Course basic information

NOTE! Be aware of the effect of the changes you make to a course:

• If a single course belongs to several curricula or study modules, any changes made to it will also update to all the elements it has been linked to.
  • You can check the course links to curricula or separate study modules in the course: Links to curricula and separate study modules.
• If the course is included in an already approved curriculum, its name, credits, learning outcomes or content may no longer be changed.
• See the principles of creating a course on the Courses page.

Basic information

The course basic information include e.g. name, code and extent in ECTS credits (min-max). As a rule, only the name in Finnish and in English, code, ECTS credits, responsible persons and primary teaching language are mandatory fields. This fields are marked * (asterix) in connection of the title. The unit’s education coordinator or other responsible person records the basic information in Peppi.

Below is one example of basic information fields (Figure 1).

*Name in Finnish and in English

Enter a descriptive name for the course in the field indicating the field of study and the targeted competence. In Finnish field write name in the In Finnish and the English name in the ‘In English’ field. Course English name will be written both in the Finnish and the English fields.

*Code

Only enter the first two characters, Peppi will generate the rest automatically. Check the degree-specific characters from the coding instructions (PDF).

Permanent code

Peppi will generate this information automatically.

Period of validity

Enter if known. Not shown to the student.

Credits in hours

Field not used at Jamk.

*ECTS credits

When possible, use a number of ECTS credits that is divisible by 5. A minimum and maximum scope can also be stated. If no variation is allowed in the scope, enter the same number of ECTS credits in both fields.

Level

DON’T USE THIS FIELD. A, B and C levels are not used at Jamk.

Education programme

Select from the drop-down menu. If the course is part of the common studies offered at Jamk or elective studies, leave the field blank.

Note. Field means degree programme. Peppi uses the term education programme.

*Responsible persons

Add the responsible person (e.g. a full-time teacher) using the Add button.

This field may not be left blank. Multiple responsible persons may be assigned in Peppi, e.g. in common studies, the persons in charge of each respective field.

If the course has more than one responsible person, please enter the teacher’s unit or field in the open field next to the name.

The implementation indicates the teacher(s) of the course.

Thesis

Field not used at Jamk.

*Primary teaching language

Select the primary teaching language(s). The teaching language is not the same thing as the language of the course description. Thus, in a course in the French language, the teaching language may be French, even though the course is described in English. See also study languages.

Classification

If the course will also be offered as part of the open UAS, CampusOnline, common EduFutura courses offering or Opinfi offering, mark it as a ‘tag’ in this field. Select the correct classification in the field by typing ‘open UAS’, ’CampusOnline’, ‘EduFutura’, ‘ExchangeStudent’ or ‘openfi’. You can also use multiple tags for the same course.

Links

Not shown to the student.

Price of studies

Field not used at Jamk.

Study languages

Enter if the course can also be completed in a language other than the primary teaching language. Not shown to the student.

Attainment specifying type

Let’s mark each course. The information can be basic studies, professional studies, domestic or foreign practical training, elective studies, thesis-related studies, or the attainment is Finnish as a second or foreign language.

The information is inherited by the implementation and is used e.g. in statistics and various reports.

Links to curricula and separate study modules

This section describes the links of the course. The same information is also displayed on a separate tab.

Responsible units and educational fields

In the Unit field, select which organizational unit is responsible for the course. In the Field of education field, select a field according to OKM. The information is inherited by the implementation.

Validate

Requires content validation / Requires translation validation

Check these points if the unit, field or degree programme wants the course to be revised in terms of content and/or translation.

Content / translation validator

Search in the drop-down menu by typing in the field the name of the person whose duties include checking the content or translation. To be filled in only if a check is required (check the box “requires content / translation validation”).

Content / translation checked

If you serve as content or language validator for the course, tick ‘Content checked’ or ‘Translation checked’, respectively, when you have completed your validation.

Comment

The ‘Comment’ section displays the official’s comments related to the details of the course concerned. The content of the ‘Comment’ field is not shown to the students.