Student activities in Student Union and other Student organizations

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The aim of this study unit is that you are able to
– give examples of customer-oriented service in your own student activities
– interact with different people in customer service situations and take their needs into account
– comply with data protection and confidentiality requirements and describe the risks associated with them when organising member services
– use the membership register and point-of-sale system safely
– utilise both direct and indirect feedback in the development of services

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The aim of this study unit is that you are able to
– prepare a marketing plan and utilise it when communicating through different channels
– produce marketing materials in accordance with the student association’s visual identity and brand colours and communicate in a way that engages the target audience
– communicate effectively and persuasively and use a variety of communication channels in external communications
– promote a constructive and open communication culture in internal communications
– report on your own activities in accordance with the agreed guidelines

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The aim of this study unit is that you are able to
– prepare an event plan, a safety plan, a budget, and staffing resources
– organise an event in accordance with the plan while taking the target audience into account
– identify the stakeholders involved in events, describe their interests in collaborating on an event, and conclude a cooperation agreement
– develop events based on feedback received

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The aim of this study unit is that you are able to
– work with people from diverse backgrounds and exchange students, take all students into account equally in your activities, and organise community-building events
– actively support new students in getting to know each other and forming a group
– foster a sense of community and facilitate interaction in online environments
– introduce Laurea and guide new students in Laurea’s practices and organisational culture
– use Laurea’s systems and support new students in using them

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The aim of this study unit is that you are able to
– set goals for your student active participation and manage your time effectively
– engage in strategic planning
– lead a team responsibly and effectively, delegate tasks, and operate in challenging interaction situations
– inspire, encourage, and support your team
– evaluate the strengths and areas for development in your leadership and management practice and competence

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The aim of this study unit is that you are able to
– develop a plan for achieving an advocacy objective and communicate effectively about advocacy activities to students
– carry out advocacy activities independently and purposefully within student activities
– utilise feedback received from students in advocacy work
– make use of decision-making processes, relevant legislation, and the guiding documents of Laurea and the student organisation
– communicate constructively with different stakeholders

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The aim of this study unit is that you are able to
– work collaboratively towards the objectives set for the student union
– utilise a budget, income statement, and balance sheet in financial planning and evaluation
– prepare a budget for student active participation
– document activities and report on student activities n in accordance with agreed practices

1. Familiarise yourself with the learning outcomes and assess whether you have acquired the required competence.
2. Create a portfolio, in which you describe the activities carried out, your role as part of the whole and how the learning outcomes were achieved. You can use the same portfolio to apply for recognition for several course units, but separate the contents of the course units with individual title pages.
3. Submit a competence badge application separately for each badge you apply for. NOTE: use the same @student.laurea.fi email address in the exact same format to log in to the Open Badge Factory system and for each application; otherwise the badges awarded will not reach your profile.
4. The evaluation panel reviews applications continuously (except during holiday periods at year-end and in summer). A more detailed schedule is below.
5. The panel will either accept the submission or request additions to the portfolio.
6. When credits are awarded, the assessment of the demonstration is pass/fail and the student also receives a Laurea competence badge.

Detailed portfolio assignment 

• First, familiarise yourself with the course unit’s learning outcomes.
• Divide the text into paragraphs and title the content according to the learning outcomes.
• Include an introduction to yourself in the portfolio, stating who you are and which roles you have held in student activism. Attach a photo of yourself if you wish.
• Use practical examples in the text to describe how your competence has developed in each learning outcome (for example, for Membership Services you should describe both the characteristics of good customer service and how your own skills grew in customer service through student activism). You can describe competence growth by first stating what you knew in each area before participating and then explaining which skills and knowledge were added through the activity.
• Please cover all the course unit’s learning outcomes in the portfolio.
• Describe what your personal contribution to the work was.
• NOTE! Add a summary at the end of each course unit’s portfolio describing what you have learned from student activism, i.e. articulate the growth of your competence. Portfolios without a summary will not be accepted.

Also note: 

• Use good general language in your portfolio, as you would when describing your work to an employer. Write in complete sentences and be professional, as in other learning task responses.
• You may attach a work sample to the portfolio: for example an advertisement, a project plan, a marketing plan or an image of the event budget.
• You can create your portfolio on an electronic portfolio platform (Microsoft Sway, Bulb or other), in PowerPoint or Word.
• Images can enliven your portfolio and are particularly useful when describing communication skills, but they are otherwise not mandatory.
• An acceptable submission cannot be a portfolio that only lists activities without describing the development of your own competence.