Students´ working life competence as a goal of university of applied sciences
Keywords:
learning, competence at university of applied sciences, teaching, culture of university of applied sciencesAbstract
The purpose of this study is to observe and monitor the competence level of the University of Applied Sciences from its students’ perspective. The key objective of the University is to support the development of an individuals working life as well as further enhancing their skillset. The main goal of the education system is the development of employability via combining theoretical and practical learning. This article is based on the interview for nine students from The Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences, from different programs of different universities of applied sciences and analyzed by phenomenographic approach students´ conceptions of developing of learning and competence at university of applied sciences. The results show that students´ conceptions of the competence at university of applied sciences vary in five themes: the crowing process of student, professional knowledge, teaching, community and communality. Learning and teaching context is mainly classroom, in which teacher divides knowledge. Teacher acts mainly alone and there seems to be no networking with other and learning at working life. Students wait for originality from the culture of university of applied sciences. This research increases and confirms the knowledge of developing teaching and competence at university of applied sciences.
