DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW MASTER´S DEGREE PROGRAM BASED ON WORK LIFE REQUIREMENTS
Lapland University of Applied Sciences (Lapland UAS) started developing a new master´s degree program titled “Master of Renewing Industry” on topics related specially to twin transition and modern manufacturing technologies in spring 2021. Planning of the curriculum was based on the requirements of...
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ftjejesojs:oai:ojs.edu.oapub.org:article/4842 2023-06-18T03:42:17+02:00 DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW MASTER´S DEGREE PROGRAM BASED ON WORK LIFE REQUIREMENTS Pikkarainen, Ari Kantanen, Mari-Selina Honka, Päivi 2023-05-19 application/pdf http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/4842 https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v10i6.4842 eng eng Open Access Publishing Group http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/4842/7477 http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/4842 doi:10.46827/ejes.v10i6.4842 Copyright (c) 2023 Ari Pikkarainen, Mari-Selina Kantanen, Päivi Honka http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 European Journal of Education Studies; Vol 10, No 6 (2023) 25011111 Master´s degree curriculum twin transition communication work-life info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftjejesojs https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v10i6.4842 2023-06-06T00:10:44Z Lapland University of Applied Sciences (Lapland UAS) started developing a new master´s degree program titled “Master of Renewing Industry” on topics related specially to twin transition and modern manufacturing technologies in spring 2021. Planning of the curriculum was based on the requirements of companies in the Northern Finland area as the contents and learning outcomes were derived from the demands of work life. The topics were constructed around modern manufacturing technologies used in the workplace taking digitalization, sustainability, and carbon neutrality into account. One major component in the curriculum is the master´s thesis where students select a development task from their work based on the themes of the degree program. Besides the professional element, the support of writing skills and written communication is continuous in the thesis process and plays an important role in student´s professional development as it increases their research abilities. As an example, from the study contents, a course titled “Industrial Production and Operations” is presented, which started in the beginning of the program in early 2022. Every study course has a designated teacher who plans, organizes, and is responsible for the successful delivery of the course, including the use of visiting lecturers and experts. Some of these visiting lectures are given by experts in the industry as the key point of all the courses is to strengthen work life orientation. This master's degree program supports lifelong learning of technical personnel in the workplace and enhances their potential to adopt the best principles of sustainability and twin transition. Article visualizations: Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Lapland European Journals of Education Studies European Journal of Education Studies 10 6 |
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Lapland University of Applied Sciences (Lapland UAS) started developing a new master´s degree program titled “Master of Renewing Industry” on topics related specially to twin transition and modern manufacturing technologies in spring 2021. Planning of the curriculum was based on the requirements of companies in the Northern Finland area as the contents and learning outcomes were derived from the demands of work life. The topics were constructed around modern manufacturing technologies used in the workplace taking digitalization, sustainability, and carbon neutrality into account. One major component in the curriculum is the master´s thesis where students select a development task from their work based on the themes of the degree program. Besides the professional element, the support of writing skills and written communication is continuous in the thesis process and plays an important role in student´s professional development as it increases their research abilities. As an example, from the study contents, a course titled “Industrial Production and Operations” is presented, which started in the beginning of the program in early 2022. Every study course has a designated teacher who plans, organizes, and is responsible for the successful delivery of the course, including the use of visiting lecturers and experts. Some of these visiting lectures are given by experts in the industry as the key point of all the courses is to strengthen work life orientation. This master's degree program supports lifelong learning of technical personnel in the workplace and enhances their potential to adopt the best principles of sustainability and twin transition. Article visualizations: |
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