NOVIA University of Applied Sciences
Academic year 2014-2015
Studies offered in English to exchange students at Åbo Campus (Turku in Finnish) in
The Degree Programme of Business Administration, Tourism Management and Civic Activity and Youth Work.
Novia UAS stands for quality, education, regional presence and sustainable
development. We apply an integrated Management system of Quality, Environment and Safety, which was certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 at every unit in August 2010. Hence we can offer specialized courses on Sustainable Development.
Novia´s campus in Turku is a fair trade campus area.
One of our main aims is to support our students’ progress into quality and environmentally conscious citizens who can take sustainability into consideration in their future professional roles and we try to encourage students to practice a global sustainable lifestyle as well as to nurture entrepreneurships.
Our Methods of Study
Our curriculum promotes new methods of learning. The traditional teaching approach is replaced by project-based learning. The students at Novia form their own co-operatives or associations already in their first year of study and they work in these companies
throughout their studies. Ways of acquiring knowledge are through training sessions, workshops, study circles etc and the work by the students is supervised by a coach or team coach.
Through research projects and project co-operation with local businesses and organisations, the students and the team coaches build networks and acquire know-how that benefit both themselves, the university and the local society. Our role is to be a dynamic regional actor and this is enhanced by our pedagogical approach and methods of learning.
The autumn semester: September 1 – December 19, 2014 The spring semester: January 7 – June 19, 2015
Contact in the Degree Programme of Business administration:
Senior Lecturer Helena Nordstrom, helena.nordstrom@novia.fi
Contact in the Degree Programme och Tourism Management:
Senior Lecturer Maria Engberg, maria.engberg@novia.fi
Contact in the Degree Programme of Youth Work and Civic Activity:
Senior Lecturer James Simpson, james.simpson@novia.fi
Autumn semester 2014
The Degree Programme in Business Administration offers the following courses in the autumn 2014 and in the spring 2015:
Marketing Skills (includes also Environmental Marketing) 9 ECTS
This course is divided into two parts:
1) The Market 3 ECTS
The student understands the interaction between the company and its operating environment. He/ she can analyze the market and understands how to benefit from the results in market planning. The student can identify the characteristics of the region and its small scale enterprises.
2) Communication 6 ECTS
The student masters typical communication situations within the field of business. He/she understands the importance of communication to internal and external stakeholders. The student can apply the professional ethical principles to marketing communication.
English 3 ECTS
The student communicates fluently in working life situations, including an international context, and masters the central business terminology.
Swedish for foreigners 1 3 ECTS (virtual course) The basics of the Swedish language.
Human Resource Management 6 ECTS
The student knows how organizing and management of human resources is connected with the operations, the goal and the strategy of the company.
He/she is familiar with different processes for developing the personnel and different bonus and reward systems.
IT skills 1-6 ECTS
The student learns to utilize information- and communication techniques (ICT) in their own work. The student can present messages in writing and visually and can make use of different tool programmes e.g. word, calculations, presentations graphics, web pages, databases and social media.
Projects 3-6 ECTS
Projects are carried out in co-operation with companies and/or organisations e.g. marketing analysis, market analysis, accounting, product development in the service sector or it can be an INNO58-project;
The student works in a team and will with the team develop marketing for a real company or organization. The project is carried out by a group of students from all universities and universities of applied sciences in Turku. It includes 3-4 workshops, an intensive period of three days and a final seminar.
EU/EC-LAW; Marketing Laws and Consumer Rights in the EU 3 ECTS
The student knows about and can adapt EU-directives that regulate the marketing and free competition and also knows the directives that regulate consumer rights in EU member states compared with the Finnish laws and practice.
Spring semester 2015
Sustainable development 3 ECTS
The student learns about the global ecosystem as one of the basic resources of the humans and that sustainable development comprises an ecological, economic, social and cultural aspect that are all dependent of each other.
Global English 3 ECTS
The student has the central knowledge in English required for meetings and negotiations, corporate communications and project work . She/ he has basic knowledge of intercultural communications.
Professional English 3 ECTS
The student manages presentation skills and sales speeches for different audiences and is able to present results with the help annual reports. The student is aware of style differences and is capable of choosing the appropriate style of communication according to the context.
Swedish for foreigners (1 and 2) 3 + 3 ECTS The basics of the Swedish language
Intercultural Leadership 3 ECTS
The student understands cultural differences and understands the importance of communication. The student understands the impacts and the opportunities of
internationalization and understands what good leadership is in a multicultural society.
