Activities in the Student UnionLaajuus (2 - 8 cr)

Objective

The studentunderstands the University’s, other organisation’s or union’s actions, decision-making and forms of activitycan hold a position of trust in a constructive and responsible manner and consider different perspectivescan be an active and interactive member of various groupsunderstands the significance of actions undertaken to influence outcomes and knows how to apply his or her experiences to the studies and working life

Content

A student may earn study attainments for the Bachelor’s or Master’s degree if he or she has held a position of trust in the student union for at least one year (membership in the Executive Board, Council of Representatives, Committee or Working Group) or as a staff member: Board member 4 cr., Chair of the Council of Representatives 3 cr., member of the Council of Representatives, Chair of a Committee or a Working Group 2 cr.Staff member of the student union: project worker 1 cr., secretary 2 cr., specialist 3 cr.Credits for the same position of trust can be earned just once. Altogether a student can earn max. 8 credits for this course.

Further information

A student may include 10 credits from positions of trust in his/her Bachelor’s or Master’s degree eg 5 credits in the Bachelor’s degree and 5 credits in the Master’s degree.The report (min. 2 pages) must include the following aspects among other things:- description of the operations and operational environment- assessment of learning, e.g., based on different situations and cases- how the experience has promoted learning, getting ready for a profession/working life and graduation.The report is submitted to the student's Faculty's e-mail.