Professional Development (5cr)
Code: YZZZV200-3020
General information
- Enrollment
- 04.08.2025 - 31.08.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 18.08.2025 - 20.05.2026
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 1 cr
- Virtual portion
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- School of Business
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in International Business Management
- Teachers
- Brian Jordan
- Jason Stevens
- Teacher in charge
- Pia Kreus
- Groups
-
YHS25S1Master's Degree Programme in Sport Business Management
-
ZJAYHS25S1Avoin AMK, lita, Yamk-väylä, Sport Business Management
- Course
- YZZZV200
Materials
Learning materials for the "business writing in English" are provided by the course teacher. Orientation materials for the degree program and descriptions of the degree program's target competences are also provided by the course teacher.
Evaluation scale
Pass/Fail
Virtual portion
4
Student workload
Orientation day 10 h
Personal learning plan 20 h
Planning studies 20 h
Portfolio writing 40 h
Webinars and Zoom meetings 20 h
Individual study 25 h
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Pass: You participate in the orientation programme and make your personal learning plan. You are aware of your career development needs and competences to develop. You successfully complete tasks related to business writing in English. You are able to develop your target competences throughout the studies and provide evidences of the development in a portfolio.
Exam schedules
No Exam.
Teaching language
en
Teaching methods
Online Webinars, Personal learning plan, Portfolio writing
Location and time
Online on Moodle, Team and Zoom meetings
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Content
Orientation programme to the studies, personal learning plan, identifying target competences for professional development (1 ECTS)
Business writing in English (3 ECTS) - not for SBM students
Competence assessment, portfolio (1 ECTS)
Objective
This course aims to develop your proactive development and internationality competences.
You make a personal learning plan to identify your target competences for professional development and pursue their development throughout the studies. You make a portfolio to assess your professional development in your target competences. If you identify any gaps between the targeted and achieved competences, you make the plan to bridge the difference. Finally, you develop your business writing skills in English by participating in the 3 ECTS "business writing in English" part of the course (not for SBM students).
Execution methods
Face-to-face learning and distance learning
Face-to-face learning: Orientation programme, personal learning plan meetings
Distance learning: Business writing in English (not for SBM students)