendance is compulsory for the first classes (instructions for completing the course), if you do not attend the classes for the first 2nd time or provide a justified reason for the absence, the student will be removed from the course.
By attending to the lectures, you receive points, that are summed up in the final evaluation and will affect on the grade.

Learning material and recommended literature

Course materials
Various construction industry sources

Working life cooperation

Possible excursions and quest lecturers from companies

Exam retakes

Re-examination dates are announced in the last lectures of the course.

Learning environment

Contact teaching in Campus
Online lectures in Zoom-platform
Moodle-platform for exercises and tasks
Possible excursions

Student time use and work load

Exam and class exercises (+attendance) 60%
Exercise work 20%
AutoCAD exercises 20%

All sub-areas must be completed with approval in order to pass the course

Contents

The student understands the whole formed by the parts of the building and their central functions.
- The student knows the options for the outer shell, surfaces and non-load-bearing structures, as well as complementary building parts.
- The student understands the most important concepts of fire safety in buildings and the principles of moisture insulation.

CAD-part
The student:

- Understand the principles and tools of CAD design.
- Knows the basics of AutoCAD design and can produce, modify and print plans.

Assessment criteria

Exercises, exam and practice work. More detailed assessment methods are presented at the beginning of the course.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

One of the following conditions is met:
- The test has been rejected
- Exercises not returned/rejected
- Mandatory practice assignments not returned/rejected
- Total points of the course are not enough to pass -> Rejected

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

consistently uses professional concepts and demonstrates familiarity with the knowledge base.
Can report and communicate professionally.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

Can critically evaluate information and justify their actions with the help of researched information

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Can analyze acquired information and draw conclusions and connect theoretical and experiential information

Learning outcomes

The student knows the design principles of load-bearing structures, is able to determine
the loads on buildings and structures, is able to evaluate alternative load-bearing structural systems
suitable for a building and calculate the loads on structural components. The student knows the
principles of norm control in structural design. The student knows the basics of limit state analysis. Able to determine loads in different limit states and to bring the loads down to the ground.

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

The student knows how to:
- calculate heat transfer and the factors affecting the energy efficiency of the building and structures
- calculate moisture loads of the building and structures and examine the moisture transfer in structures, knows the process of moisture management
-understands the thermal and moisture technical operation and planning of basic structures and the basics of sound technology
- knows the basics of indoor air quality management and building physical measurements

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

Students are able to:
- understand the basic principles of supervision and knows what requirements are set for the cooperation between a supervisor and a subordinate.
- understand the basics of occupational safety issues.
- gain the ability to develop their own leadership skills.
- know the tasks of construction, documents related to construction and tendering, design and implementation contracts and construction project principles
- recognize different types of contracts used in the construction industry and related procedures and is able to assess their suitability.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Lectures, assignments, case studies

Learning material and recommended literature

The course includes case studies/assignments based on real-life work situations, which help students apply what they have learned in practice.

Working life cooperation

classroom teaching in interaction with teachers and peer students
- lectures by the teachers specialized in the course topics
- peer learning in group exercises and assignments, guidance by the teacher
- self-studying disseminated materials and further learning by materials from electric library LAB Primo

Student time use and work load

3 ects equals with 81 hours of learning consisting of lectures, assignments and self-studying of learning materials

Contents

Students
- understand the basic principles of supervision and knows what requirements are set for the cooperation between a supervisor and a subordinate.
- understand the basics of occupational safety issues.
- gain the ability to develop their own leadership skills.
- know the tasks of construction, documents related to construction and tendering, design and implementation contracts and construction project principles
- recognize different types of contracts used in the construction industry and related procedures and is able to assess their suitability.

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan their own learning (personal study plan PSP) and cooperate in situations related to their own field of studies
- recognize their own competence and the needs to develop them further, and to plan their career path accordingly
- act as a group member
- operate in the learning environments of LAB University of Applied Sciences
- understand their own field of study and its future competency needs
- give feedback on tuition and services and thus participate in the development of education.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Contact teaching lectures
Online studying
Group works
Individual assignments

Timing and attendance

Compulsory attendance during the course is required
Developing professional competence course starts with the Orientation Week.
After the orientation week, course activities will be organized according to the course timetable, approximately once a month.

Learning material and recommended literature

All materials are produced by the tutor teacher and are available in the course platform.

Working life cooperation

The course aims at supporting the professional development and it also includes coaching for the practical training and working life orientation in general.

Learning environment

Lectures/group sessions, virtual sessions, individual meetings with tutor teacher, introductions and other activities. Digital course platform.

Contents

his course will introduce the student:
• how to plan their own learning and cooperate in situations related to their own field of studies
• how to identify themselves as a learner and develop their own learning skills
• ability to recognize their own competence and the needs to develop them further and to plan their career path observing them
• how to act as a group member
• how to operate in the learning environments of LAB University of Applied Sciences
• knowledge of their own field of studies and its future skills
• how to give feedback on tuition and services and thus participate in the development of education
• working life knowledge

Assessment criteria

Active participation
Course assignments

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- identify themselves as a learner and develop their own learning skills
- evaluate innovative or alternative future competences required in their own field
- recognize and aim their own competences to be in level with the future career requirements
- masters the professional concepts of their own field and is able to point out their competencies during job recruitment processes
- give feedback on tuition and services and thus participate in the development of education

Implementation and methods of teaching

PSP – Personal study plan -discussion
Contact teaching lectures
Online studying
Group works
Individual assignments

Timing and attendance

Compulsory attendance during the course is required.

