11 Lesson Plan 5.12.2016

What are famous products in Finland? What would you bring home?

The second company could not receive us either in the morning, so I am sorry to inform you that we cannot go on a company visit in the course. I hope you have had the chance co visit a company in other courses!

Instead we'll have a last class taking about humor, free time and festivals, as well as talking about Business in Finland.

What is Finnish sense of humor? 

What do people do during their free time in Finland?

What local festivities are there in Finland?
6.12.2016 Finland 99 years
Christmas 24-26 December - Joulupukki
Easter
First of May
Midsummer

We'll also go through the last lecture prepared - Business in Finland

Fill out the obligatory learning goal questionnaire by 10.12.2016.
Learning goal questionnaire 3/3

You will also get an invitation to give feedback on the course from SoleOps. Please fill out the feedback, it covers the course in general as to theory, methods and workload so I would highly appreciate if you take the time to fill it out also. It is anonymous. 


Make sure that you have all assignments done and labeled with your full name. I should find all your assignments by clicking your name (label) in the upper right corner.

See you on Monday at 8:00 in 285!
Linda Krokfors

10 Lesson on 28.11.2016

Topics of Monday 28.11.2016

Finnish History wrap up, with quiz 

What benefits are part of Finnish Social Policy?
What does gender equality mean in Finnish Society?

We will look into these topics through your pitches on Monday 28.11.2106. Please introduce your slide and lead a discussion where we all try to understand what social benefits looks like, from a few angles.

Social benefits: What kind of benefits does the person have? What obligations?

1. Finnish University student?
2. Parent of an underaged child?
3. A long-term unemployed person?
4. A person working full-time?
5. A disabled person?

Source: KELA http://www.kela.fi/web/en

Gender equality: What similarities and differences are there between men and women in these areas:

1. As a finnish University student?
2. As a parent of an underaged child?
3. As a long-term unemployed person?
4. As a person working full-time?
5. As a disabled person?
6. Source: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. http://stm.fi/en/frontpage

Business in Finland presentation

Company visit 5.12.2016 at 8:00-10.30

See you in class at 8:00.

Linda Krokfors

9 Lesson on 21 November 2016

During what time period would you have liked to live?

We are now getting ready for Kokkola tour. We will do the QR-codes for the tour on Monday. You can already now talk with you group about where in Kokkola your QR code should be?





Here is what you need to do:

1. Copy the link to your video
2. Go to http://goqr.me/ and insert it in the field
3. The QR code is shown in the box on the right side.
4. Copy the QR code on a document (word, onedrive etc.)
5. Write the title under the QR code.
6. Decide where in the center of Kokkola you want to put it.
7. Insert QR code into plastic (laminate) and take it to its right place 21.11 sometime during the day/evening.
8. Make sure it is in its place during the whole Kokkola Tour 22.11-27.11
9. Go on tour! Watch all videos, look around and enjoy the fresh air.
10. We’ll have a quizz about Kokkola Tour on  28.11.2016 (based on your questions)

Here is my colleague Lena Kalliokoski's presentation from FSC course 2015 on Finnish History, if you want to check some facts.

I can't wait to go on the tour :-)

We will also look into Finnish Society in tomorrows class and you will get an assignment to do for the next  class on 28.11.2016. The assignment is found in the presentation.

See you on Monday at 8:00 in classroom 285.

Linda Krokfors