Projects 3-6 ECTS
Projects are carried out in co-operation with companies and/or organisations: e.g. marketing analysis, market analysis, accounting, product development in the service sector or it can be an INNO58-project;
The student works in a team and will with the team develop marketing for a real company or organization. The project is carried out by a group of students from all universities and universities of applied sciences in Turku. It includes 3-4 workshops, an intensive period of three days and a final seminar.
Financing 3ECTS
The student knows how to plan for finance and investment and is able to uphold the fundamental values within the field of business.
Investments 3ECTS
The student is able to draw up an investment plan and knows how to evaluate investments.
He/she is able to make capital investment calculations and has knowledge of planning and managing cost control of investment projects.
Degree Programme in Tourism Management
The degree programme in Tourism Management offers the following courses in the spring 2015:
International Tourism Development, 21 ECTS
The student understands the significance of internationalization, globalization and different cultures for services and their development and can work in various
international operating environments. The student can develop international service environments and networks and can make use of international information sources in the field of tourism. He further understands the relationship between principles of sustainable development and global tourism.
The course is divided into three parts:
1) Tourism Planning and Development 1 6ECTS The Student
- understands the concept and practice of tourism planning and development in both developed and developing countries
- is able to analyze the dynamics of interactions between the economic, sociocultural, environmental and political impacts of travel and tourism on a local and global level
Tourism Planning and Development 2 3ECTS
- understands the relationship between principles of sustainability and the development and management of global tourism
- is familiar with current and possible future trends which impact on global travel and tourism
2) Intercultural Issues in Tourism 6 ECTS The Student
- has developed a greater awareness of the diversity of cultures and co-cultures in the global community
- becomes familiar with issues related to (inter)culturality in tourism and is able to make practical implications of these matters
- is aware of the relationship between culture and principles of sustainability - knows about Finland’s major inbound and outbound tourism markets and is
provided with tools to communicate effectively and bridge cultural differences when working in an international environment
3) Management of Intercultural Tourism Projects 6 ECTS The Student
- becomes aware of different aspects of project management in an intercultural environment
- can benefit practically from the different ideas and approaches of planning and managing the work of cross-cultural teams and projects
- can take intercultural aspects into account in internal and external communication - understands the importance of risk management and crisis management within
international projects
Degree Programme in Youth Work and Civic Activity
The degree programme in Youth Work and Civic Activity offers the following courses in the spring 2015:
Interculturalism and Global Responsibility, 24 ECTS
Integration, Refugees and Immigration 6ECTS The students
- are able to explore multicultural issues at international, national and local levels - are familiar with the structures and mechanisms in society that further integration - have knowledge of the service systems and actors that work with integration
Human Rights 3ECTS The students
* know the international agreements and actors that work for human rights
* know how international agreements are considered in national legislation
* know the national legislation within human rights
Multicultural Work 3ECTS The students
* are able to instruct groups and communities consisting of persons of various backgrounds by using
methods furthering participation and integration
* are able to act according to their own values and present arguments to support it
* develop their own cultural sensitivity
International Youth Work 3ECTS The students
* understand the opportunities of internationalisation within civic activity and youth work
* know the national and international actors and programmes relevant for the field
* understand the general aims of intercultural education and are able to apply them
* are able to work in multicultural working environments
Sustainable Development 3ECTS The students
* know that sustainable development includes ecological, economical, technical, social and cultural
aspects, which are all interdependent
* understand that the opportunities for future survival and a good life are dependent on a sustainable
utilization of nature, people and the environment
* know how to consider the ecological, social and cultural aspects of sustainable development as well as
aspects of availability in all their activities and to operate in their own working environment in a
sustainable manner
* are able to take responsibility for contributing to a globally sustainable social development
Sid 2/2
Competence within sustainable development also includes the following: communicative and social
competence, ethical competence, competence within developmental activities, international
competence, competence within organisations and society.
English 3ECTS The students
* are able to communicate professionally orally and in writing in various working life situations
* know the central terminology in English of their own field and are able to read the main contents of
specialist literature
* hold a positive attitude to developing their receptive and productive language abilities and know the
relevant tools for this, and
* are aware of cultural differences in international contexts
Introduction to Intercultural Management 3ECTS The students
* understand cultural differences and are able to co-operate with persons regardless of their
background
* reflect on their own cultural identity and their own attitudes
* know what is characteristic for a multicultural society
* understand the impacts of internationalisation and its opportunities in their own professional field
*understand what is needed for good management in multicultural environments