Learning material and recommended literature

All materials are produced by the tutor teacher and are available in the course platform.

Alternative completion methods

To be agreed with the teacher.

Working life cooperation

The course aims at supporting the professional development and it also includes coaching for the practical training and working life orientation in general.

Learning environment

Lectures/group sessions, virtual sessions, individual meetings with tutor teacher, introductions and other activities. Digital course platform.

Contents

The student is able to
•identify themselves as a learner and develop their own learning skills
•evaluate innovative or alternative future competences required in their own field
•recognize and aim their own competences to be in level with the future career requirements
•masters the professional concepts of their own field and is able to point out their competencies during job recruitment processes
•give feedback on tuition and services and thus participate in the development of education

•PSP discussion at the graduation stage (so-called final discussion) with the tutor teacher https://elab.lab.fi/en/graduation
•options for continuous learning
•feedback discussions (the education programmes agree with each other on how to organise the feedback discussions, note: good practices and their dissemination)

Assessment criteria

Active participation
Course assignments

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Learning outcomes

The student:
- knows the basic tools of Microsoft Excel and is able to use excel as a calculation tool, use it to process and sort data
- knows the basics of Mathcad and is able to make simple calculation sheets
- knows the basic tools of Microsoft Word and is able to make different types of documents and modify reports

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- calculate normal force, shear force, bending moment and torsion moment distributions of static determined and undetermined structures: beams, columns, frames, trusses, archs.
- use basic calculation software tools in structural analysis

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- apply the theory of strength based on elasticity as a basis for the design of load-bearing structures and understand the basics of plasticity theory and stability phenomena and the solution principles of statically indeterminate structures.

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

Students are able to:
- understand the basic principles of supervision and knows what requirements are set for the cooperation between a supervisor and a subordinate.
- understand the basics of occupational safety issues.
- gain the ability to develop their own leadership skills.
- know the tasks of construction, documents related to construction and tendering, design and implementation contracts and construction project principles
- recognize different types of contracts used in the construction industry and related procedures and is able to assess their suitability.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Lectures, assignments, case studies

Learning material and recommended literature

The course includes case studies/assignments based on real-life work situations, which help students apply what they have learned in practice.

Working life cooperation

classroom teaching in interaction with teachers and peer students
- lectures by the teachers specialized in the course topics
- peer learning in group exercises and assignments, guidance by the teacher
- self-studying disseminated materials and further learning by materials from electric library LAB Primo

Student time use and work load

3 ects equals with 81 hours of learning consisting of lectures, assignments and self-studying of learning materials

Contents

Students
- understand the basic principles of supervision and knows what requirements are set for the cooperation between a supervisor and a subordinate.
- understand the basics of occupational safety issues.
- gain the ability to develop their own leadership skills.
- know the tasks of construction, documents related to construction and tendering, design and implementation contracts and construction project principles
- recognize different types of contracts used in the construction industry and related procedures and is able to assess their suitability.

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

The student knows how to:
- calculate heat transfer and the factors affecting the energy efficiency of the building and structures
- calculate moisture loads of the building and structures and examine the moisture transfer in structures, knows the process of moisture management
-understands the thermal and moisture technical operation and planning of basic structures and the basics of sound technology
- knows the basics of indoor air quality management and building physical measurements

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- calculate normal force, shear force, bending moment and torsion moment distributions of static determined and undetermined structures: beams, columns, frames, trusses, archs.
- use basic calculation software tools in structural analysis

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- apply the theory of strength based on elasticity as a basis for the design of load-bearing structures and understand the basics of plasticity theory and stability phenomena and the solution principles of statically indeterminate structures.

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

The student knows the design principles of load-bearing structures, is able to determine
the loads on buildings and structures, is able to evaluate alternative load-bearing structural systems
suitable for a building and calculate the loads on structural components. The student knows the
principles of norm control in structural design. The student knows the basics of limit state analysis. Able to determine loads in different limit states and to bring the loads down to the ground.

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- identify themselves as a learner and develop their own learning skills
- evaluate innovative or alternative future competences required in their own field
- recognize and aim their own competences to be in level with the future career requirements
- masters the professional concepts of their own field and is able to point out their competencies during job recruitment processes
- give feedback on tuition and services and thus participate in the development of education

Implementation and methods of teaching

PSP – Personal study plan -discussion
Contact teaching lectures
Online studying
Group works
Individual assignments

Timing and attendance

Compulsory attendance during the course is required.

Learning material and recommended literature

All materials are produced by the tutor teacher and are available in the course platform.

Alternative completion methods

To be agreed with the teacher.

