Study Tour in the North (5cr)

Objective

Tieto puuttuu

Content

The student participates in a small-scale study tour related to Arctic tourism in Northern parts of Finland, Sweden, Norway and/or Russia. The student works in a group which plans, implements and evaluates the study tour as a small-scale international project according to an assigned budget and thematic goals. The student also develops his/her practical team working, tour leading and project management skills prior, during and after the study tour.
Student
- familiarizes him/herself with Northern parts of Finland, Sweden, Norway and/or Russia
- gets a thematic insight to the opportunities and challenges of the Arctic tourism
- plan, implement and evaluate the study tour in a group as a small-scale international project according to an assigned budget and thematic goals
- develops his/her practical team working, tour leading and project management skill

Content
- the basic tools and skills of project work and management
- opportunities and challenges of the nature tourism and mining industry, indigenous tourism and experiences within northern parts of Sweden, Norway, Finland and /or Russia
- tour leading and guiding

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory skills
The student has vague understanding of the meaning of geopolitical, sociocultural, economic and ecological aspects in the Barents Euro-Arctic region and has limited skills in applying them in practice. He/she understands only partly the effects of sustainable development and ethical factors and can seldom foresee possible business opportunities in the North. The student shows limited critical, analytical and reflective thinking and has satisfactory practical skills in the Study Tour in the North project. He/she has satisfactory knowledge of the basics of project management and shows basic-level leading skills for planning, implementing and evaluating a small-scale international project in a group. In addition, he/she has vague motivation and little interest in team work. The student is able to use basic field-related terminology in English. He/she is able to write and speak English at a moderate level but makes mistakes which may cause misunderstandings. All the assignments are mostly performed according to the instructions.
 

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good skills
The student has good understanding of the meaning of geopolitical, sociocultural, economic and ecological aspects in the Barents Euro-Arctic region and is mostly able to apply them in practice. He/she understands well the effects of sustainable development and ethical factors and can mostly foresee possible business opportunities in the North. The student shows critical, analytical and reflective thinking and has good practical skills in the Study Tour in the North project. He/she has good knowledge of the basics of project management and shows good leading skills for planning, implementing and evaluating a small-scale international project in a group. In addition, he/she has good motivation and interest in team work. The student has a good command of field-related terminology in English. He/she is able to write and speak English fluently in various working life situations. All the assignments are mostly performed according to the instructions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent skills
The student has profound understanding of the meaning of geopolitical, sociocultural, economic and ecological aspects in the Barents Euro-Arctic region and is able to apply them in practice. He/she understands very well the effects of sustainable development and ethical factors and can foresee possible business opportunities in the North. The student shows profound critical, analytical and reflective thinking and has excellent practical skills in the Study Tour in the North project. He/she has excellent knowledge of the basics of project management and shows excellent leading skills for planning, implementing and evaluating a small-scale international project in a group. In addition, he/she has strong motivation and an inspiring attitude towards team work. The student has an excellent command of field-related terminology in English. He/she is able to write and speak English in an excellent, native-like manner in various working life situations. All the assignments are performed according to the instructions.

These are the general assessment criteria. Please note that there might be more specific assessment criteria for learning assignments which will be given at the beginning of the study unit.