Study Guide 2005-2006

STUDY GUIDE 2005-2006

Publisher Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic Rector‘s Office P.O. Box 505 FI-94101 Kemi Finland Tel. +358 16 258 400 Fax +358 16 258 401 Editors Heli Lohi and the working group Cover Artwork Avalon Group Ltd, Kemi ISSN 1237-5519 Printing works Kirjakas Ky

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

GREETINGS FROM THE RECTOR ...... 4

ABOUT FINLAND ...... 5 History Geography Kemi-Tornio Region Regional co-operation

THE FINNISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ...... 8 The educational system What is ECTS? Credits and grades Exhange students

KEMI-TORNIO POLYTECHNIC ...... 12 An enjoyable centre of active learning To study in English The aims of the studies Student services Research and Development

THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES ...... 18 BUSINESS & ICT ...... 18 - Degree Programme in Business Management - Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA - Degree Programme in Business Information Technology - Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING ...... 39 - Degree Programme in Information Technology - Bachelor of Engineering - Technology as Business - TaB, Specialized studies SOCIAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE ...... 51 - Degree Programme in Health Care, Bachelor of Health Care

ACADEMIC INFORMATION ...... 62 The academic calendar for 2005 - 2006 Application and registration Application periods

GENERAL PRACTICAL INFORMATION ...... 63 Before leaving your country Arrival in Finland and Kemi-Tornio region

2 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi Accomodation Health care and insurance Banking Communication Estimated personal expenses per month KETOAKKU - the student body of Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic

ATTACHMENTS ...... 71 Application form for student exhange programmes ECTS learning agreement Application form for degree programmes and TaB Application for accomodation

MAP OF EUROPE ...... 78

MAP OF KEMI ...... 79

MAP OF TORNIO ...... 80

SOCRATES/ERASMUS PARTNERS ...... 81

USEFULL CONTACT INFORMATION ...... 84

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 3 Greetings from the rector Welcome to study in Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic!

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic is situated on the ting learning and for regional development. coast of the Gulf of Bothnia near the Swe- The Ministry of Education rewarded Kemi- dish border some 700 kilometres to the Tornio Polytechnic for exellence of regio- north of Helsinki. The Kemi-Tornio area nal impact in 2001 at the proposition of has about 70000 inhabitants. Typical of the the evaluation council of institutions of area is the open border with Sweden and higher education. The ability of the Poly- the closeness of Oulu and Luleå, centres technic to perceive its working environ- in Northern Finland and Sweden. There ment well was seen as an essential st- are big concentrations of forest, metal and rength. The Polytechnic was seen as ha- ICT industries in the area. Due to top in- ving a significant role in planning regional dustry the area produces some 8 % of development strategies and in participa- Finland´s export value. The biggest in- ting in development projects. dustrial investment in recent years was made in Tornio. Internationalism is part of the tradition and the present of both the area and of our Kemi and Tornio are not only industrial Polytechnic. towns. They are also centres of tourism and education. Snow and ice and the blue Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic offers english dusk are the touristic assets in the area. A studies in four degree programmes aiming snow castle is being built again this winter at Bachelor’s degree. This guide presents and it is possible to stay overnight in a all the education and courses given in snow hotel. There are also art exhibitions English and a good picture about the po- connected with the snow castle. In additi- lytechnic and the environment both for on to skiing, wandering and snow scooters those who wish to do a hole programme rides it is possible to experience somet- and for those who wish to come and join hing unique in Kemi: an ice breaker cruise us for a shorter period as an exchange stu- and swimming in the middle of ice floes dent. are for many an unforgettable experience. We are looking forward to seeing you in Kemi-Tornio. Our Polytechnic started in 1992 as the system of polytechnics was established in our country. About 2500 students study today in Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic.

Our students can choose the most suitable educational sector from the sectors of culture, business and administration, social studies, technology and health care. Mrs Riitta Käyhkö We have received recognition for promo- Rector

4 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi About Finland History The total land area is approx. 338 000 square kilometres. The quarter of its total area Finland and the Finnish national cons- lies north of the Arctic Circle. Finland‘s ciousness have been moulded by the neighbouring countries are Sweden to the country’s location between East and West. west, Norway to the north, Russia to the In the 13th century Finland became a part east and Estonia to the south, across the of the kingdom of Sweden and remained Gulf of Bothnia. Much of the country is so for several centuries. Finns fought in lowland but high rounded fells form the the Swedish army in many wars, often landscape in the most northern part of the against Russia. In 1809, after Sweden had country, Lapland. Other outstanding fea- lost the war with Russia, Finland was ce- tures of Finland‘s scenery are its myriad ded to Russia and became an autonomo- lakes and islands. us Grand Duchy within Tsarist Russia, its Grand Duke being the Tsar himself. People During the 19th century Finnish national The population of Finland is a little over feeling grew stronger. In 1906 Finland suc- 5,2 million. About 500 000 people live in ceeded in establishing a new constitution the capital, Helsinki. The overall populati- based on equal and universal suffrage; Fin- on density is 16 persons per square kilo- nish women were the first in Europe to be metre, yet the density in southern Finland, given the vote. After the October Revolu- in the capital area, is almost 136 persons tion in Russia (1917), Finland declared it- per square kilometre. The official langu- self independent on 6th December 1917. ages are Finnish and Swedish. Most of the people speak Finnish; Swedish is spoken During World War II Finland managed to as a mother tongue by about 6% of the retain its independence in the so called people. Approximately 90% of the people ”Winter War” and ”Continuation War” are Lutherans while just under 1% belong against Russia. Since the war Finland has to the Finnish Orthodox Church. pursued a policy of neutrality and military non-alliance. Finland is a parliamentary republic with a multiparty political system. Climate

Finland’s key economic sector is manu- The climate is marked by cold winters and facturing - principally the wood, metals, warm summers but temperatures in winter engineering, telecommunications and are moderated by the influence of the Bal- electronics industries.Also human welfare tic Sea and west winds from the Atlantic is highly important issue in the Finland of warmed by the Gulf Stream. The mean today. Finland has been a member of the annual temperature is about 5.5°C in sout- European Union since the beginning of hwestern Finland, decreasing towards the 1995 and hosted the presidency of the northeast. European Union Council in July 1999. In winter, the mean temperature remains Geography below 0°C. Winter usually begins in mid- October in Lapland and during November in the rest of Finland. In summer, the mean Finland is situated in northern Europe bet- daily temperature is consistently above ween the 60th and 70th parallels of latitude. 10°C. Summer usually begins in late May

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 5 About Finland in southern Finland and lasts until mid- September. Summer in Lapland starts in June and ends a month earlier than on the south coast. In spite of the Kemi-Tor- nio region‘s northern location the climate in the region is still mild due to the effects of the Gulf Stream.

The average temperature of the year is about +2°C, in July from +15 to +18°C and Playing golf at midnight! in February from -10 to -15°C. Snow co- vers the area from the early of November until the end of April. To be able to get more precise picture on prevailing weat- her conditions in Finland, see the two diagrams below which show the average temperatures (since 1996) in Helsinki, Finland and Minnesota, USA.

Kemi-Tornio Region Kemi is one of the oldest permanently- inhabited areas in Finland. The city itself, In January the sun barely rises. which grew up around the wood-processing industry, was founded on 5th March, 1869. The population of the city is about 23 000 and the land area of the city is 90,7 square kilometres. Kemi concentrates mainly on wood industry and is the most important industrial city in Lapland for almost half of Lapland‘s industry is located in Kemi. Besides the wood-processing industry the city of Kemi has begun to encourage new industries. The number of high-tech industries (such as Nokia), dea- “Sampo” - an arctic icebreaker ling for example with information and environment technology, has increased, and Kemi’s geographical position offers many possibilities for developing tourism. For example, the world’s biggest snow castle is located in Kemi as well as the icebraker Sampo.

Kemi is Lapland’s sea town, sometimes called Lapland’s gateway to the south, with two active deep water harbours which ope- The town of Kemi at a winter night. rate throughout the year. In the 1980s Kemi

6 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi About Finland also developed into a service and educa- Regional co-operation tion centre of the province. For further information please see www.kemi.fi The towns of Kemi and Tornio (distance approximately 25 kilometres), as well as The two neighbouring towns of Tornio in Haparanda across the border in Sweden, Finland and Haparanda in Sweden have a have a combined population of approxi- long history in common. In 1809 the bor- mately 75.000. Today the region has an der between Sweden and Russia was important role as a link between East and drawn up along the Tornio-Muonio River th West, as well as the North and the South and the 17 -century trading town of Tor- of Europe. In addition to the geographical nio was divided into two. Tornio is situated location these towns share, the region has at the end of the Gulf of Bothnia in nort- several common cooperation actions. The hern Finland. Tornio received its town char- interaction between the towns is constant ter in 1621 and since then it has served not especially in terms of economic life. For only the entire Tornio river valley but also, example the Kemi-Tornio Area Develop- to a large extent, Lapland. Tornio has been ment Agency promotes the interests of one of the most famous market centres of the area and coordinates the development Northern Scandinavia since the Middle of industries and services by voluntary Ages. cooperation between the municipalities. The population of the city is about 22 000 and the surface area of the city is 1227 square kilometres. The main means of li- velihood in the area are industry and services. The AvestaPolarit steel factory, situated in Tornio, is nationally and internationally important and the steel produced there is of world-class standard. Tornio’s oldest industrial enterprise is the Hartwall Brewery which produces Lapin Kulta beer. Also some textile industry is situated in Tornio. For further information please see www.tornio.fi

Tornio.

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Source: http://www.minedu.fi/minedu/education/edusystem_eng.pdf

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The educational system What is ECTS? In Finland polytechnics form a non-uni- ECTS, the European Credit Transfer Accu- versity sector which operates alongside malationSystem, was developed by the the university sector. The principles un- Commission of the European Communi- derlying polytechnic education derive ties. The aim of ECTS is to provide com- from the need for a highly-trained expert mon procedures to guarantee academic work force in the labour market. This is recognition of studies abroad. It also pro- why polytechnics offer a more practical vides a way of measuring and comparing alternative to university education. Cour- learning achievements, and transferring ses differ from those at university in that them from one institution to another they reflect the practical needs of working through the use of common ECTS credits life and therefore polytechnics have nu- and ECTS grading scale. ECTS also provi- merous links with local business and com- des a better access to information on fo- munities. It can be said that in polytechnic reign curricula. education there are theory and practice in balance. Internationalization is one of The ECTS system is based on three core the polytechnic‘s main development pri- elements: orities, and international experience can (1) the information package which provi- be gained either by taking study courses des general information on the host insti- or through on-the-job training abroad. tution as well as detailed descriptions of the degree programmes and courses avai- The extent of polytechnic degree pro- lable; grammes is usually 210 or 240 credits and (2) the application form and learning ag- the duration of studies is from 3.5 to 4 reement which describes the programme years. Polytechnics also provide non-de- of study abroad and is drawn up by the gree programmes on different kind of to- individual student and institutions invol- pics. The minimum admission require- ved before the student goes abroad; ments for polytechnics is one of the follo- (3) the transcript of records shows the lear- wing: upper secondary education, matri- ning achievements of the student prior to culation examination, the International and after the period abroad. It also shows Baccalaureate exam, the Reifeprüfung every course taken by the student and the exam, at least three years basic vocational number of ECTS credits. education. All international exchange students are In addition, polytechnics arrange their own welcome to take advantage of this guide aptitude tests in many disciplines. There when planning and carrying out their stu- is an country-wide experiment on post- dies. graduate degrees, too.

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 9 The Finnish Educational System Credits and Grades quantity of workload required to complete a full year of academic study at the ins- Finnish education is organised according titution, for example lectures, practical to the European credit system. The quan- work, seminars, independent study - in the tity of student‘s workload is measured in library or at home - and examinations or credits (cr). One academic year‘s full-time other assessment activities. ECTS is thus study is equivalent to 60 credits. Examina- based on a full student workload and not tion and assessment results are usually ex- limited to contact hours only. pressed in grades. The national grading scale for polytechnic studies is 1-5. The Examination and assessment results are grade 5 means that the student‘s perfor- usually expressed in grades. The ECTS gra- mance was excellent and corresponding- ding scale has been developed in order to ly the grade 1 means satisfactory/sufficient. help institutions translate the grades awar- Sometimes results can be expressed ver- ded by exchange students. This provides bally: passed/failed. additional information on the student‘s performance to that provided by the ECTS credits are a numerical value alloca- institution‘s grade but does not replace ted to course units to describe the stu- the local grade. dent workload required to complete them. Credits reflect the quantity of work each course requires in relation to the total Exchange students

Usually students studying abroad and taking advantage of the ECTS system will attend a single host institution in a single EU member state, study there for a limited GRADING SCALE period and then return to their home institution. It is also possible to stay at the

ECTS scale Local scale host institution and earn a degree there A Excellent 5 or even proceed to the third institution to B Very Good 4 continue studies. In all three cases stu- C Good 3 dents will be required to comply with the D Satisfactory 2 legal and institutional requirements of the E Sufficient 1 country and the institution where they take FX Fail Fail their degrees. F Fail The ECTS system measures the student’s Excellent - outstanding performance with workload. Students participating in this only minor errors, Very good - above the system will receive credits for all acade- average standard but with some errors, mic work successfully carried out at any of Good - generally sound work with a number the partner institutions. They will be able of notable errors, Satisfactory - fair but to transfer these academic credits from with significant shortcomings, Sufficient - one participating institution to another on performance meets the minimum criteria, the basis of prior agreement (“Learning Fail - some more work is required before the credit can be awarded. agreement”) on the content of study pro- Fail - considerable further work is required. grammes abroad between students and

10 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The Finnish Educational System the institutions involved. Transfer of credits will take place when students comp- Due to the polytechnic‘s commitment to lete the programme of study at the host both internationalism and student and staff institution and return to their home insti- exchanges, it has become more important tution. to guarantee academic recognition of studies abroad. Because of the ECTS system a student will be able to continue the study programme without any loss of time or credit. Students selected by each institution to be accre- dited according to the ECTS system are entitled to a student mobility grant if they fulfil the general conditions of eligibility for the Erasmus grant. The requirements are:

- Students must be citizens of an EU member state or citizens of an ETA member state or citizens of the following countries: Romania, Slovenia and Bulgaria.

- Students shall not be required to pay a tuition fee at the host institution. The student may, however, be required to continue to pay his /her normal tuition fees to the home institution during the stay abroad.

- The national grant/loan to which a student may be entitled for study at his/her institution may not be discontinued, in- terrupted or reduced while the student is studying in another Member State and is receiving ERASMUS grants. (Insurance premiums, student social contributions and material costs do not count as tuition fees at the host institution).

- The period of study at the host institution may not last less than three months nor more than a year.

The general principles of the ECTS system are complied with in the Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic.

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 11 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic An enjoyable centre of To study in English active learning There are both degree and non-degree programmes (specialized studies) in Eng- Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic is situated in Fin- lish in Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic. The pro- nish Lapland, near the Swedish border. The grammes in English are: polytechnic is made up of six educational units which specialise in different areas of - Degree Programme in Business Mana- education. These units are located in the gement (210 cr) neighbouring towns of Kemi and Tornio. Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION We provide education for young people Marina Takalon katu 3 and adults leading to polytechnic FI-94100 Kemi Finland Tel. +358 16 258 201 (Bachelor’s) degrees in the fields of busi- E-mail: [email protected] ness and administration, information communication technology, culture, - Degree Programme in Business Infor- technology and engineering, health care mation Technology (210 cr) and social services. We have a variety of Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic 15 degree programmes. In four of the pro- BUSINESS & ICT grammes the language of tuition is Eng- Kauppakatu 29 lish. In addition we provide education FI-95400 Tornio Finland leading to post-graduate (master’s) degrees Tel. +358 16 258 557 in Health Care and Social Services. E-mail: [email protected]

It is possible for students to choose cour- - Degree Programme in Information ses from all the educational units and pro- Technology (240 cr) Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic grammes within the polytechnic and from TECHNOLOGY AND other institutions of higher education in ENGINEERING Finland and abroad. So thestudents are Kiveliönkatu 36 able to carry out their personal study plans. FI-94600 Kemi Finland In polytechnic studies several teaching and Tel. +358 16 258 802 learning methods are used, for example E-mail: [email protected] lectures, practical work, teamwork, seminars, workshops and independent study. - Degree Programme in Health Care Additionally, some courses are provided (210 cr) with the help of web-based learning envi- Kemi-Tornio polytechnic SOCIAL SERVICES AND ronments and different kinds of eLear- HEALTH CARE ning solutions are in use. Tel. +358 16 258 455 Meripuistokatu 26 (P.O. Box 506) At the moment there are about 2400 stu- FI- 94101 Kemi Finland dents in Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic and the staff consists of approximately 200 persons. - Technology as Business - TaB, non-degree programme (30 cr) The Ministry of Education has awarded us Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic for our active international operations and TECHNOLOGY AND for the exellence of regional impact in ENGINEERING Kemi-Tornio area.

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This guide concentrates in describing the- The ability to develop includes readiness se five programmes and the courses and to develop oneself as well as the job and study modules they consist of. the professional field. Self-development includes adoption of a lifetime learning In addition, it is possible to study a few principle as well as consciousness and de- courses in english in other faculties too. velopment of personal traits and behavior. Please contact the faculties exchange con- Job development includes adoption of si- tact persons: lent knowledge, ability to understand con- ceptions of matters and development of Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic new operating models and modes. An abi- CULTURAL AND MEDIA ARTS lity to plan is also one of the characteris- Mr. John Collins tics of a professional. The development of Kauppakatu 58 the professional field includes genuine FI-95400 Tornio Finland Tel. +358 16 258 566 interest towards the own professional field, E-mail: [email protected] monitoring of the development of the professional field and willingness to partici- Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic pate in common development projects. At SOCIAL SERVICES the polytechnic this means an increase in Mrs. Eliisa Kursula exploratory learning. Valtakatu 22 FI-94100 Kemi Finland Extensive thinking includes the ability to Tel. +358 16 258 612 E-mail: [email protected] perceive and understand the entities, ability to distinguish the relevant from the irrelevant, systematic thinking, ability to The aims of the studies theorize and the ability to recognize con- The pedagogic aim of the Kemi-Tornio formity to the law, abstract thinking (ability Polytechnic is to educate high proficien- to recognize different levels) and interna- cy specialists, who are self-directing, able lization of professional ethics. co-operate and develop themselves and to think broadly. Self-directness includes Diverse proficiency and vocational cultu- entrepreneurship, individualism, flexibili- re and their continuous development are ty, freedom of choice and responsibility of part of the knowledge capital of the stu- the job and its development. It requires dent and the polytechnic. This capital al- initiative approach, perseverance, ability lows students to control changes, solve to define and solve problems, information common problems and respond to chal- collection and management skills, decisi- lenges of the future work life and society on-making and implementation skills as in a permanent way. well as energy to operate. The polytechnic degrees are designed to Co-operation includes social skills and meet the changing requirements and de- empathy, knowledge of the culture, com- velopment needs of the world of work, munication skills, project and team skills having a pronounced professional empha- (ability to work together), command of vir- sis, and qualifying graduates for various tual working environment, sense of res- expert duties. ponsibility and ability work under pressure.

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 13 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic Student Services The new ethernet-based network technology is used between the units of the po- Tutoring is study counselling which aims lytechnic, 50-1000 Mbits. Our polytechnic at advancing and helping the student to is a part of the FUNET network (Internet of improve one’s independent learning pro- universities and polytechnics).The base cess. A tutor helps the student to achieve network is 2.5 Gbits Ethernet and our con- one’s goals and adjust in the academic nection is 155 Mbits ATM. The polytechnic school system. Tutoring is in practise done belongs to the Kemi-Tornio-Haaparanta by the programme leaders, student tutors regional network which operates both in and the study counsellours. Student tu- Finland and Sweden. We are using securi- tors advise the students of the group indi- ty systems like firewalls, virtual networks vidually on their studies. They also intro- and routers/switches. duce the school and the town and its services to the new students. Our network operation systems are mainly Windows2000/2003. We have Microsoft Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic has a broad and Polytechnic Agreement and we belong to active network for international coopera- MS It Academy Program. We have modern tion opening up opportunities for students helpdesk- and workstation support-sys- to do study periods, practical training and tems and it’s possible to give remote sup- to complete the Bachelor’s thesis abroad. port thru networks. CONTACT INFORMATION The International Office coordinates Leo- nardo da Vinci and Socrates Programme cooperation and develops cooperation between the polytechnic, international Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic partners and the business and working life in the region. The polytechnic coope- Rector’s Office rates with institutions of higher education Kauppakatu 5 FI-94101 Kemi Finland in Europe, Russia, the United States, Canada and China. Several international International Officer exchange programmes (Socrates, Leonar- Ms Annikki Pulkkinen do da Vinci and Nordplus) help students Tel. +358 16 258 413 and staff to find places abroad, as well as Mobile +358 40 5316 381 assisting foreign students in coming to the Fax +358 16 258 401 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic. The charter of E-mail: [email protected] Erasmus partner schools is attached at the end of the guide.

The Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic has both technical and pedagogical support for the use of information and communication technology in teaching. We have about 1200 high quality workstations and servers with windows 2000/2003 operation systems. We are supporting eLearning systems like mediaservers, videoconference and virtual networks.

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Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic provides two foreign databases. There are more than Learning Centres. There are also libra- 5000 electronic journals such as EBSCO ries in Technolgy and Engineering and in scholarly journals. Health Care. Material list User rights The material of the libraries has been ca- The collections and services of the poly- talogued electronically according to the technic libraries are all at the customer’s general library decimal classification sys- disposal. tem.

The computers of the polytechnic library Of all Bachelor thesis written at Kemi-Tor- are to be used only by the students of nio Polytechnic, from 1995 onwards, bib- Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic and Kemi-Tornio liographic information (author(s), year, etc.) Vocational College. The user of the library is available. If the content of the work is commits her/himself to observe the rules not confidential, the summary will also be and instructions that are given by the lib- visible. From 1999 onwards, Bachelor the- rary staff. The user guidelines can be ob- sis can be seen in their entirety (in pdf tained at the service points of the library. format), provided the content is not confidential and provided permission has been Facilities obtained from the author(s) of the work to The library offers its customers the use of copy the material. PC workstations (95) connected to the computer network of the polytechnic. All Information retrieval requests and infor- workstations contain word processing, cal- mation service culation and graphics programs. The ma- The library and information service carries chines are also connected to the Internet. out information searches, instructs in the The library has approximately 200 reading use of the lists and information sources places. and the use of the library in general. It also arranges introduction visits to the libra- Collection and material ries. The library and information service Polytechnic library has its own database provides the user with different databases together with other polytechnic libraries and provides instructions for their use. The in Finland. There are about 90 000 items information specialists of the library can and more than 600 printed domestic and also carry out information searches for cus- foreign magazines available in the library. tomers. The use of the databases and the The collection contains literature in seve- assistance of the library staff are free of ral fields like economics, logistics, charge as a rule. economy, information technology, accounting, foreign trade, social welfare, Information retrieval from on-line databa- health care, social and education science, ses in foreign countries is subject to a fee, electrical power engineering, mechanical however. An introduction into the use of engineering, automation technology, etc. the library and its services will be arranged The electronic magazines and journals can for all the students at the beginning of be accessed from all the workstations con- their studies. The information retrieval trai- nected to the polytechnic network. The ning is part of the curriculum. library has access to various Finnish and

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Borrowing and renewal of loans Interlibrary lending The library and information service lends The library provides its customers with in- out material from its collection as home terlibrary loans and copies of such docu- loans. However, the reference collection ments that are not available locally. The is meant to be used in the libraries. A limi- public libraries in the area also provide in- ted part of the reference materials can be ter-library loans. The library follows the di- lent for short-term (single night or wee- rections set by library that lends books or kend) loans. The loan of materials from articles. Inter-library lending is mainly liab- the collection of the own library is free of le to charges. charge. Material from the collection that has been lent out can be reserved. The customers can reserve materials and re- new their loans even by phone or via the Internet.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Kemi Learning Centre SAUVO, Valtakatu 22 FI-94100 Kemi Finland Tel. +358 16 258 410 E-mail: [email protected]

Tornio Learning Centre MINERVA, Kauppakatu 58, FI-95400 Tornio Finland Tel. +358 16 258 529 E-mail: [email protected]

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Research and Development

The main goal of research and development done in Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic is to make real-life-projects a part of studies and in this way bring studies and working life closer to each other. The size of projects varies. Both researchers, teachers and students work in the projects.

The strengths of our R&D are multidiscip- linarity, large international cooperation network, strong regional cooperation and experience. R&D supports development of teaching both pedagogically and in know-how, deepening of cooperation with industries and working life, and interna- tionalisation, and in other ways has a posi- tive effect on the quality.

An essential part of project work is international cooperation put through with local industry. The objective of this form of activity is development of the region’s companies and public sector, provision of new employment and making connections to international corporations and to other co-operation partners, by making use of the potential of the Information Society.

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Studies in the fields of Business & Infor- The educational units in Kemi and Tornio mation Communication Technology (ICT) offer five degree programmes with seve- give expertise in data processing, the In- ral specialisations available. ternet, business administration, marketing, accounting and finance, logistics and tou- 1. Degree Programme in Business rism. The aim is to produce highly-skilled Information Technology (BIT, in English) graduates for the Nordic Region and the 2. Degree Programme in Business international work market. New technolo- Management (BM, in English) gy, multiplicity and distance learning are widely used. 3. Degree Progamme in Business Management (in Finnish). A Bachelor of Business Administration 4. Degree Programme in Business combines theory, practice and individual Information (in Finnish). experience, and is gualified for planning, 5. Degree Programme in Business expert and managerial posts, as well as Logistics (in Finnish). many professional tasks requiring a high standard of expertise. Education is based The Department of Adult Education in the on demands arising from business and in- field of business and administration edu- dustry. These abound; the business world cation arranges circa 18 000 hours annual- is under constant pressure from changes, ly. Modern technology is utilised in fle- especially in the northern parts of Nordic xible and distance education. The cour- Countries. Active and close contacts with ses offered are: Polytechnic degree stu- business and industry guarantee that edu- dies, Open Polytechnic courses, speciali- cation lives in the real world. Doing R&D zed studies, vocational training, post-gra- projects which originate from business and duate studies, employment education, industry, students get firsthand knowled- personnel training, New-Business Centre. ge of their professional field and working Students have a good opportunity to use life realities. Enterprises in turn can com- computers, also outside the scheduled mission research projects and studies at a hours, to work with their assignments etc. low cost.

At total some 730 students study in day and evening programmes. The educational field of business and ICT has a staff of 80. The business studies are characterised by their practical orientation and freedom of choice. BBA degree programmes take 3.5 years (210 cr).

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CONTACT INNFORMATION

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Marina Takalon katu 3 FI-94100 Kemi Finland Tel. +358 16 258 201 Fax +358 16 258 297 E-mail: [email protected]

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic BUSINESS & ICT Kirkkokatu 10 FI-95400 Tornio Finland Tel. +358 16 258 557 Fax +358 16 258 510 E-mail: [email protected]

Dean Mrs Leena Alalääkkölä Tel. +358 16 258 200 E-mail: [email protected]

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Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 19 The International Programmes Degree Programme in Business Management BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic offers a degree On completion of the Program students: program in Business Management. The main objective is to provide students with - have acquired theoretical and practical the knowledge and skills required in inter- skills to work in local and global manage- national business. The Degree Program in ment environments Business Administration leads to a Bache- lor degree in Business Administration - are able to work individually and inde- (BBA). pendently as well as a member of a team

The degree will take three and a half years - have developed their communication and to complete and consists of 210 credits. cross cultural skills The academic year is divide in autumn and spring semesters, each consisting of stu- - have developed competences in infor- dy and exam periods. The language of mation technology instruction is English and the education will integrate lectures, seminars and work- - have acquired multilingual skills shops. Students are also offered an extensive program of elective studies as well During the first year the students will be as a five-month training period. offered basic studies that allow for funda- mental knowledge and skills in the busi- Studies are designed to focus on increa- ness environment: Business and Society, sing the knowledge base and in the same Business across Culture, Marketing, Logis- time developing creativity and presenta- tics Accounting and Finance, Law, Infor- tion skills to be able to apply the acquired mation Technology, Business Mathema- knowledge. Creativity and presentation tics, Communication in Business and Pre- skills are considered to be the most impor- sentation Skills. tant requirements in working life today. The second year provides the students with The Polytechnic recognizes the importan- the opportunity to widen and deepen the ce of working together with industry and skills and knowledge of the first year. Ad- business. The development of relationship ditionally, the students will obtain practi- networks and cooperation between the cal skills for a training period to be perfor- different Polytechnic units are therefore med in an international business environ- vital to our concept of education. As much ment. as possible these aspects will be incorpo- rated in the educational program. Geo- The third year consists of an extensive graphical proximity to Russian, Norwegian combination of theoretical lectures and and Swedish borders and cooperation with professional studies in order to develop our foreign partner institutions offer addi- the personal abilities required in perfor- tional advantages of our Degree Program. ming a bachelor thesis.

20 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes Outline of studies that it is about the person who acts as “a manager”. 181040 Tutoring Content: manager and society: the role of 1,5 credits managers and organisations and their so- Objective: to coach students to be able to cietal behaviour: strategic issues: what is the comprehend study materials related to their course of the organisation, decision-making, curriculum, to encourage them to be able to creativity and learning cope with the study load and discuss mat- organisation:organisational design and ters during reception hours structure: functional-, product-, geographical- and market structure, centralisation or 181041 Marketing decentralisation, people in organisations: 4,5 credits motivation, leadership, career development Objective: to give students a basic under- and organisational culture, process mana- standing of modern marketing and its role in gement: planning, auditing and control, ma- companies operating in a rapidly changing nagement information systems, reenginee- business environment ring to develop new structures Content: the concept of marketing, evoluti- Teaching: lectures 45 hours, assignment 115 on of marketing concept, marketing in a mo- hours dern firm, the internal and external marke- Assessment: assignments 100 %, presenta- ting environment, the dimensions of consu- tions, discussion and participation mer and organisational buying behaviour, the Literature: George Jones: Contemporary segmentation process, target marketing and Management, 1999, ISBN 0072334568 Mc- positioning Graw-Hill. Courtland L. Bovée: Business in Teaching: lectures 50 hours, assignments 70 Action, Prentice Hall, 2001, ISBN 0131833103. hours Huczynski: Organisational Behaviour, Finan- Literature: Jobber David: Principles and Prac- cial Times, Prentice Hall, 4th edition, 2001, tice of Marketing. Latest edition! ISBN 0273651021. Gowthorpe Catherine: Assessment: examination 60 % and assign- Business Accounting and Finance for Non- ments 40 % Specialists, Thomson Learning, 2003, ISBN 1861528728. 181042 Information Retrieval and Elearning 3 credits 181044 Fundamentals of Logistics Objective: the students learn to use library 3 credits and information services available, the stu- Objective: to provide students with general dent manages the information process and knowledge and an overall view of the rele- he/she has ability to find, evaluate and use vant topics in the field of business logistics information critically Content: scope of business logistics, achie- Content: basics of information retrieval, in- ving an integrated supply chain, customer formation resources, libraries in Finland and service dimension in logistics, service-driven library services, searching for information logistics systems, managing material flows, from databases, searching for information on inventory control, ABC analysis and other the Internet, evaluation and selection of in- techniques, measuring logistics costs and formation, E-learning performance, benchmarking logistics pro- Teaching: 36 hours of supervised work, as- cess, purchasing process, purchase portfo- signments 44 hours lio purchasing partnerships, transport cost Assessment: continuous assessment and as- characteristics, transport mode selection; signments road, rail, sea, combined, air, pipelines, logistics services, future trends in logistics 181043 Management and Society Teaching: lectures 48 hours, assignments 72 6 credits hours Objective: to provide students with the idea Assessment: lecture and reading material test that organisations and management deal 40 %, assignments 60 %, assignments can be with people and their motivations: secondly carried out individually or in a team

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 21 The International Programmes Indicative reading: Christopher M. 1998. Lo- standing of computing concepts, to introdu- gistics and Supply Chain Management. Stra- ce students to common business informati- tegies for Reducing Cost and Improving Ser- on technology vice. Second edition. Prentice Hall. Lontoo. Content: basics of computer hardware: the 294 p students will familiarize themselves with the use of computer hardware, operating sys- 181045 Financial Accounting and Taxation tems: to introduce students to the most com- 6 credits mon operating systems, desktop tools: du- Objective: to offer a financial perspective on ring the sessions students will learn the ba- business structures, to enable students to sics of word processing and spreadsheets, present accounting information in such a way network services - Internet: to introduce the that the financial performance and position student to the use of e-mail and world wide of an entity can be appraised and control- web, the students will make their own home led, to enable students to use information pages, to provide students with good know- technology in accounting, to provide the stu- ledge in using spreadsheets in financial and dent with an understanding of the Finnish economical tasks taxation system and to give a view of taxati- Teaching: lectures 90 hours, assignments 70 on principles in another EU country hours Content: information system: financial ac- Assessment: continuous assessment 30 %, counting as an information system, the in- test in computing skills 70 % Support mate- dentification of the users of financial infor- rial: hardware and software manuals, addi- mation and their information requirements, tional material will be submitted during the double-entry bookkeeping: concepts and sessions principles of double-entry bookkeeping, the trial balance and the preparation of the ma- 181047 Law jor financial accounting statements, financial 3 credits statements: the major financial statements Objective: to give students a basic under- and their structure, interpretation of finan- standing of legal orders, legal systems and cial statements: the use of ratios, presentati- legal terms, to provide students with on of financial accounting data, using infor- an introduction to the law of contracts mation technology in accounting, taxation: Content: introduction to legal thinking: the income tax and value-added tax significance of legal order, different kinds of Teaching: lectures 70 hours, assignments 90 legal systems, sources of law, legal terms, cont- hours racts Assessment: one written paper 60 %, assign- Teaching: lectures 48 hours, assignments 72 ments 40 % hours Literature: Woods: Business Accounting 1 Assessment: lecture and reading material and 2, Pitman Publishing, 1999 Atrill, Mcla- examination 60 %, assignments 40 % ney: Accounting and Finance for Non-Spe- Indicative reading: will be submitted during cialists, Prentice Hall, 2001, Berry, Jarvis: Ac- the sessions counting in a Business Context, Thomson Learning, Bendrey, Hussey, West: Accounting 181048 Microeconomics and Finance in Business, Lymer, Hancock: Ta- 3 credits xation - Policy and Practice, Thomson Lear- Objective: to provide the student with an un- nig, 2001, Gowthorpe: Business Accounting derstanding of principles, tools and techni- and Finance for Non-Specialists, Thomson ques of economic analysis and to investigate Learning, 2003. Alexander, Nobes: Interna- the contribution of economic theory towards tional Introduction to Financial Accounting, an understanding of business decision-ma- Prentice Hall, 2001 king and performance in order to identify the economic aspects of the behaviour of consu- 181046 Information Technology mers/ households and entrepreneurs 6 credits Content: the market and price mechanism: Objective: to give students a basic under- elementary analysis of supply and demand,

22 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes elasticity and substitution; market and resour- text (the latest edition), Sloman & Stliffe: Eco- ce allocation: the subject matter of econo- nomics for Business, The Finnish Statistical mics: scarcity, choice, allocation, efficiency, Year book; OECD Economic Outlook comparative economic systems; the theory of consumer choice; business organisation 181050 Presentation Skills and behaviour; developing the theory of 3 credits supply; market structure and competition; the Objective: to enable the students to express theory of international trade, production and themselves in front of a group, to emphasize costs; the analysis of factor markets: human the interaction between the presenter and capital, capital investments and new techno- the audience, to make students aware of the logy, land and entrepreneurial ability; coping nature of a presentation and how to handle with risk in economic life material for a presentation Teaching: lectures, assignments and statis- Content: presentations based on business- tics oriented material of students’ own choice, 40 hours; case and workshops 40 hours classwork includes exercises to improve stu- Assessment: one written paper, 3 hours 50 dents’ presentation skills and response skills %, case and workshops 50 % as a member of the audience Indicative reading: Boyes, William J. & Mel- Assessment: presentation 50 %; continuous vin, Michael: Economics, 4 ed 1999 (part), assessment and performance as an audience Parking, Michael: Economics, 5 ed 2000 (part), member 50 % Begg, David et al.; Economics, 5 ed, London Teaching: lectures 32 hours, assignments 8 1997 (part) hours Indicative Reading: submitted during the ses- 181049 Communication in Business sions 4,5 credits Objective: to provide students with indepth 181052 Business Across Culture knowledge and skills in business communi- 3 credits cation practices to operate efficiently in va- Objective: to sensitize the student to inter- rious business contexts cultural differences and similarities in the in- Content: Business Enterprises: writing, dis- ternational business environment and to en- cussing and presenting company profiles in- courage them to be able to adapt themsel- cluding the use of graphs and charts to exp- ves accordingly, and to help them to under- lain trends, Writing in Business: In the course stand and appreciate issues involved in in- of examining companies students will have tercultural interaction the opportunity to learn and practice writing Content: articles to be read for each session skills for communicating in business situa- with written assignments to be discussed du- tions, such as business letters, fax and e-mail ring the sessions, cultural awareness through messages, the students will have exercises in case studies along with group project work discussing subjects related to companies and to be reported orally and in writing, take- writing follow-ups home exam Assessment: coursework, in and out of class Teaching: sessions; preparation work, wri- (in class - active participation during the ses- ting review papers, group project work, take- sions; out of class – satisfactory completion home exam of home assignments) 50 %; and examinati- Lectures: 39 hours, assignments 41 hours on 50 % (aural, oral and written) Assessment: thorough preparation for dis- Teaching: lectures 64 hours, assignments 56 cussions; active participation in class; sub- hours mitting assignments in time. 80 % attendan- Indicative Reading: Spring-Wallace, English ce required for Corporate Communications. Prentice Hall Learning material: selected articles from the Regents 1993 following authors: Hofstede Geerd, Hall Ed- Support Material: Powell, Business Matters. vard, Lustig, M.V. and Koster, J., selected Language Teaching Publications 1996, Ne- articles from the following titles: Jackson, Te- ale & Haslam: Economics in a business con- rence (ed.), Cross-Cultural Management. But-

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 23 The International Programmes terworth – Heinemann 1995, Thiederman large amounts of material rapidly and with Sondra, Bridging Cultural Barriers for Cor- understanding, Research Papers: the stu- porate Success. Lexington Books 1991, for dents will be introduced to writing research case studies the following book is used: Eng- papers and documentation styles lish, Laura M. - Lynn, Sarah, Business Across Assessment: coursework, in and out of class Cultures - Effective Communication Strate- (in class - active participation during the ses- gies. Longman 1995, other articles submitted sions; out of class – satisfactory completion by the instructor, students will be respon- of home assignments) 25 %; reports 25 %; sible for researching their own material for scientific writing assignment 50 % the group project work and the home exam Teaching: lectures 64 hours and assignments 56 hours 181053 Negotiations, meetings and related Reading material: to be submitted during reporting the lessons 4,5 credits Objective: to give students the opportunity 181021 Management Accounting to learn and practice negotiation skills along 4,5 credits with the language used in formal and infor- Aims: to provide an introduction to the the- mal meetings, the students will have the op- ory and practice of managerial accounting portunities to practise communicating in all primarily in the manufacturing environment these situations with the view to providing information to Content: reading, writing, and discussions management for control and decision-ma- about articles concerning negotiation stra- king, to develop an understanding of orga- tegies and meeting techniques, as well as nizational aspects in managerial accounting, intercultural differences/similarities in inter- to develop analytical skills related to the national circumstances, the students will have problem-solving roles of managerial accoun- the opportunities to practise these strate- ting, to provide students with skills in the gies and techniques in class and be able to budgeting process and the process of report on them both orally and in writing, in budgetary control, to give the students an particular, they will be asked to carry out sa- indepth understanding of the role that a well- les negotiations during meetings, which will designed accounting system may have in the be videotaped and then reviewed by the stu- process of cost management, the main focus dents and the teacher, the students will also is on activity-based cost management, seve- read extracts from actual contracts and ag- ral cases will be introduced and discussed in reements, and they will be asked to com- class ment on the language in them Content: management of costs, overhead Assessment: classroom work 50 %, assign- cost management, basics of activitybased ments 50 % costing, volume-cost-profit analysis, budge- Teaching: lectures 64 hours, assignments 56 tary control hours Teaching: lectures 48 hours, assignments 72 Indicative Reading: will be submitted during hours the classes Assessment: one written paper 40 %, assignment 60 % 181055 Professional Reading, Writing and Literature: Drury: Management Accounting Discussion Skills for Business Decisions, Thomson Learning, 4,5 credits 2001, Drury: Cost & Management Accoun- Objective: to provide students with more spe- ting, Thomson Learning, 2003. Berry, Jarvis: cific oral and written communication skills Accounting in a Business Context, Thomson Content: reading, writing and discussions: Learning, 1998, Atrill, Mclaney: Accounting the student will have a chance to read chal- and Finance for Non-Specialists, Prentice lenging business articles, and report on the Hall, 2001 contents in writing, the articles will also be Cooper, Kaplan: The Design of Cost Mana- used as the basis for business-oriented dis- gement Systems cussions, the focus is on learning to read