Working life cooperation

The course aims at supporting the professional development and it also includes coaching for the practical training and working life orientation in general.

Learning environment

Lectures/group sessions, virtual sessions, individual meetings with tutor teacher, introductions and other activities. Digital course platform.

Contents

The student is able to
•identify themselves as a learner and develop their own learning skills
•evaluate innovative or alternative future competences required in their own field
•recognize and aim their own competences to be in level with the future career requirements
•masters the professional concepts of their own field and is able to point out their competencies during job recruitment processes
•give feedback on tuition and services and thus participate in the development of education

•PSP discussion at the graduation stage (so-called final discussion) with the tutor teacher https://elab.lab.fi/en/graduation
•options for continuous learning
•feedback discussions (the education programmes agree with each other on how to organise the feedback discussions, note: good practices and their dissemination)

Assessment criteria

Active participation
Course assignments

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Learning outcomes

The student:
- knows the basic tools of Microsoft Excel and is able to use excel as a calculation tool, use it to process and sort data
- knows the basics of Mathcad and is able to make simple calculation sheets
- knows the basic tools of Microsoft Word and is able to make different types of documents and modify reports

Assessment scale

1-5

Learning outcomes

The student:
- understands the whole of the parts of a building and their main functions
- knows different options and general requirements for the outer shell (envelope), surfaces and non-load bearing structures as well as the complementary building components
- understands the concepts of fire safety in buildings and the principles of moisture insulation
- is familiar with the general drawing markings
- knows the basics of computer-aided designing.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Lectures,
Independent exercises,
Possible field excursions

Presentable practice work

Exam


In addition, the course includes AutoCAD section with self-paced exercises

The exercise work, the given CAD-assignments and the course exam must be passed with approval to complete the course. Lesson assignments must be returned by the given deadline. Lesson assignments give you points that affect the grade.

Return of the exercise work by the deadline. If returning after this date, the return must be agreed separately with the teacher. Late returns affect the review.

Timing and attendance

Assignments and exercises are instructed in lectures.

Attendance is compulsory for the first classes (instructions for completing the course), if you do not attend the classes for the first 2nd time or provide a justified reason for the absence, the student will be removed from the course.
By attending to the lectures, you receive points, that are summed up in the final evaluation and will affect on the grade.

Learning material and recommended literature

Course materials
Various construction industry sources

Working life cooperation

Possible excursions and quest lecturers from companies

Exam retakes

Re-examination dates are announced in the last lectures of the course.

Learning environment

Contact teaching in Campus
Online lectures in Zoom-platform
Moodle-platform for exercises and tasks
Possible excursions

Student time use and work load

Exam and class exercises (+attendance) 60%
Exercise work 20%
AutoCAD exercises 20%

All sub-areas must be completed with approval in order to pass the course

Contents

The student understands the whole formed by the parts of the building and their central functions.
- The student knows the options for the outer shell, surfaces and non-load-bearing structures, as well as complementary building parts.
- The student understands the most important concepts of fire safety in buildings and the principles of moisture insulation.

CAD-part
The student:

- Understand the principles and tools of CAD design.
- Knows the basics of AutoCAD design and can produce, modify and print plans.

Assessment criteria

Exercises, exam and practice work. More detailed assessment methods are presented at the beginning of the course.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

One of the following conditions is met:
- The test has been rejected
- Exercises not returned/rejected
- Mandatory practice assignments not returned/rejected
- Total points of the course are not enough to pass -> Rejected

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

consistently uses professional concepts and demonstrates familiarity with the knowledge base.
Can report and communicate professionally.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

Can critically evaluate information and justify their actions with the help of researched information

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Can analyze acquired information and draw conclusions and connect theoretical and experiential information

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan their own learning (personal study plan PSP) and cooperate in situations related to their own field of studies
- recognize their own competence and the needs to develop them further, and to plan their career path accordingly
- act as a group member
- operate in the learning environments of LAB University of Applied Sciences
- understand their own field of study and its future competency needs
- give feedback on tuition and services and thus participate in the development of education.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Contact teaching lectures
Online studying
Group works
Individual assignments

Timing and attendance

Compulsory attendance during the course is required
Developing professional competence course starts with the Orientation Week.
After the orientation week, course activities will be organized according to the course timetable, approximately once a month.

Learning material and recommended literature

All materials are produced by the tutor teacher and are available in the course platform.

Working life cooperation

The course aims at supporting the professional development and it also includes coaching for the practical training and working life orientation in general.

Learning environment

Lectures/group sessions, virtual sessions, individual meetings with tutor teacher, introductions and other activities. Digital course platform.

Contents

his course will introduce the student:
• how to plan their own learning and cooperate in situations related to their own field of studies
• how to identify themselves as a learner and develop their own learning skills
• ability to recognize their own competence and the needs to develop them further and to plan their career path observing them
• how to act as a group member
• how to operate in the learning environments of LAB University of Applied Sciences
• knowledge of their own field of studies and its future skills
• how to give feedback on tuition and services and thus participate in the development of education
• working life knowledge

Assessment criteria

Active participation
Course assignments

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed