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Working Life Skills (5 cr)

Code: AM00BW14-3001

General information


Enrollment

15.05.2023 - 01.09.2023

Timing

15.11.2023 - 05.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Institute of Design and Fine Arts (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Photography

Teachers

  • Henrik Edlund

Scheduling groups

  • Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • MLTIVK20S

Small groups

  • Luennot 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- develop their professional practice and contribute to a multidisciplinary workplace community
- in their own role work in a team towards common goals.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Lectures, discussions, visits, assignments.

Timing and attendance

at least 80% attendance is compulsory.

Learning material and recommended literature

Material distributed by the teacher during the course.

Learning environment

Campus, Zoom and visits

Contents

The course introduces the student to the practical world of work. During the teaching days, we will meet, mainly remotely, photographers working in different fields of photography, who will present the specificities of their field of expertise, their working methods and practices.
The content of the course will be shaped by joint discussions with the visitors and interviews conducted by the students with the guests.
The teaching days of the course are divided into thematic sessions:
* commercial description
* documentary photography, photojournalism and photo editing
*photography, documentary photography, photojournalism, photojournalism, documentary photography, photojournalism, photography and filmmaking
* post-graduate studies
*contracts, invoicing, etc.
The aim of the course is to help students to define and develop their own professional profile and their placement in the world of work or postgraduate studies.

Assessment criteria

Arviointi perustuu opiskelijan aktiiviselle osallistumiselle oppitunteihin ja tehdyille tehtäville.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student has been absent for more than the allowed 80% attendance. Written assignments have not been returned.

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

The student's participation in the classes and the assignments show that the student has mastered the content of the course. The student has completed the given assignments, but they are scarce in content.

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

The student's active participation in classes and assignments indicates familiarity with the course material and instructions. The texts are logical, with appropriate use of sources and the student's own thinking and interpretation.

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

The student's active participation in classes and assignments indicates excellent familiarity with the guidance material and instructions given in the course. The student has been able to make an insightful choice of images and texts as a basis for his/her own writing. The texts are logical, publishable and use sources appropriately. The student's own thinking and interpretation brings out new, fresh perspectives on the subject.