24 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes analyzing the statement of cash flows 181202 Marketing Mix Decisions Assessment: coursework 50 %, examination 3 credits 50 % Objective: to give students an overview of Teaching: lectures 32 hours, assignments 48 integrated marketing mix decisions hours Content: the concept of marketing mix: com- Literature: Walton: Financial Statement Ana- ponents of the marketing mix and marketing lysis- an International Perspective, Thomson environment Product decisions: concept, Learning, 2000. Schoenebeck: Interpreting branding, product life cycle Price decisions: and Analyzing Financial Statements, Prenti- objectives, influencing factors, pricing police Hall, 2001 McMenamin: Financial Mana- cies and methods Place decisions: marketing gement – An Introduction, Routledge, 1999 channels, wholesaling, retailing and physical distribution Promotion: promotional mix (ad- 181210 Human Resource Management vertising, personal selling, public relations 3 credits and sales promotion) Objective: to provide students with know- Teaching: lectures 32 hours, assignment 48 ledge that management, especially leader- hours ship ability, is the force that holds everything Assessment: examination 60 % and assign- in a business enterprise in motion to achieve ments 40 % desired material and immaterial results Literature: Jobber David: Principles and Content: managerial roles, skills and abili- Practice of Marketing. Latest edition! ties, managerial hierarchy, managerial functions, manager vs. leader, styles of leader- 181203 Market Research ship, situational leadership, personnel ma- 3 credits nagement concept, staff planning methods Aims: to provide an introduction to the the- of job analysis, selection and orientation, trai- ory and practise of market research, to get ning Assessment: lectures and reading ma- the students acquainted with the options fa- terial examination 70 %, assignment 30 % cing a person who wants to gather marke- Teaching: lectures 26 hours, assignments 54 ting research information i.e. different forms hours of research methods, principles, procedures Indicative Reading: Human Resource Mana- and tools gement, Graham H.T., Bennet R., 9th ed. ISNB Content: the role and methods of market re- 0 273 63401 1, Business Leadership, Viv search, the stages in the marketing research Shackleton , 1995, ISNB 0-415-12678-9 process, planning and carrying out marketing research: survey design, analysis and in- 181211 Supply Chain Management terpreration of data, writing a report and Strategies preparing a presentation 3 credits Teaching: lectures 32 hours, assignments 48 Aim: to give students an in-depth knowled- hours ge of the Integrated Supply Chain Process Assessment: classwork 40 % and research Content: approaches to strategic manage- project 60 % ment Strategic management of supplier re- Literature: Kumar V., Aaker D. A., Day G.S: lationships, inventory management, transpor- Essentials of Marketing Research, 1999 tation management, logistics reengineering, alternative logistics strategies, warehouse 181024 Financial StatementAnalysis management and warehousing strategies, 3 credits logistical organizational development, Aim: to learn the interpretation of financial beyond structure: virtuality and transparen- statements and how accounting data is used cy, global logistics, strategic Logistics Plan, for analytical purposes future logistics challenges Content: financial accounting analysis, profi- Teaching: lectures and case discussions 48 tability, funds management, liquidity and sol- hours, assignments 32 hours vency, inter-firm comparison, gearing ratios, Assessment: case reports and presentations, investment ratios, performance measurement, class participation, assignments 60 %, writ-

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 25 The International Programmes ten exam 40 % 181213 Financial Management Indicative reading: Gattorna J.L. & Walters and International Finance D. W. 1996. Managing the Supply Chain: A 3 credits Strategic Perspective. MacMillan Press. Lon- Objective: to enable students to utilise fi- too. 360 p, Saunders M. 1994. Strategic pur- nancial data to assist management in perfor- chasing and supply chain management. Pit- ming the management functions and to sur- man Publishing. London 299 p, Lambert D. & vey the practical aspects of financing of inter- Stock J. 1993. Strategic Logistic Management. national operations Irwin, Illinois. 862 p Content: sources of finance and financial institutions, cost of capital and capital structu- 181212 Macroeconomics re, capital budgeting, risk and capital asset 3 credits pricing model, financial ratios, management Objective: to describe the economy as a who- of working capital, stock market investments, le: economic equilibrium from the perspecti- the structures of financing from an EU point ve of macroeconomics, the purpose is to ini- of view tiate the circular flow of economic activities Assessment: two assignments á 25 %, exami- of the economy and its units and connection nation 50 % to other economies in order to evaluate the Teaching: lectures 56 hours, assignments 64 influence of macroeconomics variables on the hours firm’s performance and economic forecasts Literature: Rosenberg, Harris: Finance for Content: introduction to macroeconomics non-financial managers, 2001, McMenamin: and national income accounting: the deter- Financial Management – An Introduction, mination and measures of national income Routledge, 1999 accounting; aggregate demand and supply, Reading material: R.B.Brockington, Financial government economic policies: Keynesian Management, DP Publications, London, Fi- theory and fiscal policy; monetarist theory nancing, basic concepts. and policies: money, banking and the mone- painatuskeskus.Helsinki, The Financial Times tary system; exchange rates; determination Guide to Using the Financial Pages. Pitman of economic growth and productivity; busi- publishing, Laurence S. Ritter, William S. Sil- ness cycle; inflation; unemployment; price ber: Principles of money, banking and finan- level and the speed of adjustments; taxes cial Markets and public spending; industrial policy and competition policy; balance of payments; 181214 Law of Obligations welfare economics; problems of developing 3 credits countries Objective: to give an introduction to the Teaching: lectures, assignments & statistics law of obligations 40 hours; case-work and presentation Content: methods of Providing Credit: deb- Assessment: one written paper, 3 hours 50 tor-creditor agreement, hire purchase, cre- %, case and workshops 50 % dit-sale, credit cards, unjust enrichment, Indicative reading: Brandley, R. – Schiller: Es- compensation for damages, Credit Cont- sentials of Economics; ISBN: 0-07-116884-2, racts: negotiation, formation, clauses, liabi- Begg, David et al.; Economics, 5 ed, London lities, securities: personal securities, real se- 1997 (part), Boyes, William J. & Melvin, Micha- curities, collecting debts, bankruptcy: petiti- el: Economics, 4 ed 1999 (part), Parking, on in bankruptcy, receivership and liquidati- Michael: Economics, 5 ed 2000 (part), Neale on, bankruptcy proceedings, arrangement of & Haslam: Economics in a business context debts and debt restructuring: grounds for (the latest edition), Samuelson-Nordhaus: arrangement of debts, proceedings, diffe- Economics. Mc Graw Hill, Sloman & Stliffe: rent ways of arranging debts Economics for Business, The Finnish Statisti- Teaching: lectures 40 hours, assignments 40 cal Year book; OECD Economic Outlook hours Assessment: lectures and reading material examination 60 %, assignments 40 % Indicative reading: will be submitted at the beginning of the lectures 26 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes 181220 Internationalization of marketing and the need for thorough evalu- companies 3 credits ation of the international environment prior Objective: to give students an overview of to the selection of markets, the students are the internationalization process including a able to construct a marketing plan including description of various factors that have an product, price, distribution and promotion impact on the choice of internatational busi- decisions ness operations Content: choosing the target market: inter- Content: reasons for going international, national environment, selecting process, ex- roadblocks to going international, interna- port plan: content, international marketing tional business operations, sources of infor- mix: product, price (including the terms and mation, foreign trade organisations ways of payment), place (including the terms Assesment: examination 60 % and assign- of delivery) ments 40 % Teaching: lectures 32 hours, assignments 48 Literature: Koslow: Business Abroad. Gulf hours Publishing Company, 1996, Chinkota, Assesment: one written paper 40 % and as- Ronkainen: International Marketing. Harcourt signments 60 % College Publishers. 2000 Literature: Jobber David: Principles and Practice of Marketing, Chinkota, Ronkainen: 181221 Scandinavian Business Context International Marketing. Harcourt College 3 credits Publishers. 2000 Objective: to provide students with an understanding of the peculiar economic and 181223 Strategic Management Accounting regional factors in the Scandinavian region 3 credits which influence and constrain managerial Objective: to provide information on the re- decisions in Finnish firms, at the end of this cent trends and tools of management course students should be able to analyse accounting and to familiarise students with different business areas, students will obtain strategic management accounting a basic knowledge of topics in comparative Content: modern strategic management and politology, students should appreciate the its implications to management accounting: influence of the European Union and the Eu- the Balanced Scorecard (BSC), performance ropean measurement, quality costs, Economy Monetary Union on macroeconomic factors Value Added (EVA) which affect businesses, special attention will Teaching: lectures 32 hours and assignments be drawn to the Finnish business system 48 hours Content: tools of business context analysis – Assessment: examination 50 %, assignments economics, comparative politology and sta- 50 % tistics; Finland in figures; the Finnish Literature: Anthony- Govindarajan: Mana- economy; political climate analysis; welfare gement Control Systems, McGraw-Hill, 2001. state issues; business system analysis – so- Merchant-Van Der Stede: Management Cont- ciology of business organisations; Scandi- rol Systems, Prentice Hall, 2003. R.S.Kaplan, navia in the European Union T.Johnson: Relevance Lost! The Rise and Fall Teaching: lectures 28 hours and assignments of Management Accounting, T. Johnson: Re- 52 hours levance Assessment: written exam 50 %, assignments Regained: from top-down control to bot- 50 %, tom-up empowerment, Kaplan, Atkinson: Ad- Literature: to be submitted during the les- vanced Management Accounting, Prentice sons Hall, 1998.

181224 Foreign Trade 181222 International Marketing 1,5 credits 3 credits Objective: to develop in the student a basic Objective: to provide the students with the understanding and skills concerning the prac- understanding of the scope of international tical issues in the foreign trade operations of

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 27 The International Programmes a company mages and of dissolving legal disputes Content: stages of export and import pro- Content: International Contract Law: com- cedure, trade contract, international delive- mercial agreements, contract of ry terms: incoterms as a part of a trade cont- agency, distribution agreement, transport ract, documents: invoices, certificates of ori- agreements, conventions concerning gin, customs procedure: using a customs contracts (Vienna convention), Compensati- declaration in different situations on for Damages, Dissolving legal disputes: Teaching: lectures 20 hours, assignments 20 legal proceedings and courts, arbitration, hours Enforcement: conventions Assesment: exercises and assignment 100 % Teaching: lectures 40 hours, assignments 40 Literature: will be announced at the begin- hours ning of the course Assessment: lectures and reading material examination 60 %, assignments 40 % 181230 International and Indicative reading: will be submitted at the European Community Law beginning of the lectures 3 credits Objective: to consider the evolution and de- 181232 International Economics velopment of the European Community and 3 credits the main branches of European Community Objective: the purpose is to examine the ac- law tivities of the international economy and the Content: Leading Principles of International factors influencing its development in order Law, The Historical Background to the Euro- to give the student an understanding of li- pean Community, The Court of Justice and ving in a global economy and to plan inter- The Court of First Instance: organization, le- national trade, investment and finance acti- gal proceedings, preliminary rulings, The vities from the perspective of the firm, to dis- Sources of Community Law, General Princip- cuss key economic issues that influence inter- les of Law: proportionality, equality, legal national business and to analyse changes in certainty, procedural rights, subsidiarity, the the world economy and their impact supremacy of community law, the principles Content: the economic environment: inter- of direct applicability and direct effect, Acts national trade and commercial policy; mar- of the Institutions: regulations, directives, kets for investments and the world financial decisions, Free Movement within the Single environment: capital and money; economic Market: customs duties and discriminatory integration and cooperative agreements; EU internal taxation, quantitative restrictions and and EMU roles in international economics measures having equivalent effect, the free Teaching: lectures 24 hours, project work (in- movement of workers, the right of establish- dependent) and oral presentation ment and the freedom to provide services, Assessment: lectures and reading material capital movements, competition law and excamination 50 %, oral presentation and policy written report 50 % Indicative reading: Da- Teaching: lectures 40 hours, assignments 40 niels, John D. & Radebaugh, Lee H.: Interna- hours tional business environment and operations, Assessment: lectures and reading material 9 ed, 2000; Carbaugh: International Econo- examination 60 %, assignments 40 % mics; A collection of articles and topics; Mandatory reading: “European Union Law”- OECD- Economic Outlook textbook, 1999, Collaborators/authors: Poh- jois-Savo Polytechnic Business and Admi- 181233 International Accounting nistration, Varkaus and Instituto Tecnico 3 credits Commerciale Statale “Enrico Tosi”, Italy Objective: to introduce students to the problems of international accounting and repor- 181231 Private International Law ting, to improve the knowledge of accoun- 3 credits ting requirements and practices at the natio- Objective: to give understanding of interna- nal level between countries, an understan- tional contract law, of compensation for da- ding of factors influential in the policy-ma-

28 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes king process in other countries may help to sing ethical and environmental issues, other understand better the potential for/or limi- current articles submitted by the instructor tations to harmonization and to the use of during sessions; students’ own choice of ar- standards, for example, in multinational com- ticles for assignments panies Content: international diversity in financial 181241 Qualitative Methods accounting and reporting practices in the main 3 credits EU countries and in the US, Consolidated Objective: to familiarise students with quali- group accounts, EU harmonization and EU tative research methods directives, the International Accounting Stan- Content: the focus is on dealing with diffe- dards (IAS) of The International Accounting rent bases for qualitative methods and ana- Standards Committee (IASC) and the US Ge- lyses as well as different tendencies in these nerally Accepted Accounting Principles fields, group work is emphasised, the stu- (US.GAAP) of the Financial Accounting Stan- dents will be introduced to writing course- dards Board (FASB) work, the purpose of which is to deepen their Assesment: coursework, in and out of class understanding of one concrete research met- 50 % and examination 50 % hod Teaching: lectures 30 hours, assignments 50 Teaching: lectures and discussions 30 hours, hours literature and coursework 50 hours Assess- Literature: Christopher Nobes and Robert ment: reading material examination 50 %, lec- Parker, Comparative international accoun- ture attendance and assignments 50 % ting, Prentice Hall, New York 2000, research Literature: Pentti Alasuutari: Qualitative met- papers, articles (to be given by the lecturer) hod and Cultural Studies, Robert K. Yin: Case Support material: Roberts, Weetman, Gor- Study Research, Design and Methods don: International Accounting – A Compa- Support Material: Mathew B. Miles, A. Michael rative Approach, Pitman Publishing, Alexan- Huberman: Qualitative Data Analysis, Robert der, D., Comparative International Accoun- E. Stake: The Art of Case Study Research, ting, San Diego: Harcourt Brace,1996, Rade- Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln (ed.): baugh, Lee H. and Gray, S.J., International Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry Accounting and Multinational Enterprises, 4th ed. New York: John Wiley, 1997, Schwei- 181242 Quantitative Methods kart, Jim and Gray, S.J. and Roberts Clare, 1,5 credits International Accounting: A Case Approach, Objective: to enable students to acquire the New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995 necessary skills to apply statistical and mathematical techniques in business problems, 181234 Business and Environmental Ethics students will learn how to use SPSS software 1,5 credits as a tool for analyzing and presenting statis- Aims: to increase the students’ awareness of tical information ethical issues regarding business and envi- Content: data Screening and transformati- ronment by studying and discussing related on, issues descriptive statistics, correlation and T-tests, Content: reading articles regarding business other analysing methods, reporting and pre- and environmental ethics, introducing rela- senting statistical information ted topics for discussions either orally or in Literature: Sheridan J. Coakes, Lyndall G. writing, discussing related topics in groups Steed: SPSS – Analysis without Anguish Teaching: participating in class sessions in Assessment: will be agreed at the beginning class, preparation work for class discussions of the course and writing assignments Assessment: thorough preparation for dis- 181243 Applications in Business Administra- cussions; active participation in discussions tion in class; submitting assignments in time, 80 4,5 credits % attendance required Learning material: se- Objective: to give students the ability to lected articles from various sources discus- use spreadsheets effectively and the ability

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 29 The International Programmes to use most common business applications Content: presentation programs and computer graphics, built in functions in spreadsheets, statistical tools, pivot table, the use of solver application, creating macros and programming with macro language, creating and using databases, the use of integrated applications in office work (Scala 1,5 cu) Teaching: lectures 60 hours, assignments 60 hours Reading material: will be submitted at the beginning of the lessons Assessment: assignment 80 %, a project work and journal; active participation in classroom Literature: to be submitted during the lessons

30 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes Business Management Curriculum Study Modules

1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year Total Code Course credits credits credits credits credits autumn spring autumn spring autumn spring autumn spring BASIC STUDIES 28,5 19,5 2,0 5,5 4,5 60,0 181040 Tutoring 1,5 181041 Marketing 4,5 181042 Information Retrieval and E-learning 3,0 181043 Management and Society I 3,0 181044 Fundamentals of Logistics 3,0 181045 Financial Accounting and Taxation 3,0 3,0 181046 Information Technology 3,0 3,0 181047 Law 3,0 181048 Microeconomics 3,0 181049 Communication in Business 3,0 181050 Presentation Skills 4,5 181051 Business Mathematics 3,0 181052 Business Across Culture 3,0 Negotiations, Meetings and Related 181053 Reporting 4,5 181054 Language Studies 4,5 Professional Reading, Writing and Discussion 181055 Skills 2,0 2,5 PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 6,0 24,0 18,0 27,0 75,0 Planning a Business 181200 Management and Society II 3,0 181201 Management Accounting 4,5 181202 Marketing Mix Decisions 3,0 181203 Market Research 3,0 181204 Financial Statement Analysis 3,0 Strategic development 181210 Human Resource Management 3,0 181211 Supply Chain Management Strategies 3,0 181212 Macroeconomics 3,0 Financial Management and International 181213 Finance 3,0 181214 Law of Obligations 3,0 International Business Management 181220 Internationalization of Companies 3,0 181221 Scandinavian Business Context 3,0 181222 International Marketing 3,0 181223 Strategic Management Accounting 3,0 181224 Foreign Trade 1,5 Multinational Business Environment 181230 International and EC Law 3,0 181231 Private International Law 3,0 181232 International Economics 3,0 181233 International Accounting 3,0 181234 Business and Environmental Ethics 1,5 Methodological and Language Studies 181240 Statistics 3,0 181241 Qualitative Methods 3,0 181242 Quantitative Methods 1,5 181243 Applications in Business Administration 4,5 181244 Language Studies 4,5 ELECTIVE STUDIES 3,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 3,0 30,0 3,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 3,0 PRACTICAL TRAINING 30,0 30,0 Supervised/unsupervised 30,0 BACHELOR'S THESIS 15,0 15,0 15,0 TOTAL ECTS CREDITS 210,0 NB: All information given here is preliminary and should be checked from the educational unit.

