Course Plan

Course Plan for Finnish Society and Culture

Classes:

September: 7, 21, 28 (14.9 no class)

October: 5, 19, 26 (12.10 holiday)

November: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

December: 7 9

7.9. 2015 Introductions, Course content, requirements & blogging, assessment, learning goal questionnaire 1/3, Music task (task 1)!

14.9 No class!

21.9.2015 Core cultural values 
(Hofstede cultural dimensions - FINLAND)
Finnish way of life
Pre-reading for 28.9.2015 Finnish Education in a Nutshell
What makes Finnish Kids so Smart?

 
28.9.2015 
@8:00 Education visit in the morning to Donnerska Basic Education, grades 7-9.

5.10.2015 The Finnish Society
How is the Finnish society and government organized?
History and Finland today (EU ms)
Excursion to town hall/local politics/tbc

12.10.2015 HOLIDAY

19.10.2015 Education, Values, Task 3 DIE 
Class at Centria room 282 

26.10.2015 Åland islands, defense and security

Religion, gender policy

2.11.2015 Finnish social policy
Health care and health services, Kela

Excursion to Kokkola tourism/tbc

Learning goal questionnaire 2/3

9.11.2015 Environmental consciousness and everyman’s right

16.11.2015 Business in Finland & Kokkola - Intro Task 5 (Company interview or culture specific Pecha Kucha)

23.11.2015 
Pecha Kuchas
Task 4 (DIE) discussions. 
Employability 
How can I get a job in Finland?

30.11.2015 Pecha Kuchas
Finnish Music

7.12 Visit to Ab A. Häggblom Oy
Company interview Deadline 7.12.2014
 Learning goal questionnaire 3/3.

9.12.2015 Business visit to CABB has been cancelled