Professional Development (5cr)

Materials

Descriptions of the programme's target competences.
Orientation day materials.
Business writing in English materials.

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Completion alternatives

You have the right to apply for recognition of your studies if you have prior learning (e.g. university studies completed elsewhere) that can be accredited towards the degree you are currently completing.

The recognition of prior learning is possible in three primary ways: accreditation (replacement or inclusion), recognition of informal learning and studification. More precise info: JAMK Degree Regulations, section 17.

Further information

To complete the course successfully, you should pass the following assignments.
- Personal learning plan assignment
- Business writing in English assignments
- Portfolio assignment

Employer connections

You develop your target competencies in line with your own career goals.

Virtual portion

4

Student workload

Orientation day 8 hours
Tutoring sessions 3 hours
Personal learning plan task 16 hours
Business writing in English 81 hours
Portfolio task 27 hours

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.

Content scheduling

Orientation day is August 20, 2025.
Tutoring sessions will be arranged separately between the lecturer and the students.
English business writing classes in spring 2026.

Exam schedules

Orientation takes place on the orientation day in the first semester of the first year.
Personal learning plan is made in the first period of the first semester in the first year.
Business writing in English takes place in the second semester of the first year.
Portfolio is prepared in the last semester before graduation.

Teaching language

en

Teaching methods

Blended model.

Face-to-face learning - Orientation day and tutoring sessions
Virtual learning - Personal learning plan assignment, business writing in English sessions and assignments, portfolio assignment.

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)