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 31 The International Programmes Degree Programme in Business Information Technology BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Degree programme in Business Informa- gramme consists of courses in informati- tion Technology leads to a Bachelor of Bu- on society technology, mathematical- siness Administration (BBA) degree after technical information technology, busi- studies of 3.5 years. The total extent of ness studies and mathematics. Through credits is 210. these studies the students will achieve expertise in data processing and under- The degree programme consists of the stand the potential and problems of infor- following main elements: mation technology. - Basic Studies (60 credits), - Professional Studies (75 credits), Elective - Studies (30 credits), - Practical Training (30 credits) and Outline of studies - Bachelor’s Thesis (15 credits). 291000 Orientation Studies 3 credits All the studies will be carried out in Eng- Objective: to introduce the structure, con- lish. tent and implementation of the Business In- formation Technology education, the course The teaching methods are lectures, semi- highlights the goals, the outlines and the nars, project and teamwork, exercises, in- prospective professions and gives introduc- dependent work and assignments. Modern tion to effective studies, to get familiar with information sources offered by Kemi-Tornio information technology is available for stu- Polytechnic dying. The practical training can be ac- Content: studying environment, studying pro- complished either in Finland or abroad. grams, organising studies, library services, information services and information retrie- On completion of the programme the gra- val, e-learning Teaching: contact hours 40 duate: hours and assignments - Is capable of designing, implementing, Assessment: attendance updating and further developing informa- Literature: study guide, www.tokem.fi tion systems 291001 Project and Teamwork - Knows the application possibilities, limi- 3 credits tations and program development in data Objective: to improve student’s ability to work processing in groups, teams and projects - Knows how to purchase a computer sys- Content: project planning, project admi- tem and make agreements concerning it nistration, leading a project, working in a - Is capable of handling databases and data team, reporting and presentation of project networks plan and results, the use of project management software, evaluation Teaching: contact hours 42 hours, assign- The studies have been designed to give ments 38 hours Data Processing Designers, Application Programmers, System Analysts and Data Processing Managers theoretical and practical expertise in their professions. The pro-

32 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes 291002 Information Technology common description methods and techniques 4,5 credits Content: developing information systems; re- Objective: to give a basic understanding of quirements analysis and system design, sys- computing concepts and to introduce com- tem development models, methods, tools, mon business information technology instructions and construction stages Content: computer hardware and software, Teaching: lectures 60 % and exercises 40 % operating systems, using computers and ope- Assessment: test 40 %, self-supervised work rating system, data communications, Inter- 30 %, active participation 30 % net, e-mail, network services, HTML Literature: Roger S. Pressman: Software En- Teaching: lectures 50 % and exercises 50 % gineering, A Practitioner’s Approach, Mc- Assessment: lectures and test 70% and as- Graw-Hill, 2000. signments 30% Literature: to be submitted during the les- 291011 Professional Reading, Writing and sons Discussions in English 3 credits 291003 Application Programs Objective: to improve students’ ability to read 7,5 credits material written for their field of specialisati- Objective: students achieve an extensive and on, such as articles from manuals, handbooks, comprehensive knowledge of the most com- professional journals, reports etc., and to mon application programs and are able to give students the opportunity to discuss such use them in studies and work Content: word material, to introduce students to the skills processing, spreadsheets, databases, pre- needed for writing professional documents sentation and publication tools, graphics in their area of specialisation Teaching: contact hours 112, exercises and Content: reading assignments, discussion of assignments 88 hours articles, lectures on professional Assessment: test 50 % and assignments 50 % writing skills, writing assignments Literature: to be submitted during the les- Teaching: contact hours 75 %, preparation sons work and assignments 25 % Assessment: 80 % attendance required, pre- 291004 Programming I paration and comprehension of reading as- 7,5 credits signments; successful completion of writing Objective: to learn the basic idea of pro- assignments on time; active participation in class gramming, how to design, build and test Literature: submitted by the instructor du- computer programs by using programming ring sessions; students’ own choice of articles and testing tools in a third generation programming language environment. 291012 Coping with Presentations, Mee- Content: program structure, programming tings, Negotiations and Business Contacts methods, the bases of language; libraries, in English variables, arrays, data types, input/output 3 credits functions, decisions, loops, pointers and dy- Objective: to provide students with know- namic memory allocation, programming en- ledge and skills in the English language for vironment, compiling and linking presentations, meetings, and negotiation Teaching: lectures 50 % and exercises 50 % practices to communicate efficiently in vario- Assessment: test 70 % and assignments 30 % us situations in business environment Literature: will be submitted during the lec- Content: the students will learn to give good tures. business presentations, to introduce topics for discussion at informal and formal mee- 291005 Information System Analysis and tings, to plan and participate meetings and Design negotiations in English, the students will learn 7,5 credits the meeting and negotiation procedure, lan- Objective: to give an overview of the system guage and documentation, i.e. writing busi- design and planning process, approaches ness messages, memos and reports, the stu- within system design and the use of the most dents will also learn to deal with intercultu-

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 33 The International Programmes ral contacts, e.g. to host foreign business tive participation. clients, social English, and small talk Literature: will be submitted during lectures. Teaching: lectures 48 hours and assignments 32 hours 292000 Programming II Assessment: assessment is based on conti- 7,5 credits nuous assessment and performance, course- Objective: to make a student acquainted with work in and out of class; in class – active visual programming and www–application participation during the sessions; out of class programming tools, how to construct a stan- – good preparation for inclass-working and dardised user interface, programming lan- completion of home assignments, an 80 % guage and technique requirement for class presence, there is no Content: layout design, visual objects, met- written exam hods, properties, events, visual program- Literature: will be submitted during sessions ming, ASP objects, their properties, methods and events, scripting objects and ASP com- 291013 Swedish for Finnish/Finnish for ponents, data accessing and mail handling, Foreigners indexing and directory services 3 credits Teaching: lectures 50 % and exercises 50 % Objective: to develop communication skills Assessment: test 50 % and project work 50 % in Swedish or Finnish, written and oral skills Literature: Halvorson Michael: Microsoft Vi in basic situations of everyday life and work Content: everyday communication, studies, 292000 Programming II applying for job, phrases in social 7,5 credits situations, leisure time; hobbies, travelling, Objective: to make a student acquainted with shopping, eating out etc, working visual programming and www–application communication, introducing a company, cus- programming tools, how to construct a stan- tomer service, demonstrating a product, dardised user interface, programming lan- visiting a company, phoning at work guage and technique Teaching: lectures 42 hours and assignments Content: layout design, visual objects, met- 38 hours hods, properties, events, visual program- Assessment: written test, oral presentations, ming, ASP objects, their properties, methods active participation in class and events, scripting objects and ASP com- Literature: submitted at the beginning of the ponents, data accessing and mail handling, course indexing and directory services Teaching: lectures 50 % and exercises 50 % 291014 Business Enterprise Project Assessment: test 50 % and project work 50 % 12 credits Literature: Halvorson Michael: Microsoft Vi- Objective: to learn to start a high tech enter- sual Basic 6.0 Professional (Step by Step) Pa- prise and to get an overview about tasks, perback -656 pages Bk&Cd Rom edition (Au- responsibilities and powers of the stakehol- gust 1998), Microsoft Press; ISBN: ders of an enterprise and how the enterprise 1572318090, reference literature: Visual Ba- is functioning and what are the main proces- sic 6 Complete, Sybex (Ed.), paperback edi- ses concerning economical issues. tion, 1008 pages (March 1999). ISBN: Content: business mission and business plan, 0782124690, Richard Andersson et al.: ASP starting an enterprise and the form of enter- 3.0 Programmers Reference, Wrox, Latest ver- prise, contract law, cooperation and compa- sion, ISBN: 1861003234 ny networks, basics of accounting, financial statement and key ratios, budgeting, taxati- 292001 Programming III on, cost accounting and pricing, sales and 7,5 credits marketing, service, basics of economy, busi- Objective: to familiarize students with web- ness communication. application programming with Java and mul- Teaching: project and team working, core lec- timedia tools, to learn using databases and tures and inspiring assignments. interactivity in web–environment Assessment: tests, portfolio and reports, ac- Content: programming environment, tools,

34 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes objects, properties, designing and building commonly used operating systems the user interface, program structure, met- Content: Fundamentals and key implemen- hods, applets, AWT-components, transac- tation techniques of operating systems: file tions, databases, files, multimedia tool system, disk operations, resource and me- Teaching: lectures 50 % and exercises 50 % mory management, virtual memory, multi-user Assessment: test 50 %, self-supervised work 50% systems: user-rights, processes, data securi- Literature: submitted at the beginning of the ty, networking: user interface, protocols, user course rights, user profiles, administration of sha- red resources, security 292002 Programming Project Teaching: lectures 63 hours and assignments 6 credits 57 hours Objective: to get familiarized with practical Assessment: test programming project that include all the pha- Literature: to be submitted during the ses- ses of implementing a data system, the pro- sions ject initiative is from real working life, the aim is also that the result has sustainability 292005 Data Network Operating Systems and utility 4,5 credits Content: Design and build a program by Objective: the students learn how to install using methods studied in the previous cour- and use different network operating systems, ses. Design and write required documentati- the aim is also become acquainted with spe- on cial features of these operating systems Teaching: assignment 100 % Content: Windows Server operating systems, Assessment: self-supervised work 100 % system management, data operators tasks, Literature: will be submitted during lectures. data security, directory services. Teaching: lectures and exercises, the students 292003 Databases install different operating systems and prac- 7,5 credits tice the system manager’s tasks in that envi- Objective: to import knowledge about the ronment according to the teacher’s instruc- importance of databases in IT and creating tions, lectures 63 hours, assessments 57 hours of relational databases and structure design Assessment: test Content: Database management system, data Literature: to be submitted during the Les- modelling, database design, SQL query lan- sons and according to the operating systems. guage, embedded SQL, database implementing 292006 Data Communication Teaching: lectures 40 %, exercises 30 % and 4,5 credits project work 30 % Objective: the course will teach the funda- Assessment: test 50 % and project work 50 % mentals of data communications, students Literature: Ryan K. Stephens, Ronald R. Plew: learn different ways of data communication Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days, Sams Publis- between computers, the aim is also to fami- hing, 1999, ISBN: 0672316749 liarize students with the Internet and its pos- Reference literature: Date, C.J.: An Introduc- sibilities tion to Databasesystem. Addison-Wesley Content: fundamentals of data communica- Publishing Company, 1986, Elmastri, R., Na- tion: topologies, protocols, network devi- vathe, S.B.: Fundamentals of Database Sys- ces and components, data network services, tems, 2nd ed. Addison-Wesley Publishing networking with PCs, the Internet and its pos- Company sibilities, solutions in the Internet Teaching: lectures and exercises 42 hours 292004 Operating Systems Exercises: install modems and adapters, di- 4,5 credits rect cable connections and Internet connec- Objective: the course will teach knowledge tions, install PCs into a local area network of different types of operating systems, their Assignments: 38 hours architecture and function. Students learn how Assessment: test to install, configure and operate the most Literature: to be submitted during the lessons Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 35 The International Programmes 292007 Data Network Construction systems engineering, basic concepts and 3 credits design methods Objective: how to plan and construct diffe- Content: unified modeling language UML, rent types of networks and how to dimensi- use case diagram, sequence, diagram, class on and test networks according to custo- diagram, statechart diagram, collaboration mers’ needs diagram, activity diagram, component diag- Content: network planning, installation and ram, deployment diagram, CASE-tool sup- dimensioning networks, configuring porting UML and updating network, supporting networks Teaching: lecture 40 hours, assignments 40 and security hours and literature 40 hours Teaching: contact hours 42 hours, assign- Assessment: lecture 20 %, self-supervised ments 38 hours, Assessment: test work 30 %, test 50 % Literature: to be submitted during the les- Literature: handout sons 292011 Strategic Planning 292008 Human – Computer 3 ECTS credits (2 credits) Interaction 3 credits Objective: to get students familiar with the Objective: to learn how to design and imple- skills and abilities needed for strategic ma- ment high quality user interfaces nagement of the IT enterprise Content: developing a user interface, requi- Content: management and administration of rements, principles, tools, ergonomics the IT company, organizational learning, stra- Teaching: lectures 60 % and exercises 40 % tegic planning and leadership, outsourcing, Assessment: test 40 %, self-supervised work virtual organizations, electronic document 30 %, active participation 30 % management, innovations and strategic de- Literature: Jakob Nielsen: Designing Web velopment, future scenarios of the software Usability, New Riders Publishing, 2000, Alan industry, total quality management Cooper: The inmates are running the asylum, Teaching: lectures 40 hours, assignments and SAMS, 1999, ISBN 0-672-31649-8 reading materials 40 hours, Assessment: lecture and reading material 292009 System Construction examination 70 %, assignment 30 %, 4,5 credits Literature: submitted at the beginning of the Objective: student can define solution archi- course tectures, apply data models and is capable to make logical and physical system design 292012 Law Content: defining solution architectures: da- 3 ECTS credits (2 credits) tabase architecture, data system architectu- Objective: to provide students with a basic re, hardware architecture and humanware so- understanding of EC Law, to examine legis- lution, documentation tools, CASE-tools, lation concerning information technology feasibility testing Content: sources of EC law, free movement Teaching: lectures 60 % and exercises 40 % in the EC, copyright, privacy protection act, Assessment: test 40%, self-supervised work ADP crimes, law concerning the Internet 30%, active participation 30% Teaching: lectures 40 hours and assignments Literature: Ben Ezzell: MCSD: Analyzing Re- 40 hours quirements and Defining Solution Architec- Assessment: lecture and reading material test tures, Sybex 1997. Roger S. Pressman: Soft- 60 %, assignments 40 % ware Engineering, A Practitioner’s Approa- ch, McGraw-Hill, 2000. 292013 Mathematics and Statistics 4,5 ECTS credits (3 credits) 292010 Object-Oriented System Objective: to provide the students with un- Construction derstanding of mathematical terminology 4,5 credits and methods for problem solving, data ana- Objective: to introduce the student to ob- lysis and decision making with the help of ject-oriented analysis, design and theory of mathematical models, to enable the students

36 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes to acquire the necessary skills in applying fic criteria, professional publications, outli- statistical techniques in problems Content: ne of the Bachelor’s thesis numerical methods and computing; equa- Teaching: lectures 40 hours and assignments tions, integrals, sources of information: samp- 80 hours ling methods, mean, median; quartiles, stan- Assessment: assignment dard deviation; graphs used in statistics; ele- Literature: to be submitted during the les- mentary probability theory; binomial, Pois- sons son and normal distribution; sampling errors, confidence intervals, inference; scatter diag- 292015 Research Studies rams, correlation, least square regression, 3 credits coefficient of determination, prediction; time Objective: students get acquainted with dif- series, trend, index; statistical research pro- ferent forms of research activity and know ject, Teaching: lectures and exercises 56 hours, their application possibilities and viability in assignments 64 hours their studies and practical work, they percei- Assessment: test and assignment ve the impact of research on their studies Literature: to be submitted during the lectu- and know how to utilize effectively different res sources of information, they can perform the different tasks of a research project 292014 Scientific Writing in English Content: philosophy of science, polytechnic 4,5 credits research, use of data services, research pro- Objective: to provide the student with the ject work, empirical research, research met- ability and facilities to prepare scientific re- hods, information technology as a tool in ports and to get familiar with professional research publications Teaching: contact hours 32 hours and assign- Content: professional writing in English, ments 48 hours scientific terminology in information techno- Assessment: assignment logy, process writing and reporting, scienti- Literature: to be submitted during the lessons

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Business Information Technology Curriculum Study Modules

1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year Total

credits credits credits credits ECTS

autumn spring autumn spring autumn spring autumn spring

BASIC STUDIES 30,0 30,0 60,0 291000 Orientation Studies 3,0 291001 Project and Teamwork 3,0 291002 Information Technology 4,5 291003 Application Programs 7,5 291004 Programming I 7,5 291005 Information System Analysis and Design 7,5 291011 Professional Reading, Writing and Discussions in English 3,0 Coping with Presentations, Meetings, Negotiations and 291012 Business Contacts in English 3,0 291013 Swedish for Finnish/Finnish for Foreigners 3,0 291014 Business Enterprise Project 9,0 9,0

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 4,5 24,0 22,5 24,0 75,0 292000 Programming II 7,5 292001 Programming III 7,5 292002 Programming Project 6,0 292003 Databases 7,5 292004 Operating Systems 4,5 292005 Data Network Operating Systems 4,5 292006 Data Communication 4,5 292007 Data Network Construction 3,0 292008 Human - Computer Interaction 3,0 292009 System Construction 4,5 292010 Object-Oriented System Construction 4,5 292011 Strategic Planning 3,0 292012 Law 3,0 292013 Mathematics and Statistics 4,5 292014 Scientific Writing in English 4,5 292015 Research Studies 3,0

BACHELOR'S THESIS 15,0 15,0 Bachelors's thesis 15,0

PRACTICAL TRAINING 30,0 30,0 293010 Practical training (unsupervised) 12,0 293020 Practical training (supervised) 18,0

ELECTIVE STUDIES 30,0 294000 C++ Certificate 7,5 7,5 294001 A+ Certificate 7,5 7,5 294002 Windows 200x Server Certificate 7,5 294003 Linux+ Certificate 7,5 7,5 294004 SQL Server 200x Certificate 7,5 7,5 294010 Epoc/C++ Programming 7,5 7,5 294011 XML 3,0 294012 J2ME 3,0 3,0 294013 Mobile Technologies and Services 3,0 294020 Visual Basic Programming 3,0 294030 Hypertext Documents 3,0 294040 Multimedia 4,5 4,5 294055 Multimedia Programming 3,0 294060 Internet Marketing 3,0 294070 Electronic Business 3,0 294080 Project Administration Tools 3,0 3,0 294090 Business Law 3,0 3,0

TOTAL ECTS CREDITS 210,0

38 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

Kemi Institute of Technology, the prede- vides a wide range of material for both cessor of the Unit of Technical Education, study and leisure. For those interested in was established in the year 1960; now the sports the unit offers a good gym for wor- unit has a staff of 50 persons and the num- king out and playing basketball, for examp- ber of students is about 650. le. The student union also has several clubs, which the international students are The Unit of Technical Education in Kemi welcome to join. prepares technological experts for both domestic and international assignments in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, CONTACT INFORMATION: Electrical Power Engineering, Automati- on, Electronics Production Technology, Product Development, Industrial Manage- ment and Information Technology.

The unit is situated in the Digipolis technology park and surrounded by hi-tech companies with expertise in various fields of technology. The unit has run Bachelor of Engineering degree programmes since the early 80s. Now it runs, in addition to the programmes given in Finnish, an in- Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ternational programme in Information The Unit of Technical Education Technology. B.Eng. programmes are 4- Kiveliönkatu 36 year degree programmes and the interna- FI-94600 Kemi Finland tional programme has about 60 students. E-mail: [email protected] In the international degree programme in Information Technology the tuition is given completely in English. Dean Mr Matti Uusimäki Tel. +358 16 258 801 The unit has well-equipped laboratories E-mail: for all its specialisation areas: machine [email protected] construction, electrical power engineering, automation, information technology, op- tical measurement and photolithography. International student The unit has invested resources especial- exchange ly in product development in the fields of Programme Manager Mrs Soili Mäkimurto- microelectronics and robotics. The com- Koivumaa puter classes, which have over 200 PCs, Tel. +358 16 258 802 are open outside the scheduled hours for Mobile +358 40 734 0405 the students to work with their assign- Fax +358 16 258 800 ments. All the PCs are connected to the E-mail: Internet. The unit has a library, which pro- [email protected]

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 39 The International Programmes Degree Programme in Information Technology BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

In the Degree Programme of Information on international assignments in the field Technology the tuition is given complete- of Electronics Engineering and Informati- ly in English. The students specialise in on Technology. If you intend to study the software design (software planning met- whole degree programme in Kemi-Tornio hodologies and programming). In the edu- Polytechnic the closing dates for applica- cation special emphasis is laid on learning tions from the EU and outside EU count- the construction of reliable hardware rela- ries can be checked from the web. Please ted real time applications. Also the Inter- check the programme’s web pages for this net programming and mobile devices pro- information. The application forms can be gramming will be introduced to the stu- obtained from the education unit or dents. The project form curriculum con- [email protected]. sists of, for example, digital electronics , software design, signal theory, mathematics, business & management, laboratory Programme Description exercises, computing, physics and project The curriculum was completely renewed work. three years ago. In the project-based curriculum about half of the studies are car- The duration of the studies is 4 years and ried out in projects which all follow the the extent of credits 240 credits. The de- theme of the term. The other half of the gree programme comprises the following studies is undertaken by means of tradi- main elements: tional lectures, tutorials and home assign- - Basic Studies 75 credits, ments. In the first year, the project teams - Professional Studies 57 credits, consist of 4-5 students, the team size gro- - Line-specific Professional Studies 48 cre- wing smaller during the years. Projects are dits, large (12 credits) and every project is mul- - Elective Studies 15 credits and tidisciplinary, covering the content of se- - Bachelor’s Thesis 15 credits. veral traditional courses. Typically the project is supported by two courses with lec- The IT education also includes training tures and tutorials in close connection to measured to 30 credits and the trainee post the project. In addition, each term also in- can be applied for either in Finland or ab- cludes 2 or 3 project-independent cour- road. ses.

