Dear AVERKO student!

AVERKOs next study unit begins again on Wednesday, on 4th of May. This document contains important information about study practices at AVERKO. HOW TO START AVERKOs virtual studies begin on Wednesday, 4th of May 2011. The studies start by an e-mail sent by your tutor teacher to the given e-mail address. You will find there general information about the studies (where to find the environment, user IDs, how to start the studies etc.). If you fail to receive the letter the first day of studies, please contact Student affairs secretary (see below). Try to be patient and wait for the next morning before doing so. BLACKBOARD-TRAINING You have the possibility to take part in a voluntary Blackboardtraining session on 5.5.2011 at 16.4018.30. Training session will be held at the department of Technology and Business in Kokkola (Talonpojankatu 2), class ATK-1010, which has room for 25 students at the maximum. You can enroll to this training session from here. You can alternatively participate virtually with the help of Adobe Connect Pro -program, but in order to do so you need to have Adobe Flash Player 8 (or newer) installed on your computer. Enroll to the virtual training from here. Enrollment ends to all the training sessions on 5.5.2011 at 12.00. IN CASE OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS If you have problems with enrollment to Blackboard or information-technological problems in general, please contact Blackboard-support (see below). The sooner you contact us, the quickest you are able to continue your studies!

EXECUTION TIME Execution time of your studies depends on the extent of the study unit. Study units are as follows: 2 credits 3-4 credits 5 credits 8 credits weeks weeks weeks weeks 1825 1833 1835 1837 4.5.201122.6.2011 4.5.201117.8.2011 4.5.201131.8.2011 4.5.201114.9.2011

EXAMINATIONS Some AVERKO courses include an on-campus exam. This exam is usually compulsory for students of University of Applied Sciences only, as they require a grade in order for the course to be recognised. Other students (individuals, who are not enrolled in a University degree program) may arrange to substitute a take-home or distance exam or assignment for the on-campus exam for completion and receive a certificate. The next exam will be held on 25.8.2011 at 1619 in Kokkola and Ylivieska. You can check all the courses that include an exam as well as time details here. You must register by e-mail to your tutor teacher a week before the exam. If you have registered to a course via Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences and it is impossible for you to take part in an exam in Kokkola or Ylivieska, the exam is possible to be held at your home University of Applied Sciences. In this case you must contact the eSecretary of your home University of Applied Sciences, who agrees on the exam practices together with AVERKOs Student affairs secretary. However, you must agree on the controller, room and equipment with the eSecretary of your home University of Applied Sciences. There shall be no extra cost for AVERKO for the arrangement of the exam. CERTIFICATES If you are an AVERKO student (who is not from a University of Applied Sciences) and you wish to have a certificate of your participation, you must request for the certificate by e-mail from AVERKOs Student affairs secretary (see below) once you know that you have passed the course. The request must include information on the course you have participated, tutor teachers name as well as the period of studies. The certificate will be delivered to you by post.

The marks of students who have registered via Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences and via WinhaWille are delivered directly to your home University of Applied Sciences. Notice that you may have to request your University to accept these marks as a part of a University degree. CANCELLATIONS You can still cancel your registration without charge a day after the first day of studies (5th of May at the latest). Cancellation must be made by e-mail to Student affairs secratary (see below). Cancellations made later will be charged in full. Students of Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences can study at AVERKO free of charge, if she/he passes her/his studies acceptably. Notice that registration is binding and the courses must be completed as planned in given schedule. FURTHER INFORMATION You will get information about the course itself and its study practices from your tutor teacher via e-mail. You can ask about AVERKO studies in general from the Student affairs secretary (see below). CONTACT DETAILS Katja Peltokorpi, Student affairs secratary (Administration) e-mail: katja.peltokorpi@cou.fi gsm 044 725 0014 Pivi Toikkanen, IT Designer (Blackboard support) e-mail: paivi.toikkanen@cou.fi gsm 044 725 0017