Master info letter, October 2024

ISP Update  

ISP update is topical in October. See detailed instructions in your email.   

Enrollment 

Enrollment for the courses of the second period is open until October 18. 

Graduation 

The application for graduation closes on 8 December 2024. If you plan to graduate by 31.12. but you are still missing some credits from second period’s implementation, please contact the teacher of the course to agree on getting the credits to your student register prior the application for graduation closes. You will find the teacher’s name e.g. when you log in to Timetable tool.  

Please see the detailed instructions on how to apply for gradutation on our websites. The graduation ceremony for the autumn semester will take place on Wednesday 18 December 2024. The possibility to attend the graduation ceremony is not linked to the graduation date. Everyone who applies for graduation during autumn semester 2024 and graduates by December can attend the ceremony.     

Library’s training sessions 

Library arranges training sessions for students. These sessions are open for anyone, you're welcome to attend them yourself. Please check library’s event calendar for more information. 

Library arranges also personal guidance sessions on information searching either online or at the library. For quick questions, book a time for Info Express (max. 15 min). If you need more help with your information searching, book a time for Personal Guidance Session. 

Unlock the Finnish Job Market 

Our new video series, Unlock the Finnish Job Market: Tips from Haaga-Helia Alumni, is live on Haaga-Helia's YouTube channel! The videos feature 4 Haaga-Helia alums; three were bachelor's students, and one did their MBA at Haaga-Helia. The other BA student alums studied logistics/supply chain management, aviation business, and ICT. 

The video series is comprised of four parts: 

• Part 1: My Journey to Finland  

• Part 2: Practical Tips for Finding Employment 

• Part 3: Navigating the Finnish Workplace  

• Part 4: Why I Like Working in Finland 

The alums provide unique tips and tricks for navigating the job market and settling in at a Finnish workplace. 

Spring and summer schedules and enrollment    

The schedules for spring and summer studies 2025 will be published on Mon 18 November in Timetable tool (Lukkarikone). Enrollment for spring and summer studies begins on 25 November 2024 at 8.00 am and ends on 2 December 2024 at 16.00. The post-enrollment begins on 2 January 2025 at 8.00 am and ends at 16.00 on the Friday of the week before the implementation begins. 

Response to student survey feedback 

Thank you to all of you who responded to the student survey in spring 2024 and who have given the course feedback. The Master's degree development group discussed the responses at its meeting. A total of 101 students responded to the student survey (response rate 23.1 %). According to the responses, the library and IT services were considered good, as was interaction with the head of the specialisation. In terms of electronic services, the Timetable tool received poor feedback. The respondents also felt that opportunities to develop teaching and student services were rather poor.  

Giving feedback through the surveys included in our quality system is the best way for students to make a difference, and we hope you will use them to express your wishes. The course feedback regarding spring teaching was mainly in line with Haaga-Helia's target level (overall grade over 3.8). The number of respondents is low on some courses, and the aim is to increase the response rate so that the results would be more reliable and we could better take student feedback into account in developing the courses. Read more about the summary of the students’ answers. 

Thesis

The thesis should be started at the beginning of the third semester i.e. second study year the latest. You can find support and information from Master thesis web page and on the Applied Design Research course. If you don’t have a thesis topic yet, remember to participate in the Master seminar of your specialisation where you can get support for ideation.