The education is free of tuition fees. The studies are focused on software planning methodologies and programming. The entrance qualifications are a leaving There is a shortage of skilled software en- certificate from high school, technical oca- gineers all over the world. In the educati- tional school or a college-level institution on special emphasis is laid on learning the and a qualified entrance examination. The construction of reliable hardware related entrance examination consists of an ap- real time applications. To be able to suc- titude test (including mathematics) and an ceed in studies and later in work, the stu- English language test. Graduates of the IT dents should be persistent and deliberate Degree Programme are qualified to work and have talents for abstract reasoning.

40 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes The education in the programme aims at of the central mathematical concepts and providing the graduates with the skills that techniques needed in further courses in mat- enable a career in software design or ot- hematics and engineering. her expert positions. Due to the multicul- Content: Vector algebra, matrix algebra, li- tural study atmosphere, where all the stu- near systems of equations, complex numbers. Teaching method: Lectures and tutorials. dies are completed in English the program- Assessment: One written exam. me will give good educational background Literature: Croft et al. Engineering Mathe- for making successful career in internatio- matics, Addison-Wesley, 1996, ISBN 0-201- nal assignments. 87744-9. Prerequisite studies: 3I2004 Basic Mathema- The timing of the projects and courses in tics. academic year 2005-2006 and the detailed scheduling can later be checked from the 3I2019 DC- circuits, 3 cr Objectives: To learn to analyse and simulate web-pages at www.tokem.fi/english. DC circuits as well as to make basic measurements. Outline of studies Contents: Capacitors, permittivity, dielectric strength, RC-transients, charging, dischar- 3I2001 Introduction to Team and Project ging, time constant, instantaneous values, Work, 3 cr equivalent circuits, current, capacitors in se- Objectives: To familiarise the students with ries and parallel, energy stored by a capaci- team and project work and the use of PC tor, induced voltage, RL-transients, storage tools. phase, decay phase, inductors in series and Contents: Tools of teamwork, basics of pro- parallel, energy stored by an inductor. ject work, report writing and presentation Teaching method: Lectures, exercises and skills, main PC-applications. labs Teaching method: Lectures and exercises. Literature: Introductory Circuit Analysis by Literature: Will be informed later. Boylestad Assessment: Exercises will be assessed on Assessment: Written test. Laboratory re- the scale 0 - 5. ports. Prerequisite studies: none Prerequisite studies: none 3I2004 Basic Mathematics, 3 cr 3I2014 Introduction to Computer Objectives: This course is aimed at recalling Engineering, 3 cr to the student some basic and central parts Objectives: The principal objective of the of high school algebra in order to make sure course is to provide the student with know- student’s success in future math courses. Stu- ledge about the basic operational and struc- dents will be divided into two groups based tural features of the computer and basics of on their previous knowledge in mathema- digital electronics components. tics. Contents: Short history of computers, an over- Content: Review of basic algebraic techni- view of the PC hardware: processor, RAM, ques, some of the most important enginee- mass memory, monitors, principles of com- ring functions. puter communication, peripheral devices. Teaching method: Lectures and tutorials. Binary, octal, and hexadecimal number sys- Assessment: One written exam. tems, use of binary numbers in arithmetical Literature: Croft et al. Engineering Mathe- calculations and Boolean arithmetical ope- matics, Addison-Wesley, 1996, ISBN 0-201- rations are also covered. 87744-9. Teaching method: Lectures and tutorials. Prerequisite studies: None Literature: Will be announced later Assessment: One written exam 3I2005 Linear Algebra, 3 cr Prerequisite studies: none Objectives: The student understands some

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 41 The International Programmes 3I2001 Introductory Project, 6 cr (structured programming), and modular pro- Objectives: To teach the students to under- gramming. stand how to work in a team and what pro- Teaching method: Lectures and Programming ject work requires as well as practise the use lab tutorials. of PC-tools in report writing and presentati- Literature: Will be provided later. on creating. Assessment: Test and labs assessed on the Contents: Depends on the subject of the project. scale 0 - 5. Teaching method: Supervised project work. Prerequisite studies: 3I2014 Introduction to Literature: Will be informed later. Computer Engineering Assessment: Grade on scale 0 – 5. Both group and individual performance is assessed. Eva- 3I2015 Operating Systems, 3 cr luation will be based on continuous commit- Objectives: Introduction to Operating Systems. ment, project presentations, final report, and Contents: Processes, threads, scheduling, syn- group interview. chronization, deadlocks, memory allocation. Prerequisite studies: none Teaching method: Lectures, tutorials and computer labs. 3I2016 Computer Technology Project, 6 cr Literature: Will be provided later. Objectives: Students will work in a project to Assessment: Will be provided later obtain basic understanding about computer Prerequisite studies: none. technology. Contents: Students will work assemble and 3I2018 AC- circuits, 3 cr disassemble a PC. Students will also learn Objectives: To learn to analyse and simulate how to install operating system and applica- AC circuits under different conditions-steady tion software, how to make web pages and state and transient as well as to make basic they learn how they can use shell based ope- measurements. rating systems (DOS and Linux). Students will Contents: Frequency response of basic ele- learn basics of HTML when they will publish ments, frequency response of series AC cir- their web pages in WebCT. Students will have cuits, absolute value and phase angle, fre- possibility to complete the A+ certificate eit- quency response of parallel AC-circuits, se- her by learning them selves or learning by ries resonance, resonant frequency, quality LearnLink. The learning outcome will be do- factor, selectivity, bandwidth, cut-off frequen- cumented in the project report. English lan- cies, parallel resonance, unity power factor, guage: the basic technical structures and maximum impedance, filters - low-pass, high-pass, vocabulary, team and project work vocabu- band-pass, band-stop and graph plotting. lary, cultural differences, and grammar exer- Teaching method: Lectures, exercises and labs cises. Literature: Introductory Circuit Analysis by Teaching method: Supervised project work Boylestad Literature: Will be provided before the pro- Assessment: Written test. Laboratory reports. ject begins and during the project Prerequisite studies: none Assessment: Grade on scale 0 – 5. Both group and individual performance is assessed. Eva- 3I2003 Information Retrieval, 3 cr luation will be based on continuous commit- Objectives: The course will introduce the stu- ment, project presentations, final report, and dent to information searching. The virtual group interview. learning environment is also introduced. Prerequisite studies: none Contents: Different ways to search the information, process of information searching, 3I2023 Programming I, 3 cr databases, Internet and information search, Objectives: To learn the basics of program- evaluation of the search results, guidance to ming. Students will also learn the basic of network learning and learning environments. numerical systems and Boolean operations. Teaching method: Lectures. Contents: Algorithms, commenting, variab- Literature: Will be informed later. les, simple program, using the variables, Assessment Class participation and one operators, flow-control of the execution written exam

42 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes 3I2011 Swedish, 3 cr 3I2021 Electronics Project, 12 cr Objectives: The course will focus on prepa- Objectives: To learn to analyse, simulate, ring the students for the civil servant exam construct and test transistor and OP-ampli- for engineers in Swedish language. The fier circuits, small signal amplifiers, filters, instruction language is Finnish. power amplifiers and AC- circuits. Other Contents: Technology and business-related objectives will be specified later. texts, discussions, presentations, reports. Contents: Diodes, transistors and OP-Amps Grammar exercises. used in amplifiers and filters as well as trans- Teaching method: Lectures, tutorials, and formers, fuses, varistors, cooling of semicon- computer-aided laboratory work ductors, switches, power cords, grounding Literature: Will be announced later and electric safety. English language: pro- Assessment: Will be based on class partici- ject related English studies, skills, emplo- pation, oral presentations, summaries, as- yment; The Job for me, and grammar exercises. signments, and exams. Teaching method: Lectures, exercises and Prerequisite studies: Intermediate or higher supervised laboratory work course in Swedish in Finnish high school or Literature: Electronic devices by Floyd, Intro- equivalent skills. duction to Circuit analysis by Boylestad Assessment: Grade on scale 0 – 5. Both group 3I2012 Introductory Finnish, 3 cr and individual performance is assessed. Eva- Objectives: The course will introduce the stu- luation will be based on continuous commit- dent to Finnish language and help them to ment, project presentations, final report, and manage in everyday situations. group interview. Contents: Some basic structures of Finnish, Prerequisite studies: 3I2019 DC- circuits. grammar exercises, texts and vocabulary about everyday life. 3I2009 Physics 1, 3 cr Teaching method: Lectures. Objectives: The primary objective is to Literature: Will be informed later. instruct the students in the basics of physics Assessment: Class participation and one and provide them with the fundamentals nee- written exam ded for engineering studies. Contents: Linear and non-linear motion in 3I2013 Intermediate Finnish, 3 cr dimensions 1, 2, and 3, Newton’s laws, ener- Objectives: The course will deepen the kno- gy and power, oscillations, pressure and ki- wledge of Finnish language. netic gas theory, thermodynamics, the Car- Contents: Grammar exercises, texts of cur- not cycle and entropy, basic theory of relativity. rent interests, discussions Teaching method: Lectures and tutorials. Teaching method: Lectures Literature: Fundamentals of Physics by Halli- Literature: Will be informed later. day, Resnic, and Walker, John Wiley & Sons Inc. Assessment: Class participation and one Assessments: One written exam. written exam Prerequisite studies: Finnish High School Prerequisite courses: 3I2012 Introductory Finnish Advanced physics with grad 7 or equivalent for the advanced group, none for the less 3I2020 Electronics, 3 cr advanced group. Objectives: To learn to analyse and simulate transistor and OP-amplifier circuits, small sig- 3I2022 Databases, 3 cr nal amplifiers, filters and power amplifiers. Objectives: To help the student to understand Contents: Diodes, transistors and OP-Amps the basics of databases and to give the stu- used in amplifiers and filters. dent tools for building own databases. Teaching method: Lectures and exercises Content: Structure of relational database, Literature: Electronic devices by Floyd relations, integrity of data, tables, records, Assessment: Written test. Simulation reports. views, SQL. Prerequisite studies: none Teaching method: Lectures and tutorials. Literature: Will be informed later. Assessment: Test and exercises will be as-

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 43 The International Programmes sessed on the scale 0 – 5. Assessment: Grade on scale 0 – 5. Both group Prerequisite studies: None. and individual performance is assessed. Eva- luation will be based on continuous commit- 3I2023 Programming II, 3 cr ment, project presentations, final report, and Objectives: Student will learn the basics of group interview. object-oriented program. Students will also Prerequisite studies: 3I2016 Computer learn how to “communicate” with the user. Technology Project Contents: Methods, threads, reading the user input, files, classes and objects, and excep- 3I2026 Software Engineering, 3 cr tions. Objectives: In this course the students will Teaching method: Lectures and Programming learn the principles of software engineering. lab tutorials. This course will also give the students a tool Literature: Will be provided later. to analyse and model the system in structu- Assessment: Test and labs assessed on the red way. scale 0 - 5. Contents: Software engineering, problems Prerequisite studies: 3I2023 Programming I of software development, lifecycle of software, specification. 3I2007 Mathematical Computer Tools, 3 cr Teaching method: Lectures and exercises Objectives: The student understands the ba- Assessment: Test and labs assessed on the sic properties of trigonometric functions and scale 0 - 5. the concepts of the derivative and the integ- Literature: Will be announced later ral of a real function. Additionally, the stu- Prerequisite studies: none dent can apply the skills obtained in the course in his/her later math studies and also cour- 3I2008 Spectral Analysis, 3 cr ses of the professional subjects (e.g. digital Objectives: The student understands the con- signal processing). The student can use the cepts of Fourier series and Fourier transform, software Matlab in the solution of various i.e. the “traffic” from the time domain to the mathematical problems. frequency domain and vice versa in periodic Content: Basic properties of trigonometric and non-periodic cases. The Matlab will be functions, derivative of a real function (defi- used to illustrate these concepts. The nition, derivatives of elementary functions), student’s ability to apply his knowledge in integration of a real function (indefinite and analog and digital signal processing and in definite integral) telecommunications theory as well as in pro- Teaching method: Lectures and tutorials. duct development in various telecommuni- Assessment: One written exam. cations enterprises is one of the principal Literature: Croft et al. Engineering Mathe- aims, too. matics, Addison-Wesley, 1996, ISBN 0-201- Content: Periodic functions, the trigonomet- 87744-9. ric and exponential forms of Fourier series, Prerequisite studies: 3I2004 Basic Mathema- Fourier transform in continuous and discre- tics, 3I2005 Linear Algebra. te-time cases. Teaching method: Lectures and tutorials. 3I2025 Programming Project, 12 cr Assessment: One written exam. Objectives: In this project the students will Literature: Croft et al. Engineering Mathe- learn to solve a problem with computer pro- matics, Addison-Wesley, 1996, ISBN 0-201- gramming tool like Java. In addition the aim 87744-9. is to plan the project, to teamwork and to Prerequisite studies: 3I2004 Basic Mathema- document the work. tics, 3I2005 Linear Algebra, 3I2007 Math Contents: Using computer-programming Computer Tools, 3I2006 Difference Equa- tool like Java students will solve simple as- tions. signments. The project work will be the continuation of the assignments. 3I2027 Programming III, 3 cr Teaching method: Supervised project work Objectives: Student will learn the basics of Literature: http://java.sun.com graphical programming. The students will

44 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes also learn how to create and use applets. gue signal processing Also students will learn the basics of GUI Content: basic concepts of signals and design. systems, especially LTI-systems, impulse Contents: Windows, components, events, lis- response, frequency response, ideal and teners, GUI (Graphical User Interface), usa- real analogue filters, modulation (AM and FM) bility, good GUI, designing the GUI, applet. Teaching method: 42 hours of lectures Teaching method: Lectures and Programming and tutorials lab tutorials. Assessment: one written exam and an Literature: Will be provided later. assignment Assessment: Test and labs assessed on the Literature: Kamen and Heck: Fundamentals scale 0 - 5. of Signals and Systems using Matlab, Prerequisite studies: 3I2024 Programming II Prentice-Hall, 1997, ISBN 0-02- 361942-2 3I2030 Internet Programming I, 3 cr Prerequisite studies: 3I0028 Spectral Objectives: The course is designed to offer Analysis, foundations of Matlab students an introduction to the Internet and Internet programming. Also the basic of sc- 3I0040 Discrete Time Signals, 3 cr ripting languages is included. Objectives: the student knows the basic Contents: WWW, html, static and dynamic concepts of discrete-time signals and can pages, server side and client side execution apply the skills obtained here in his/her of the code, browser events, GET/POST, web later studies in digital signal processing form, and scripting languages. and also at work as a DSP designer Teaching method: Lectures and Programming Content: DSP systems and their mathemati- lab tutorials. cal models, pole-zero diagrams, stability, Literature: Will be provided later. frequency response, basics of digital filters, Assessment: Test and labs assessed on the use of Matlab in the processing of discrete- scale 0 - 5. time signals Prerequisite studies: Basic knowledge of html. Teaching method: 42 hours of lectures and tutorials 3I2028 Software Design Project, 12 cr Assessment: one written exam and an Objectives: In this project the students will assignment do the specification for given system. The Literature: Ifeachor and Jervis: Digital signal implementation of the system will be done in Processing, A Practical Approach. Advanced Programming Project. Addison-Wesley, 1993, ISBN 0-202- Contents: Specification of system, writing the 54413-X, also material from other DSPtex- document. English language: project rela- tbooks ted English studies, the company and its pro- Prerequisite studies: difference equations, duct, and grammar exercises. z-transform, parts of signal theory Teaching method: Supervised project work Literature: Will be provided later. 3I0029 Real Time Application Project, 12 cr Assessment: Grade on scale 0 – 5. Both group Objectives: Students will work in a project to and individual performance is assessed. Eva- deepen their understanding about real time luation will be based on continuous commit- programming. This is a practical course, which ment, project presentations, final report, and is natural continuation of the Real-time OS group interview. programming I and II. Prerequisite studies: 3I2025 Programming Contents: Will be provided later. Project Teaching method: 8 hours of supervision per student 3I0039 Signal Theory, 3 cr Literature: Will be provided before the pro- Objectives: the student knows the basics ject begins and during the project. of analogue signal processing and has Assessment: Both group and individual per- ability to use Matlab independently in the formance is assessed. Evaluation will be solution of elementary problems in analo- based on continuos

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 45 commitment, project presentations, final report, and group interview. Prerequisite studies: 3I0016 Programming project.

3I0030 Real Time Programming 1 Credits: 3 credits Objectives: The students will learn the basics of real-time systems architectures and programming techniques. Contents: Will be provided later. Teaching method: 42 hours of lectures and tutorials. Literature: Will be provided later. Assessments: one written exam Prerequisite studies: 3I0017 Programming

3I0031 Real Time Programming 2 Credits: 3 credits Objectives: The students will learn the basics of real-time systems architectures and programming techniques. Contents: Course is the continuation for 3I0030 Real Time Programming 1. Detailed contents will be provided later. Teaching method: 42 hours of lectures and tutorials. Literature: Will be provided later. Assessments: one written exam Prerequisite studies: 3I0017 Programming

46 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes Information Technology Curriculum Study Module List 2004 - 2005 credits Timing A = autumn, S = spring Introduction to Team and Project Work 3I2001 Introductory Project 6 A 3I2002 Introduction to Polytechnic studies 3 A 3I2003 Information retrieval 3 S

Engineering Mathematics 3I2004 Basic Mathematics 3 A 3I2005Linear Algebra 3 A 3I0038 Statistics and coding theory 3 S 3I2007 Mathematical Computer Tools 3 A

Physincs 3I2009 Physics 1 3 A

Swedish/Finnish 3I2011 Swedish or 3 S 3I2012 Introductory Finnish or 3 S 3I2013 Intermediate Finnish

Introduction to Computer Engineering 3I2014 Introduction to Computer Engineering 3 A 3I2016 Computer Technology Project 6 A

Programming 3I2015 Operating systems 3 S 3I2023 Programming I 3 S 3I2023 Programming II 3 A 3I2025 Programming Project 12 A 3I2027 Programming III 3 S 3I2030 Internet Programming I 3 S

Software engineering 3I2028 Software Design Project 12 S 3I2026 Software Engineering 3 S

Databases 3I2022 Databases 3 S

Electric Circuits and Analogue Electronics 3I2020 Electronics Project 12 S 3I2021 Electronics 3 S I2018 DC Circuits 3 A 3I2019 AC Circuits 3 S

Signals and Systems 3I0039 Signal theory 3 A

Real Time programming 3I0029 Real Time Application Project 12 A 3I0030 Real Time Programming 1 3 A 3I0031 Real Time Programming 2 3 A

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 47 The International Programmes Technology as Business – TAB SPECIALIZED STUDIES

The goal of the programme work of the programme will be done for some of the companies and it will be The Unit of Technical Education in Kemi- based on a real and current problem. Tornio Polytechnic is situated close to the Digipolis Science Park. Many expanding hi-tech companies are nowadays opera- The structure and contents of the ting in this area and it enables close cooperation between the unit and the firms. In programme this region companies continually need The main structure of the programme is as skilful and internationally capable emplo- follows: yees. Especially engineering students PRECOURSE ASSIGNMENTS 1,5 CREDITS need to obtain a deeper understanding of BASIC STUDIES 9 CREDITS business thinking – knowledge of this field SPECIALIZING is also highly valued in hitech companies. STUDIES 13,5 CREDITS This specialisation programme has been PROJECT WORK 6 credits created for meeting the needs of compa- PRECEDING STUDIES nies and their future employees. With this programme the participants receive infor- The latest version of course descriptions mation about entrepreneurship in techno- can be found on our www pages logy-based business, tools for working in www.tokem.fi/teku/tab demanding projects, experience of international teamwork and contacts with gro- wing hi-tech firms. Applications and schedules Target group The closing date for the applications is 14th November 2005. The application This programme is designed for: · Engineering students after three years form is available on our www pages. The of polytechnic or university studies. programme will be started on 1 st February · Students of other disciplines after three 2006 and it ends on 31st May 2006. years of polytechnic or university studies. · Employees with a suitable background from the cooperating companies. Teaching methods and resources Various teaching methods will be used – CONTACT INFORMATION lectures, exercises, teamwork and compa- Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ny visits. The TaB programme will be car- TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING ried out together with the cooperating Kiveliönkatu 36 companies. Some representatives of the FIN-94600 Kemi Finland hi-tech companies operating in the Scien- Tel. +358 16 258 400 ce Park are willing to participate in teach- Fax +358 16 258 800 ing and case analyses. The final project E-mail: [email protected]

48 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes Outline of studies utilization of the computer applications Methods: lectures and exercises, case analysis A. Pre-course assignments Assessment: test and exercises 1,5 cr Objectives: to enable the students to find Business-to-business marketing background information from their own 3 cr country needed in doing the final project Objectives: to clarify the tools needed in work of the programme building and maintaining customer relations Contents: the main topics can be, for in business-to-business marketing example, company law, marketing statistics, Contents: environment analysis, understan- and business finance possibilities ding Methods: research report assessed on the customer behaviour, finding out scale pass–fail customer needs, marketing strategy, marketing B. Basic studies mix, alliances and networks in b- Entrepreneurship in hi-tech firms 2-b marketing 1,5 cr Methods: lectures, exercises and case stu- Objectives: to familiarise the students with dies the contents and meaning of entrepreneur- Assessment: test ship in technology-based companies C. Supplementing studies Contents: the concept of entrepreneurship, Leadership in technology-based business the preconditions of entrepreneurship, 3 cr intrapreneurship, different types of Objectives: to introduce the students to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and the importance of leadership and to practise culture, legal aspects the leadership skills needed in modern Methods: lectures, company cases, teamwork companies Assessment: test Contents: meaning of leadership, preconditions Creativity and innovations of leadership, leadership styles, 1,5 cr leadership instruments, leadership problems, Objectives: to practise creative thinking leadership and HRM, leadership and problem solving and to familiarise and organisation structure the participant with different product and Methods: lectures, exercises, case analysis business ideas Assessment: test and exercises Contents: meaning of creativity, creativity methods, problem-solving methods, Change management product development phases, immaterial 3 cr property rights Objectives: to describe the present environ- Methods: lectures and exercises ment Assessment: test and exercises of modern hi-tech companies and to give examples for managing change Technical project management Contents: organisation development and 3 cr change, internal and external factors of Objectives: to learn the tools for effective change, process of change, resistance of project management needed in demanding change, creating commitment to change technical projects Methods: lectures, exercises and case Contents: increasing efficiency in WBS, analysis project organisations and teams, resource Assessment: exercises management, risk management, cost management, time management, project documentation, project tracking, effective

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Global business operations 3 cr Objectives: to familiarise the students with the possibilities and requirements of international business operations Contents: requirements of global business, global economy, options for internationali- sation, international networks, risks and problems of global business Methods: lectures, case analysis Assessment: test

Cross-cultural management 3 cr Objectives: to offer tools and models for working in cross-cultural environments Contents: cultural differences by different theories, habits in different cultures, cross- cultural Students of physiotherapy stretching in a teams, problems in cooperation gym. Methods: lectures and exercises Assessment: research report

Visits to science parks and hi-tech companies 1,5 cr Objectives: to familiarise the participants with the Multipolis network of specialized science and technology parks, to enable students to become acquainted with local hi-tech companies and their business conditions, and to offer a chance to create personal networks Assessment: travel reports

D. Project work 6 cr Objectives: to create a general view of the elements of the whole programme and to put to use the information learned Contents: a technology-based business plan or a demanding piece of project work based on company needs Methods: teamwork and individual work, report writing and presentations Assessment: research report and presentations

Exchange students in front of the World’s largest Snowcastle in Kemi.

50 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes SOCIAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE

Nearly 650 young people and adults study in working communities Nursing, Public Health Nursing,Social Ser- · Functional and management skills in the vice and Physiotherapy in Kemi. working community ·Research and Development proficiency The Degree Programmes are: - Nordic Studies in Nursing, Degree Pro- We also train experts in the social field for gramme in Health Care (in English and client work and social services as well as Swedish) other development services to society. - Degree Programme in Health Care (in Students get a chance to get acquainted Finnish) with the various working areas of the so- - Degree Programme in Physiotherapy (in cial field and, according to their choice, to Finnish) deepen their knowledge in some special - Degree Programme in Social Services (in area of the field: working with children and Finnish) the youth, working with the aged, working with the disabled and rehabilitation, or The Polytechnic also offers post-graduati- community and basic security work. on studies leading to the EU Master’s De- gree in Health Promotion and in Social These experts will be employed by the Services. public administration, by various communities,municipalities and by orga- The working community can be characte- nisations in the private sector. rised as caring, easy-going and very effi- cient. The students have modern equip- Our graduate students will become the ment at their disposal, there are Internet next generation of Health Care and Social connections on all the computers, and the Service professionals. library services on the ground floor provide an excellent service with all the latest relevant literature worldwide. There are professional magazines, journals and a wide selection of CD-databases and Elec- tronic journals.

Foreign students have a named international student tutor who provides new students with the study routines and conveys to them their own studying experiences.

Professional training aims in Health Care CONTACT INFORMATION: are as follows: · A flexible and broad know-how with an Kemi-Tornio polytechnic ability to develop the health field and HEALTH CARE one’s own work Meripuistokatu 26 (P.O. Box 506) · Skills pertaining to promoting health in FI- 94101 Kemi, Finland

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 51 The International Programmes Degree Programme in Health Care - Nordic Studies in Nursing BACHELOR OF HEALTH CARE The goal of the degree programme is to The degree programme comprises educate health-care professionals, who - Basic Studies have got both general and special know- - Professional Studies ledge in health care and nursing. The stu- - Advanced Professional Studies dies enable students to work in hospitals - Practical training and learning at work and health centres as well as in the private - Elective Studies and sector and in an international environment. - Bachelor’s Thesis.

The extent of the degree programme is Each year includes a period of clinical prac- 210 credits and the duration is 3,5 years. tice in a specific area and the total portion The instruction is given in Swedish and devoted to practice is 75 credits. The clini- English. cal practice can be done in Finland and abroad. International students can partici- The aim of the programme is to provide pate in instruction in accordance with their the students with a broad core knowledge language skills. Methods used by the stu- base as well as the advanced knowledge dents and teachers are lectures, seminars, necessary to fulfill current and future workshops, laboratory work, classroom prac- needs in health care. The students recei- tice, projects, independent work/assign- ve a good knowledge of nursing science ments and clinical practice. The team-te- and nursing research so as to be able to aching method is also used by the teach- contribute to the development of nursing. ers in order to integrate the subjects of the modules into a relevant whole. In the learning process the student for- mulates links between practical experien- If you intend to study the whole degree ce and theoretical concepts. These links programme in Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic, require the integration of theory and prac- please inquire at the education unit for tice and that is facilitated by, for example, details of this year’s application period. The reflection on practice. Students are offe- application forms can be obtained from red a good opportunity to promote their the education unit, too or at the Internet: personal growth and development also in www.tokem.fi. international environments. The role of the lecturer is that of a resource and the facilitator of the learning process.

International student exchange Mrs Anne Luoma Dean Tel. +358 16 258 455 Mrs Leena Leväsvirta Mobile +358 40 596 4676 Tel. +358 16 258 603 Fax +358 16 258 430 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

52 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes Ouline of studies Module II: 8.5 credits Foundation of professional nursing I The first year Aim: A student understands nursing as a pro- BASIC STUDIES fession and becomes familiar with the ethical concepts of nursing as well as recognizes the Module I: 9 credits responsibility to develop her/him and the Introduction to polytechnic studies and profession. A student recognizes the factors health care that control the mental functions of a human and understand health care as a part of so- Aims: A student gains readiness to study at ciety. A student gains abilities to promote the Polytechnic and becomes familiar with health. the degree programs and the operational environment of Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic. A Content: student learns sufficient computer skills nee- 51PY0171 Social and health politics 2 cr ded in studies and at work and becomes fa- 51PH0210 Foundation of nursing I 3 cr miliar with the central computer applications 51PH0051,1 Swedish and communication 1 in the field of health care. cr A student learns self-guided studying (to stu- 51PH0030 Professional ethics 1.5 cr dy independently) and gravitates towards 51PH0114 Psychology 1 cr learning by research and adjusts to the 51PPK01111 Physical health education 1 cr Polytechnic’s study environment. A student develops her/himself at the Polytechnic and Teaching: participation in individual and in the field of health care as an individual and group sessions. Lectures, exercises, indivi- as a member of a group. A student recogni- dual assignments, independent studying and zes factors controlling the physical functions module related domestic and international of a human and learns how to give first aid. literature and recent research studies. Assessment: written test, skill test, continuo- Content: us participation and independent assign- Tutoring 1 credit ments. Swedish: participation in exercises 51PY0010 Introduction to polytechnic studies 1 cr (80%) and approved assignments. 51PHO070 Multiprofessional networking 1 cr Literature: topical literature 51PY0020, 11 Information technology, information acquisition and learning in networks Module III: 9 credits 2 cr (1 cr + 0.5 cr) Foundation of professional nursing II 51PH0061,1 English and communication 1 cr 51PH0070 Public health care 0.5 cr Aim: A student understands nursing as a pro- 51PH0080 Anatomy and Physiology 1 cr fession and becomes motivated to research 51PH0230 Fist Aid 1 cr and develop her/his own work. She/he gains knowledge about different drugs, products Teaching: participation in individual and and their influence mechanisms. A student group tutoring, information acquisition, in- understands the proper use of medicine in formation technology and use of a compu- different disease conditions and disorders. ter. Lectures, exercises, individual assign- A student recognizes the elements that cont- ments, independent work and module rela- rol the individual’s physical functions, causes ted domestic and international literature and of diseases and microbes. recent research studies. Assessment: written test, skill test, continuo- Content: us participation and independent assign- 51AHO161 Nursing pedagogic 1 cr ments. English: participation in exercises 51PH0211 Foundation of nursing II 3 cr (80%) and approved assignments. 51AHO010 Medical calculations 1 cr Literature: topical literature. 51PH0212 Pharmacotherapy 1 cr

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 53 The International Programmes 51AHO061 Pharmacology 1 cr Second year 51AHO041 Microbiology and pathology 1 cr 51PHO081 Anatomy and physiology 1 cr PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Teaching: participation in individual and Module I: 4 cr theory and 4 cr practice group tutoring. Lectures, exercises, indivi- Internal Disease nursing dual assignments, independent studying and module related domestic and international Aim: A student is familiar with treatment pro- literature and recent research studies. cess of an internal disease patient. She/he Assessment: written test, skill test, continuo- becomes familiar with environment and or- us participation and independent assign- ganization of learning at work and the sup- ments and approved medical calculations. porting multi professional cooperation. A Literature: topical literature student participates in practical training within the environment. A student receives ba- The elective studies will start in accordance sic knowledge about the nursing of an inter- with a student’s personal study plan. (It is nal disease patient. A student deepens her/ recommended to have at least 4 credits du- his knowledge about health promoting and ring the first study year) disease preventing nursing. A student trains for healing and rehabilitating nursing and Module IV: 9.5 Credits supporting nursing of a terminal patient. A Professional Nursing: Nursing of older student gains readiness to use nursing pro- adults cess reasoning in the nursing of internal disease patient in accordance with the princip- Aim: A student becomes familiar with nur- les of nursing. A student gains readiness to sing of older adults and is aware of the fac- guide and support an internal disease patie- tors affecting their health. She/he is able to nt and her/his love ones in different stages of provide guidance with nutrition related con- the disease. A student gains readiness to cerns. A student develops written and verbal communicate in writing and verbally in inter- interaction skills in English and in Swedish. nal disease nursing. A student deepens her/ his knowledge about the medical treatment Content: of an internal disease patient. A student 51AHO021 Nursing of older adults 1 cr applies multi field and evidence based kno- 51AH0210 Geriatrics 0.5 cr wledge in nursing of an internal disease pa- 51PHO031 Nutrition 1 cr tient. A student is familiar with the activities 51PH051,2 Swedish and communication 1 cr of medical home care and its importance in 51PHO061,2 English and communication 1 cr internal disease nursing. A student receives basic information about skin disease nursing. Teaching: participation in individual and group sessions. Lectures, exercises, indivi- Content: dual assignments, independent studying and Internal disease nursing and medical home module related domestic and international care patient 2 credits literature and the recent research studies. Skin disease nursing 0.5 credits Assessment: written test, skill test, continues Clinical laboratory medicine and radiology performance and independent assignments, 1 credit approved medical calculations. Internal diseases 0.5 credits Literature: topical literature Teaching: participation in individual and Learning at work and practical training 5 cr group sessions. Lectures, exercises, indivi- Aim: A student becomes familiar with the dual assignments, independent studying and operation environment, organization and module related domestic and international supporting multi professional cooperation. literature, the recent research studies and She/he will participate in guided practical excursions. training. Assessment: written test, skill test, continues

54 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes performance and independent assignments, Assessment: written test continues partici- approved medical calculations. pation, independent assignments and feed- Literature: topical literature back from practice. Literature: topical literature Learning at work and practical training 4 cr Learning at work and practical training: 4 cr Aim: A student becomes familiar with the at the surgery department and 2 cr at the operation environment, organization and operation theater or anesthesia department. supporting multi professional cooperation. She/he will participate in guided practical Aim: A student becomes familiar with the training operation environment, organization and supporting multi professional cooperation. Module II: 4.5 cr theory and 6 cr guided prac- She/he will participate in guided practical tice training. Surgical nursing Module III: 10 credits Aims: A students is familiar with treatment Nursing research process of a surgical patient. A student gains readiness to prepare patie- Aims: A student becomes familiar with rese- nts for different examinations, surgeries and arch focus of her/his field. She/he becomes other procedures and to monitor and care familiar with the methods of quantitative and them in accordance with the nursing princip- qualitative research and the phases of rese- les. arch process. A student will internalize scien- A student gains readiness to support and tific thinking and understands the importan- guide patients and their love ones. ce of scientific nursing research in the deve- A student gains readiness to report in writ- lopment of nursing practice, education and ten and verbally management. A student will internalize the A student deepens her/his knowledge about ethical foundation of nursing research. She/ infection prevention and aseptic. he is able to read the scientific publication if A student becomes motivated to search and her/his native language and in foreign lan- use nursing and multi science information in guage and benefit from them. A student pre- the care of surgical patient. pares her/himself to work in a project when A student gains readiness to meet a visually in working life. A student understands the impaired person and receives information principles of project working. about the most common eye diseases cau- A student prepares her/himself to plan, sing the visual impairment. implement and evaluate project work. A student receives basic information about the ear diseases nursing Content: A student becomes familiar with the activi- Statistical methods 1 cr ties of medical home care and its meaning Nursing research 1.5 cr for nursing of surgical patient. Project work 1 cr . Surgical nursing 2.5 cr Scientific writing 0.5 cr - Surgical nursing and medical home care Seminar and proficiency test 1 credit patient 1.5 cr Independent studies 5 credits - Nursing of an eye disease patient 1.5 cr - Nursing of an ear disease patient 0.5 cr Teaching: Lectures, exercises, preparation of Surgery 0.5 cr assignments, learning assignments, indepen- Preoperative nursing 1.5 cr (including 10 hours dent studies, the analysis of a thesis and ar- of anesthesia) ticle made by using quantitative and qualita- Teaching: Lectures, laboratory, group assign- tive methods. ments, learning assignments, independent Assessment: written test, skill test, continuo- studying, excursions and learning assignment us participation and independent assign- that relates to the practice. ments and approved medical calculations.

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 55 The International Programmes Literature: topical literature Assessment: written test, skill test, continues Module IV: 5 cr theory and 6 cr guided participation and independent assignments. practice Participation 80%. Nursing of a child and family Literature: topical literature

Aims: Learning at work and practical training: 6 + A student is familiar with the central areas of 3 cr: home nursing, maternity and child health the Health – 2015 – public health program clinic/ occupational health care and health and takes them into consideration in her/his station. health promotion work. She/he will adopt professional responsibility in health promo- Aim: A student becomes familiar with the tion and understand the impact of individual operation environment, organization and itself and environment to a formation of way supporting multi professional cooperation. of living. A student develops her/his readiness She/he will participate in guided practical to health maintenance and promotion and training. disease treatment. A student applies education science information in-patient’s/custo- Module V: 4 cr theory and 4 cr guided mers health counseling. She/he plans, imple- practice ments and evaluates the health counseling. Mental health care

The aim is that a student is aware of the prog- Aims: ress, goals and tasks nursing of children and A student understands the significance of adolescents. She/he knows the meaning and mental health as strength for an individual means of health promotion in nursing of and a community. She/he gains readiness to children and adolescents. A student is fami- comprehensively observe mental health prob- liar with child’s/adolescent’s development lems. A student understands the importance and growth and the factors affecting on them. of psychiatric nursing in preventive, caring She/he is able to recognize the problem of and rehabilitative care on both the indivi- nursing in different child ages. A student re- dual and the community level. She/he deve- cognizes the importance of familiar oriented lops an overall picture of psychiatric assis- nursing and is trying to create a trusting nur- tance methods and organization and service sing relationship with the child and the fami- systems. A student understands the crisis and ly. She/he understands the meaning of multi trauma therapy and drug abuse rehabilitati- professional cooperation in nursing of on as part of the nursing work. She/he deve- children and adolescents. A student is fami- lops her/his own self-knowledge and under- liar with the most important methods to stands the importance of counseling for her/ monitor the development of children and him own wellbeing. adolescents, the research and treatment methods of nursing and medical treatment. A student gets familiar with neurophysiology as area of physiology. She/he understands Content: the importance of multi professional coope- Health promotion 1 cr ration in research and rehabilitation of neu- Nursing of children and adolescents 2 cr rophysiologic disorders. A student receives Children diseases 0.5 cr the basic knowledge about the neurophy- Work with the disabled and rehabilitation 1 cr siologic disorders of cognitive functions and is able to recognize the cognitive functions Teaching: Lectures, exercises, preparation of affiliated with most common neurological di- assignments, learning assignments, indepen- seases. A student understands nervous sys- dent studying, a written plan and evaluation tem and the structure and activities of sen- of a health counseling session ses. Planning, implementation and evaluation of a health counseling session (group of 2-3 stu- A student is able to recognize the special dents) features of home nursing. She/he is able sup-

56 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes port the customers to maintain their quality tion and understand the impact of individual of life and ability to function. A student re- and environment on human’s health. cognizes the importance of family in customer’s treatment and service planning A student knows the factors effecting on the process; gets trained to create a treatment welfare of a family expecting a child, new and service plan and is able to document it. mother and the newborn baby and gains rea- A student understands the importance of diness to help the family with the questions home visits as critical working method in concerning the parenthood. She/he under- home nursing. She/he will be trained to sup- stands the special characters of health pro- port the customer as part of the multi promotion of women and gain readiness to professional team. A student gains readiness to mote the health. A student receives basic in- home nursing of end of care patient and be- formation about the most common women comes interested in the possibilities techno- diseases as well as about their reasons, symp- logy can provide to home nursing. toms, research and treatment.

Content: A student learns how the approach the sexu- Mental health care and drug abuse rehabili- ality related issues with a patent/customer. tation 1.5 cr She/he understands the importance of sexu- Psychiatric 0.5 cr ality as a part of the human’s health and wel- Anatomy and Physiology 1 cr fare. A student increases knowledge about 51PH0111,2 Neuropsychology 1 cr her/his own sexuality and attitudes towards Home nursing 0.5 cr it. She/he becomes familiar with the process related to the sexual development Teaching: Lectures, exercises, preparation of assignments, learning assignments, indepen- Content: dent studies, discussions, different opera- Health care of adults 2 cr tional methods, excursions. Nursing of women 2 cr Assessment: written test, skill test, continuo- Obstetrics and women diseases 1 cr us participation and independent assign- Sexual health 0.5 cr ments. The participation in classroom teaching 80%, seminars 100% Teaching: Lectures, exercises, preparation of Literature: topical literature assignments, learning assignments, independent studies, discussions, different Learning at work and practical training 4 cr operational methods, excursions. An exhibition related to the theme subjects. Aim: A student becomes familiar with the Assessment: written test, skill test, operation environment, organization and continuous participation and independent supporting multi professional cooperation. assignments. She/he will participate in guided practical Literature: topical literature training. Learning at work and practical training 6 cr Thrid year Aim: A student becomes familiar with the Module VI: 5.5 cr theory and 6 cr guided operation environment, organization and practice supporting multi professional cooperation. Nursing of Adults She/he will participate in guided practical training. Aims: A student is familiar with the central areas of ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL STUDIES the Health – 2015 – public health program and takes them into consideration in her/his Module I: 4.5 credits theory health promotion work. She/he will adopt Medical- surgical nursing professional responsibility in health promo-

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 57 The International Programmes Aims: The student deepens and extends her/ sing in accordance with her/his professional his knowledge of medical-surgical nursing. interest. She/he deepens her/his knowledge The student deepens and extends her/his about the structure and activities of human knowledge of creation, implementation and body. evaluation of patient’s nursing plan. A student practices verbal and written communi- Content: cation and the use of information technolo- 51SH0040 The special characteristics of nur- gy in documentation. A student becomes fa- sing and helping methods 1.5 cr miliar with the decision making in nursing. A 51AH0420 Clinical Psychology 0.5 cr student is able to give first aid and becomes 51AH0430 Anatomy and Physiology 1 cr familiar with the fire and rescue plans of the department. A student participates in diffe- Teaching: Lectures, exercises, preparation of rent student and patient guiding sessions. A assignments, learning assignments, indepen- student is willing to develop her/himself and dent studies, discussions, different opera- work of a nurse. A student understands and tional methods, excursions, group and pair adopts the ethical principals that guide nur- work, introductions. sing. A student is able to cooperate with Assessment: written test, skill test, continuo- different professional groups. us participation and independent assignments. Content: Literature: topical literature 51SH0010 Comprehensive nursing of a medical – surgical patient 2 cr Learning at work and practical training 4 cr 51SH0030 Ethics 0.5 cr 51AH0400 Internal diseases 1 cr Aim: A student becomes familiar with the 51AH0410 Surgery 1 cr operation environment, organization and supporting multi professional cooperation. Teaching: Lectures, exercises, preparation of She/he will participate in guided practical assignments, learning assignments, indepen- training. dent studies, discussions, different operational methods, excursions, group and pair Module III: 5 cr work, introductions. Nursing expertise and administration Assessment: written test, skill test, continues performance and independent assignments. Aims: A student forms an overall picture of Literature: topical literature her/his profession and adopts a developing approach to nursing. A student is able to Learning at work and practical training 4 cr plan, implement, develop and evaluate the nursing process comprehensively. A student Aim: A student becomes familiar with the understands the meaning of economic acti- operation environment, organization and vity in health care. A student understands supporting multi professional cooperation. how the economy operates and is able to She/he will participate in guided practical follow the public economic discussions. A training. student practices discussions about the goals of the work community. A student gains Module II: 3 cr readiness to develop him/her as well the pro- Nursing of critically ill patient fessional field. A student is able to understand the foreign language literature of her/ Aims: A student becomes familiar with nur- his field. A student forms an comprehensive sing of critically ill patients and its methods. picture of nursing administration and under- She/he is able to advise, guide and support stands that administrative activity is a part of the patient and her/his love ones in outpa- a patient’s comprehensive care tient care and becomes familiar with methods of treatment. A student deepens her/ Content: his knowledge about the area of clinical nur- 51SH0060 Growth to nursing expertise 1.5 cr

58 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi The International Programmes + 0.5 cr seminar She/he will participate in guided practical 51AH0440 Administration and management training. 1.5 cr 51AH0450 Economics 0.5 cr Module IV: 1 cr 51AH0460 Supervision and consultation 1 cr International nursing Tutoring 0.5 cr Aims: the student is able to perform nursing Teaching: Lectures, exercises, preparation of in an international context in her/his own and assignments, learning assignments, indepen- foreign culture dent studies, discussions, different operational methods, excursions, group and pair Content: work, introductions. 51SY00520 Multicultural Nursing 1 cr Assessment: written test, skill test, continuous participation and independent assign- Teaching: Lectures, exercises, learning assignments. ments, independent studies, discussions, dif- Literature: topical literature ferent operational methods, excursions, group and pair work, introductions. Learning at work and practical training 4 credits Assessment: written test/ assignment, continuous participation and independent assign- Aim: A student becomes familiar with the ments. operation environment, organization and Literature: topical literature supporting multi professional cooperation.

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BASIC STUDIES Tutoring, S 1 cr Swedish 2 cr English 2 cr Information technology and acquisition of information 2 cr Health physical education 1 cr Social and health policy 2 cr First aid 1cr Nutrition 1 cr Introduction to polytechnic studies 1 cr Professional ethics 1.5 cr Multi professional cooperation, S 1,5 cr Psychology 1 cr Statistical methods, S 1 cr Theory Practice PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Foundation of professional nursing 1, S 3 cr Foundation of professional nursing 2 3 cr 5 cr Medical calculation, S 1 cr Pharmacotherapy 1 cr Pharmacology, S 1 cr Microbiology and pathology 1 cr Anatomy and physiology 3 cr Nursing pedagogic, S 1 cr Public health care, S 0.5 cr

Nursing of older adults Nursing of older adults, S 1 cr Geriatrics 0.5 cr

Nursing of internal disease patient Internal disease nursing 3 cr 10 cr Internal diseases 0.5 cr

Nursing of surgical patient Surgical nursing 2 cr Surgery 0.5 cr Preoperative nursing 1.5 cr Community nursing 1 cr

Nursing of child and family Health promotion, S 1 cr 6 cr Nursing of children and adolescents, S 2 cr

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Childhood illnesses 0.5 cr Work with the disabled and rehabilitation, S 1 cr

Mental health care Mental health and drugs, S 1.5 cr 4 cr Psychiatry, S 0.5 cr Anatomy and physiology 0.5 cr Neurophysiology 0.5 cr Home care 1 cr

Nursing of women Nursing of women, S 2 cr 3 cr Obstetrics and women’s diseases 1 cr

Nursing of adults Health care of adults, S 2 cr 3 cr Sexual health, S 1 cr

Nursing research - nursing research methods 1.5 cr - project work 1 cr - seminars 0.5 cr - proficiency test 0.5 cr - independent work 5.5 cr

ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Medical – surgical nursing 15 cr 16 cr

ELECTIVES 15 cr

BACHELORS THESIS 15 cr

TOTAL 210 cr

S = the language of tuition will be Swedish

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The academic calendar for 2005-2006

The academic year at the polytechnic Each period consists of about a 7- to 8- consists of an autumn period and a spring week lecturing period which contains, be- semester. The autumn semester runs sides lecturing, also other kinds of wor- from August to mid-December, while the king methods. Examinations are usually spring semester runs from January to given at the end of each period or semes- May. The exact starting point depends ter for all the courses given during that on the education unit and programme. time.

Autumn term 2005 Starts Ends Degree Programmes 29 August 16 December A Holiday week 24 October 28 October Christmas vacation 18 December 2 January

Spring term 2006 Starts Ends Degree Programmes 2 January 26 May TaB – Technology as Business 1 February 31 May Winter holiday 6 March 10 March Easter holyday 14 April 17 April

Application and registration procedures

The application procedures vary depen- Students who intend to study the whole ding on whether the student is applying degree programme in Kemi-Tornio Poly- within an exchange programme such as technic must follow the application dead- Erasmus or an exchange agreement bet- lines of individual degree programmes see ween his/her home institution and Kemi- the charter application periods. In this case Tornio Polytechnic. students must also use the special application forms of degree programmes which Exchange students fill in a special applica- can be obtained from the educational tion form which includes a learning agree- units. Some educational fields arrange ap- ment. The learning agreement is drawn titude tests of their own. More detailed up by Erasmus students and the institu- information on aptitude tests can be re- tions involved before the student goes quested from the educational units. abroad. The application form for Student Exchange Programme is attached at the All foreing students must sign up for their end of the guide. degree programmes in the educational unit as soon as possible after their arrival.

62 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi General Practical Information Application periods DEADLINES Outside Europe In Europe Exhange programmes Autumn 2005 15 May Spring 2006 15 November The hole academic year 15 May

Degree Programmes 14 February 31 May

TaB - Technology as Business 14 November 14 November

Before leaving your country

As an exchange student You need to get Passport/Identity Card certain documents before leaving Your Before coming to Finland there are cer- home country: tain preparations you should undertake - Form of identification/passport before leaving your home country. Take - Document certifying Erasmus student into account the Schengen agreement: status and grant allowance (home institu- As from 25 March 2001, there are altoget- tion) her 13 EU countries fully applying the - A letter of acceptance (will be sent to Schengen agreement. In addition, Norway you by the host institution) and Iceland, also apply the agreement. - 2 photographs - Medical information and form (E111) In practice, the application of the Scheng- - The transcript of records from the home en agreement means that regular passport institution controls on persons: - an insurance certificate - on ferry crossings between Finland and the other Schengen countries The following requirements are valid for - on internal flights within the “Schengen full-term degree students: area” will no longer be carried out - Form of identification/passport - Document confirming that you can sup- Although there are no longer regular port yourself financially while in the count- checks on persons in the Schengen area, ry nationals of EU countries are obliged to - A letter of acceptance (will be sent to prove their identity. Be sure that you take you by the host institution) your passport or identity card or an elec- - 2 photographs tronic identity card with you in order to - Medical information and form (E111) able to prove your identity. For more in- - The transcript of records from the home formation, please see: www.intermin.fi/ institution eng/schengen/index.htm. The citizens of - an insurance certificate the coutries which have not signed the

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Schengen agreement need a valid on. passport. - show that your application indicates the estimated length of studies and the final Visa degree of your studies. A visa is granted for a trip to Finland las- ting for a maximum of three months or for Students coming from the Nordic count- a comparable short-term stay. A visa has to ries do not need residence permits. Stu- be applied for before departure to Fin- dents coming from EU/EEA countries land in the country where the applicant need to apply for a residence permit if permanently resides. Very seldom are vi- they intend to stay for more than three sas granted or extended in Finland. De- months. The residence permits for stu- pending on your nationality and the length dents coming from EU/EEA countries are of your stay in Finland, you will require a granted by the local police in Finland. The visa or a residence permit. Students from guarantee money is not required from ci- the Nordic countries and students from tizens of the EU and EEA countries. Howe- EU/EEA (= European Economic Area = EU ver, they must demonstrate that they have countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein and means to cover the living expenses while Norway) countries do not need visas at all. studying in Finland. About 80 countries have concluded an agreement with Finland abolishing the visa Students from countries outside the EU/ requirements: check at your local Finnish EEA who intend to stay in Finland for more embassy or legation whether your count- than three months must apply for a resi- ry is among these. dence permit before arrival to Finland at the Finnish embassy or consulate in the Students from countries outside the EU/ country where the applicant permanently EEA or outside the other visa-free count- resides. If a non-EU resident arrives in Fin- ries who intend to stay in Finland for less land without the necessary residence per- than three months have to apply for a mit, it is not usually possible to issue it in visa before arrival to Finland at the Fin- Finland. If you have come to Finland with nish embassy or consulate in the country a visa to take an entrance examination, where the applicant permanently resi- and you pass this examination, you will be des. To be issued a visa, the student should eligible for a residence permit for one aca- demonstrate that s/he has means to cover demic year at a time. In this case you can the living expenses while studying in Fin- apply for a residence permit from local land. police authorities in Finland. Foreign students from countries outside the EU/EEA Residence permit countries are required to demonstrate that they have sufficient funds by depositing Foreigners must fulfil certain criteria in or- the sum of 5046 EUR, with no conditions der to obtain a residence permit for study restricting the use of this account. A new in Finland. You must deposit is required at the beginning of - (in most cases) be at least 18 years old. each academic year. In this case the price - intend to become a full-time student at of the first residence permit is 67 EUR. If an institution of higher education or a se- you apply for continuation of residence condary vocational school. permit the price is 22 EUR. The fee must - show proof that you have been accepted be paid also in the event that the visa or as a full-time student at such an instituti- residence permit is not granted. And

64 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi General Practical Information please note that it must be paid in advan- ce!

Work permit

Students who are citizens of EU/EEA countries or participate in EU education need no work permits and they are allowed to work without restrictions. Other international students are allowed to do paid work for a maximum of twenty hours a week during the semesters and full-time during the vacations. You will need a spe- The Learning Centres in Tornio and Kemi cial permit if you intend to work more than give a modern environment for studying with Internet and data-base facilities. this during the semesters. A work permit can be obtained from the Finnish embassy in your country or a consulate/legation abroad or in Finland from the local police authorities.

Arrival in Finland and the Kemi-Tornio region Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is an international Stockholm to Haparanda/Tornio/Kemi is airport with good connections to all the also an alternative. European capitals and, beyond, to the US and Asia. There are good domestic con- The cities of Kemi and Tornio are located nections. There is an airport bus service or within 25 kilometres from each other and local minibus to Helsinki city and of cour- there are many regular bus connections se taxis are also available. It is also pos- between the two cities. sible to arrive by sea, from Sweden, Rus- sia, Germany, Latvia or Estonia. The main Please fax or e-mail, in good time, your harbour towns are Helsinki and Turku. The- arrival date and flight number/train arrival re are international train links from Mos- time to the student union KETOAKKU +358 cow and St. Petersburg and from Sweden 16 258 640, e-mail: [email protected]. to northern Finland. As You arrive in Kemi or Tornio, You’ll be You can take a flight from Helsinki to Kemi met by the student tutors already at the and it takes about an hour. It is also pos- airport or at the railway station. After arri- sible to take a train from Helsinki to Kemi ving, the students will guide You to your and it takes about nine hours. You can also student residences. arrive via Sweden and take a flight from Stockholm to Luleå which takes about an hour. The overnight train or a buss from

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Accommodation

For exchange students, the student body arranges accommodation. International students who are not a part of any exchange program have to arrange accommodation on their own. The polytechnic does not have dormitories of its own. Students can apply for a student flat to ” Tornion Krunni Oy” or ”Kemin Opiskelija-asunto- säätiö” (the Tornio Student Apartment Ad- ministration Company and the Kemi Stu- dent Dormitory Foundation respectively). Also the cities of Kemi and Tornio and the private sector provide flats which are rented out to students. Contact information is provided in attachment.

In Kemi the student housing is located within a 2,5 km radius of the educational units. You are provided with a single room and will share kitchen, bathroom and shower Most student residences have a free with one to two students. The flats are fur- access to the Internet. Student nished When it comes to other equipment dormitory in Kemi. and laundry facilities the information given above on student housing in Kemi is When you fill in the application for Fo- also valid for Tornio. The rent is about 150– reign Students and Socrates/Erasmus Stu- 210 EUR. Electricity, heating and water are dent Exchange Programme, you are also included in the rent. The deposit is 134 asked about the need for accommodation EUR. Information about “survival kits” can and asked to fill in the special application be found on KETOAKKU-pages for accommodation. Both applications, for Student Exchange Programme and accom- In Tornio the student housing is located modation, must be sent at the same time within a 500 m radius of the polytechnic. to the International Officer. You are provided with a single room and will share kitchen, bathroom and shower Civil registration with two students. The flats are furnished. If you wish to stay in Finland more than a You also have access to laundry facilities. month, you have to submit an official noti- The rent is approximately 200 EUR per fication of change of residence, the Noti- month. Electricity, heating and water are ce of Moving, to a local register office included in the rent. Students have to pay within one week after your arrival. Noti- a deposit one month’s rent which returned ce should then be given every time you when leaving if there are no claims. move within the country or away from it. The notification should be made within one week before or at the latest one week after moving.

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The forms for the Notice of Moving are must be registered in the Population In- available at post offices, register offices formation System. In case you wish to stay and police offices. If you move from anot- for a shorter period of time it is possible to her Nordic country, you must present an ask for registration to get the personal Inter-Nordic Migration Form. Citizens of identity number. However, no municipali- the Nordic countries do not need to re- ty of residence is registered for you in Fin- port at the Register Office. land and therefore you do not necessarily have the same rights as persons who resi- Basic information (name, address, natio- de in Finland permanently. The Finnish nality and date of birth) on people resi- personal identity number is used for iden- ding in Finland is recorded in the Popula- tification purposes in many situations such tion Information System. On the basis of as in banks, hospitals and libraries. The re- the registration, a foreigner is given the gistration takes place in a local Register Finnish personal identity number. If you Office which in most cities is located at reside in Finland for at least one year, you the main police station.

Health care and insurance

The level of health care in Finland is high. ning here, for example in a hospital, you There are two parallel systems: the public have to check the required vaccinations one financed by the government and mu- and tests from the education unit. nicipalities, and the private sector. Both sectors are available but the private servi- In Kemi the Unit of Health Care and Nur- ces are more expensive to the patient. sing runs its own “Health Station” called There are public health-care centres and “Terveyspysäkki”. A nurse is available as hospitals throughout the country. follows: Monday 8-11, Tuesday 12-14, Wed- nesday 8-11, Thursday 8-11, Friday 8-11. Citizens of the EU/EEA countries are co- During the other hours you need to make vered by the National Health Insurance an appointment. Telephone number is 258 plan administrated by the Social Insuran- 422 and the address is Meripuistokatu 26, ce Institution (KELA = Kansaneläkelaitos). 94100 Kemi. In Tornio a nurse is available If yourr stay in Finland lasts for less than Monday-Friday 8.00 am. to 10.00 am. in the one year, you must have the E111 form following address: West Lapland Vocatio- from your local social security office befo- nal School, Kauppakatu 35 A 95400 Tornio. re arriving in Finland in order to be cove- Telephone number is 451 225. red by the plan. If the stay of an EU/EEA citizen lasts for more than a year, you must In case of serious or acute illness, contact get the E106 or E109 form from the local the emergency service in the municipal social security office before arriving in Fin- health care centres and hospitals. An ap- land. This form must always be taken to a pointment in a health-care centre costs local KELA office after arriving in Finland. about 9-17 EUR. In the event of serious illness or in jury transportation can be cal- You need some basic vaccinations: Tet+d, led from the general emergency phone Polio, MPR (Mumps = Parotitis, Measles = number 112. In a dental emergency you Morbilli, German Measles = Rubella). have to turn to the dental clinic in a local- Should you wish to do your practical trai- health-care centre.

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For your own safety it is advisable to have land. Discuss with your individual insuran- insurance. You have to check whether your ce company what kind of cover would be school has insured you during your stay most beneficial for your stay in Finland. abroad. Otherwise you have to take care The Centre for International Mobility of your insurance by yourself. Students CIMO and Pohjola Insurance Company Ltd coming from outside the EU/EEA count- have signed a cooperation agreement on ries should pay special attention to their insurance concerning students, research insurance because they are not covered workers and trainees. For further informa- by the National Health Insurance in Fin- tion contact CIMO (www.cimo.fi).

Banking

Travellers’ cheques and the common cre- ge students can open a bank account. Pre- dit cards such as Visa are the best. Banks pare to prove your identity when opening charge approximately 3,5 EUR for money an account. The account is provided with exchange and it is advisable to limit the a cash card which you can use to withdraw number of money exchanges you make. money from cash machines. You recogni- Be sure that you have euros on hand when se the cash machines from the logo OTTO. you arrive in Finland. After arrival exchan- You can get banking assistance from student tutors and banks. Communication E-mail and telephone How to call abroad

E-mail is a widely-used way of communi- Dial the international prefix 990, 991, 999, cating both internationally and domesti- 994 or 00 (some regional/country phone cally. All students have access to compu- charges are more favourable depending ters and use of e-mail is available to them. on the prefix you choose). Then dial the There are also coin/card telephones in the country code, trunk code and the student residences. Card telephones are subscriber’s number. Note that the first more common nowadays and telephone number of the trunk code (often 0) is cards can be bought from, for example, omitted. kiosks. Mobile phones are extremely common, also among students.

Estimated personal expenses per month Polytechnics do not charge tuition fees. than in many other countries. All educati- Usually the libraries have a few copies of on units have a restaurant of their own course literature but sometimes students and lunch there costs about 1,7-2 EUR. have to buy the books or pay for other There are always two lunch alternatives; kinds of studying materials. Accommoda- the other one is vegetarian. Other restau- tion expenses are approximately 150 EUR rants are more expensive. Do not forget per month if you live in a student dormito- to include personal and leisure expenses. ry and 330 EUR per month if you rent a flat The total monthly living expenses of a sing- from the private sector. le student average around 600 EUR.

Groceries68 are moreKemi-T expensiveornio Polytechnic in Finland ¨ www.tokem.fi General Practical Information

KETOAKKU - the student body of Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic KETOAKKU consists of six different student bodies from all units of Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic. It has approximately 950 mem- bers. The purpose of KETOAKKU is to look after students’ rights in educational and social matters. The Student Body also ma- kes students feel at home while studying in Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic. KETOAKKU arranges several student events during the terms of the academic year. Information about events and trips can be found on the school notice board and at the websi- tes (www.tokem.fi/ketoakku).

Student bodies from different units of Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic play an active role in tutoring foreign students. They also arrange various leisure time activities for the students. For further information feel free to contact the student body in your own unit. For foreign students KETOAK- KU arranges at least one meeting per term. The purpose of those meetings is to introduce Finnish culture to foreign students and vice versa. It is also an excellent opportunity for foreign and Finnish students to get to know each other.

From KETOAKKU‘s office foreign students may rent a “survival kit” with bedclothes, cutlery and other impelents a foreign student needs in daily housekeeping. The rent is 40 EUR and KETOAKKU will reimburse 20 EUR while returning the kit.

KETOAKKU has its office at Kaivokatu 6, Kemi. The office is open Mon-Fri from 8 am. to 4 pm. All students are very welcome to visit there. Please do not hesitate to contact the Student Body!

Ever tried to play volley on a soft snow Leisure time facilities field? The Snow Volley tournament in May There are several possibilities to take part is an extreme experience for anyone! in sporting activities in the Kemi-Tornio

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 69 General Practical Information region. In the wintertime the most popu- If you prefer cultural experiences, there lar activities are cross-country skiing and are museums and beautiful churches in downhill skiing, for example slalom. Spe- both towns, for example The Aine Art cial activities such as husky and snowmo- Museum in Tornio and the church of Tor- bile safaris are also available and snow pro- nio are worth visiting. The theatre in Kemi vides plenty of opportunities for your cre- has several plays in its repertoire. Both city ativity. Also ice sports, such as ice hockey libraries offer a great book collection to and “bandy” (a variant of hockey with a the friends of literature. If you are keen on ball instead of a puck) are good outdoor history there are many monuments to see. activities. Several discotheques, pubs and restau- rants provide good opportunities for so- In both towns there are also good facilities cial gatherings or nightlife. For more infor indoor sports such as tennis, squash, formation please see www.kemi.fi and bowling, gym, aerobics, boxing, volley ball, www.tornio.fi. basket ball, football etc. If you are keen on outdoor sports there are several possibili- For further information please do not he- ties: parachuting, shooting, walking in the sitate to contact us! nature, sailing etc. Both towns have high- standard swimming halls which are worth a visit.

The Tornio river offers great opportunities for fishing. Other popular hobbies in the summertime are, among other things, sailing and golf. The golf course of Tornio- Haaparanta, Green Zone Golf, is the only course which crosses a border between two states. There are many beaches and during hot summer days it is refreshing to dive into the cool water.

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic student body KETOAKKU Meripuistokatu 26 FI-94100 Kemi Finland Tel. +358 16 258 640 Fax +358 16 250 426

Secretary General Ms Niina Kostiander Tel. +358 16 258 640 E-mail: [email protected]

70 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi ATTACHMENTS

APPLICATION FORM Rector`s Office P.O.Box 505 STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES FIN-94101 Kemi Finland Socrates/Erasmus, First and Bilaterals [email protected] www.tokem.fi

SENDING INSTITUTION (Please write in block letters)

University and department

Head of department

E-mail Phone and fax

Socrates coordinator

E-mail Phone and fax

Signature of department Socrates or other programme coordinator Date:

Signature of institutional Socrates or other programme coordinator Date:

I permit that my information can be used as research-material for Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic

STUDENT PERSONAL DATA

Family name First names Date of Birth

Nationality Sex Marital status Male Female Single Married Street address Postal code

Country E-mail

Telephone number (note country code) Photo

Programme of study and year at sending institution

Languages English elementary intermediate advanced Swedish elementary intermediate advanced

German elementary intermediate advanced

French elementary intermediate advanced

Spanish elementary intermediate advanced

Finnish elementary intermediate advanced Please turn.

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 71 (please select appropriate category) Degree Programmes

Degree Programme in Business Management Period of study Bachelor of Business Administration Autumn semester (August-December) Degree Programme in Business Information Technology Spring semester Bachelor of Business Administration (January-May)

Degree Programme in Information Technology Bachelor of Engineering

Degree Programme in Health Care and Nursing Bachelor of Health Care

Non-degree programmes

Technology as Business

Arrival date: Accommodation should be organised yes no (please refer to the special application for accommodation)

from to Application periods Deadlines Outside Europe In Europe Exchange programmes Autumn 2004 15 May Spring 2005 15 November The whole school year 15 May

Degree Programmes Business Management 14 February 31 May Business Information Technology 14 February 31 May Information Technology 14 February 31 May Health Care and Nursing 31 May TaB - Technology as Business 14 November

72 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi Rector’s Office P.O. BOX 505 ECTS – LEARNING AGREEMENT FIN – 941 01 Kemi Finland [email protected] www.tokem.fi

Student’s name ______Date of Birth ______

Course unit code Course unit title (as indicated in the information package) Number of ECTS credits

Date: Student’s signature:

Sending institution

We confirm that this proposed programme of study/learning agreement is approved.

Date: Departmental Socrates or other programme coordinator’s signature.

Date: Institutional Socrates or other programme coordinator´ signature:

Receiving institution

We confirm that this proposed programme of study/learning agreement is approved.

Date: Departmental Socrates or other programme coordinator´ signature:

Date: Institutional Socrates or other programme coordinator’s signature:

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PHOTO (compulsory)

Application is to be submitted with all the requested enclosures. For extra space use a separate sheet. Official translations of the enclosures into Finnish or English are required in all cases. Photocopies of the certificates should be certified (original stamp and signature) by notary official to match the original document. A photograph is compulsory for identification purposes. PLEASE, USE CLEAR

HANDWRITING.

Surname Date of Birth (d/m/y) Passport number First names Sex My living expenses for my stay Male Female in Finland are arranged. Mother tongue Marital status I cannot finance my living expenses during my stay in Single Married Finland. Street address Home town

Postal code Town Country

Telephone number (country code incl.) Nationality Finnish Other which:

E-mail Student should have a valid residence permit in Finland when starting the studies.

WITH THIS APPLICATION YOU CAN APPLY FOR ALL 4 DEGREE PROGRAMMES OR JUST ONE. MARK NUMBERS FROM 1-4 BEGINNING FROM YOUR FIRST CHOICE. Degree Programme in Business Information Technology

Degree Programme in Business Management

Degree Programme in Health Care and Nursing

Degree Programme in Information Technology

LANGUAGE SKILLS Language Name of the institution where skills Duration of GRADE OBTAINED obtained studies Fluent Good Fair English

Swedish

EDUCATION (Please enclose certified copies of your diplomas.) DURATION Name of institution From (d/m/y) To (d/m/y) Certificates, diplomas and degrees

WORK EXPERIENCE (Please enclose certified copies of your testimonials.) NOTE ! APPLICANTS FOR THE DEGREE PROGRAMME OF HEALTH CARE AND NURSING: Write about your work experience in health care. Employer Responsibilities Duration (months)

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Explanation:

PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR MOTIVES FOR APPLYING.

I hereby confirm that the information I have given Embassies will be informed on the students invited to the entrance above is correct. examination and admitted to the degree programme. Please, give the contact information of the Finnish Embassy, which will process Place and date your immigration documents. Address (country code incl.) Signature

Fax number (country code incl.) Please, return the application with E-mail enclosures to the address below. This section will be filled by Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic only. The closing date for non-EU- th citizens is 14 of February 2005 Ha kemus saapunut _____/____ 200__ Liitteitä puuttuu and for EU-citizens + Norway and Kutsutaan valintakokeeseen Ei kutsuta valintakokeeseen st Switzerland 31 of May 2005. Valintakoetulos

Hyväksytään koulutukseen Hylätään

Perustelut ______

______

CONTACT

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic Student Application Office P.O. Box 504 FI-94101 KEMI FINLAND

Find more information at our website www.tokem.fi

CHECK ENCLOSURES: Certified copies of your diplomas Certified copies of your testimonials

76 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi Kemin opiskelija-asunto säätiö (The Kemi Student Dormitory Foundation) Tornion Krunni Oy (The Tornio Student Apartment Administration) APPLICATION for accommodation

APPLICANT (Please, write in block letters)

Family name First names Social security no./Date of birth)

Nationality Sex Marital status

Male Female Single Married

HOME ADDRESS

Street address Telephone number (note country code)

Postal code and town Country

HOME INSTITUTION

Name of home institution

Street address Telephone number (note country code)

Postal code and town Country

GENERAL INFORMATION

Name of the school you have been accepted Education programme

Date of arrival Need for accommodation

from to

OTHER EXTRA INFORMATION (what kind of room required, allergies etc.)

Date and Place Signature

Please submit this application to the International Officer in Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic.

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78 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi Map of Kemi

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80 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi Socrates/Erasmus Partners Bodo Graduate School of Business E-mail:[email protected] (N Bodo 04) · Sosial Science/Social Work, Nursing Hogskolen i Bodo · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Grete Knudsen N-8002 BODO Fachhochschul-Studiengänge-Vorarlberg Tel. +47 755 17 677 (A Dornbir01) Fax +47 755 17268 Karin Wüstner-Dopler E-mail: [email protected] Achstrasse 1, 6850 Dornbirn, Austria · Business & Management Studies Tel. +43 5572 20336 105 · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Fax +43 5572 20336 120 E-mail: karin.wuestner-dobler@ Budapest Business School fh-vorarlberg.ac.at Faculty of International management · Business Studies, Manufacturing Science, Business (CMBS) (HU BUPAPES20) Informatic Mr György Hasko · Student exchange 1165 Budapest, Diosy Lajos u. 22-24 Hungary Fachhochschul-Studiegänge Wiener Tel. +361 467-78 11, +36 1 467-78 00 Neustadt (A Wiener01) Fax +36 1 407 15 56 Wiener Neustädter Bildungs- und E-mail: [email protected] Forschungs Ges.M.B.H · Business & Management Studies Sabine Pata · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Johannes Gutenbergstrasse3, A-2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria Budapest Polytechnic Tel. +43/2622/89 0 84 0 Kando Kalman Faculty of E Engineering Fax +43/2622/89 0 84 99 (HU BUDAPES 16) E-mail: [email protected] Institute of Computer Engineering · Business & Management Studies Mrs Maria Dudas · Student exchange H-1084 Budapest Tavaszmezö u. 15-17 Tel. +36 1210 2651 Fachhochschule Augsburg Fax +36 1303 9425 (D Augsbur02) E-mail: [email protected] Ingred Hahn-Eisenhardt · Engineering/Electronic Engineering Auslandsamt, Baumgartnerstrasse 16, · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Raum B 216a, D-86161 Augsburg Tel. +49 821-55 86 205 Ecole ESA3 Etudes superieures Appliquees Fax +49 821-55 86 207 Aux Affairs (F Paris 113) · Engineering, technology Daphne du Nouy · Student exchange and Teacher exchange coordinatrice Internationale ESA-Paris, 24 rue Hammelin, F 75 116 PARIS Fachhochschule Dysseldorf Tel. +33 1 47 04 95 22 Fachbereich Wirtshaft Fax +33 1 47 04 32 82 ms Adelheid Korpp, Department of the E-mail: info2esa3.com Business Studies · Business studies Geb. 23.32 Universitätsstrasse · Student exchange D-40225 Dysseldorf Tel. +49 211 81 11908 Ev. Fachhochschule Fax +49 211 81 14369 Darmstadt (D DARMSTA03) E-mail: [email protected] Winfried Seelisch · Business studies Zweufalltorweg 12 · Student exchange and Teacher exchange 64293 DARMSTADT Tel. +49 615 87 98 42 Haute Ecole Namuroise Fax +49 6151 879 858 Catholique (HENac)

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 81 Socrates/Erasmus Partners (B CHAMPIO02) Engineering Departement Paramedical · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Sainte-Elisabeth Ingeniörhöjskolen Köbenhavns Place Louise Godin, 15, Teknikum (DK Köbenha14) B 5000 Namur-Belgique Prof. Ib Gustanfsson Tel. +32 81 73 52 19 Lautrupvang 15, DK-2750 Ballerup Fax +32 81 73 84 78 Tel. +45 44 80 52 32 E-mail: [email protected] Fax +45 44 80 52 10 · Nursing E-mail: [email protected] · Student exchange · Engineering, Technology · Student exchange Hochschule Bremen Neustadswall 30 Instituto Politecnico De Castelo Branco D-28199 BREMEN (P Castelo01) Ms Dörte Roselius-Lantwehr Escola Superior De Tecnologia Neustadswall 30 E Gestao 28199 BREMEN Maria da Conccicao Tel. +49 421 5905-0 Av. Empresario, 6000 Castelo Branco, Fax +49 421 5905 174 Portugal · AV Journalism, Technology Tel. +351 272 339 600 · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Fax +351 272 3393 601 E-mail: [email protected] Hogeschool Alkmaar · Engineering (NL-Alkmaar01) · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Dr Ed Wichers P.O. Box 403, 1800 AK Alkmaar Kingston University (UK Kingston) The Netherlands Ms Jacqui Moorhouse Tel. +31 72 518 37 756 International Relations Office Fax +31 72 518 3732 River House, 53-57 High Street, E-mail: E.C:E.S. [email protected] Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey KT1 · Business studies 1LQ, UK · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Tel. +44 20 8547 7763 Fax +44 20 8547 8132 Hogeschool van Utrecht E-mail: [email protected] Faculteit Natuur en Techniek · Related to nursing (NL Utrecht 24) · Teacher exchange dr.ir. P.J.M. Scholten P.O. Box 182-3500 AD-Utrecht Kodolanyi Janos The Netherlands University College (HU SZVAR 01) Fax +31 30 238 88 89 Kinga Petrucz E-mail: [email protected] 8000 Szekesfehervar, Szabedsagharcos · Business Studies and Management Science u. 59, Hungary · Student exchange Tel. +36 22 543 377 Fax +36 22 543 391 IESN Haute Ecole d’Enseignement E-mail: [email protected] Superieur de Namur (B Namur10) · Tourism, Business studies, Teacher Ed. Carine Vervaeren Training, Economics, International Relations, Rue Joseph Calozet 19-B-5000 Namur Communication Belgium · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Tel. +32 81 72 36 43 Fax +32 81 72 36 49 Luleå tekniska universitet E-mail: [email protected] (SLULEÅ01) · Business & Management Studies, Karln Axelsson-Grafström

82 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi Socrates/Erasmus Partners International Office, SE-971 87 Luleå E-mail: [email protected] Sweden · Electronic Engineering Tel. +46 920 91611 · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Fax +46 920 913 99 The Karol Adamiecki E-mail: [email protected] University of Economics in Katowice · Business & Management Studies, Barbara Centkowska Electronic Engineering Gosia Sawicka, · Student exchange and Teacher exchange UL 1, Maja 50, 40 287 Katowice Poland Peter Sabroe Seminariet Tel. +48 32 25 98 114 (DK ARHUS11) Fax +48 32 25 88 828 Svend Bak E-mail: [email protected] Finsensgade 14 · Business studies 8000 Aarhus C · Student exchange Tel +45 87 32 70 00 Fax +45 87 32 70 32 The Wismar University of Technology, E-mail: [email protected] Business and Design www.petersabroe.dk Prof. Dr. Norbert Grynwald · Social educator training Fachbereich Maschinenbau/Verfahrens · Student exchange and Teacher exchange und Umwelttechnik Tel. +49 3841 753 312 Piteå Musikhögskola Fax +49 3841 753 444 (S Luleå01) E-mail: [email protected] Lars Hallberg · Engineering SE 97 187 Luleå · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Tel +46 911 72627, fax +46 911 72610 E-mail: [email protected] Vestsjaellands Amts Sygeplejeskole · Media, Musik Production (DK SLAGELS05) · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Hanne Wissing Slagelse, Ingemannsvej 35 Steyr University of Applied Sciences 4200 Slagelse, DENMARK Michael Mutschlechner-Dien Tel. +45 58 56 07 00 Wehrgrabengasse 1-3, Fax +45 58 56 07 77 Steyr, A-4400 Austria E-mail: [email protected] · Business studies and Management · Nursing Sciences · Student exchange and Teacher exchange · Student exchange Vytautas Magnus University Tallinna Tehnikaulikool (EE Tallinn04) Jurate Stanaityte Tallinn Technical University S. Daukanto st 28, LT-3000 Maret Hein Kaunas, Lithuania Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn EE0026, Estonia · Business Studies Tel. +372 62 03 502, fax +372 6202 020 · Student exchange and Teacher exchange E-mail: [email protected] · Engineering/Electronic Engineering Universidad de Murcia · Student exchange and Teacher exchange (EMURCIA01) Angel Perez Ruzafa Technicum Wien Avda. Teniente Flornesta, Edif. de la (A Wien20) Convalecencia Martin Kimmel 3000-Murcia SPAIN A-1200 Wien, Wexstrasse 19-23 (TGM) Tel. +34 968 363 620/21 Tel. +43 1 333 40 77/216 Fax +34 968 363 506/4130 Fax +43 1 333 40 77/269 E-mail: [email protected]

Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 83 Socrates/Erasmus Partners · Business & Management Studies, Tourism, Catering, Hotel Management, Nursing · Student exchange and Teacher exchange Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena (E-MURCIA04) Jose Luis Munoz Lozano Paseo Alfonso XIII, 22 30201 CARTAGENA Tel. +34 968 325 470 Fax +34 968 32 14 32 E-mail: josulu.mlozano@upct · Industrial Engineering · Student exchange

University of Applied Sciences and Technologies, Salzburg Research Verein (A Salzbur08) Gabriele Abermann Schillerstrasse 30 A-5020 Salzburg Austria Tel. +43 662 4665 623 Fax +43 662 4665 609 E-mail:[email protected] · Engineering, MultiMediaArt, Inf management/digital Business · Student exchange and Teacher exchange

84 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi Usefull Contact Information About accommodation About health care Kemin opiskelija-asuntosäätiö Health station “Terveyspysäkki” (The Kemi Student Dormitory Foundation) Meripuistokatu 26 Keskuspuistokatu 6-8 FIN-94100 Kemi Finland FIN-94100 Kemi Finland Tel. +358 16 258 422 Tel. +358 16 226 0332 Kemin terveyskeskus Tornion Krunni Oy (Health-care centre in Kemi) (The Tornio Student Apartment Kauppakatu 22 Administration) FIN-94100 Kemi FInland Kirkkokatu 1B Tel. +358 16 259 700 FIN-95400 Tornio Finland Tel. +358 16 430 985 Emergency medical service in the central hospital in Kemi Tornion vuokra-asunnot Oy Kauppakatu 25 (The Tornio Rental Apartment FIN-94100 Kemi Finland Administration) Tel. +358 16 243 271 Kauppakatu 10 FIN-95400 Tornio Finland Tornion terveyskeskus Tel. +358 16 432 227 (Health-care centre in Tornio) Sairaalakatu 1 Kemin kaupungin vuokra-asunnot FIN-95400 Tornio Finland (Rental apartments of the city of Kemi) Tel. +358 16 432 814 Valtakatu 26 FIN-94100 Kemi Finland General emergency number 112 Tel. +358 16 259 298 About taxi services Taxi services in Kemi and Tornio Useful WWW-pages Tel. 100410 www.tokem.fi www.tornio.fi www.kemi.fi www.haparanda.se www.rovaniemi.fi www.lapland.fi www.bothnianarc.net www.laplandfinland.com

CIMO Centre for International Mobility P.O. Box 343 (Hakaniemenkatu 2) FIN-00531 Helsinki Finland Tel. + 358 9 7747 7033 Fax + 358 9 7747 7064 E-mail: [email protected] www.cimo.fi

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