Skills Centria – support with studies

Support for study challenges and help with tasks can also be obtained remotely. The special education teacher will be on call on Zoom starting in September on Thursdays from 8 to 9.

Passcode: 885496

You can also contact the special teacher at any time and book an appointment in Kokkola or remotely on Teams. Päivi Ruohoniemi, tel. +358 50 5359690, paivi.ruohoniemi@centria.fi or specialteacher@centria.fi.

Teacher: Hertta Erkkilä, email hertta.erkkila@centria.fi

The student receives guidance according to their own needs. You can participate in the meetings occasionally. The student can bring with them reports or essays they have written that the supervisor can comment on. The content is refined according to the learning objectives of the participants. This meetings also supports the written phase of the thesis process. The meetings are intended for everyone, both Finnish and international students.

You can attend a face-to-face meeting or online. Appointments are arranged through the online appointment system. The student sends an e-mail in advance about their participation and explains more about their learning goals. The teacher responds to the email and provides the student with a link through which he or she can book an appointment smoothly.

Teacher: Karin Kallis, email karin.kallis@centria.fi

The student receives guidance according to their own needs. The aim is to strengthen your English language skills. You can participate in the meetings occasionally.

You can attend a face-to-face meeting or online. Appointments are arranged through the online appointment system. The student sends an e-mail to the teacher in advance about their participation and explains more about their learning goals. The teacher responds to the email and provides the student with a link through which he or she can book an appointment smoothly.

• Thu 10.9. at 14.00–15.30, classroom 086b
• Wed 16.9. at 14.00–15.30 classroom 086b
• Tue 22.9. at 14.00–15.30 classroom 086b
• Tue 29.9. at 14.00–15.30 classroom 086b
• Tue 6.10. at 12.30–14.00 classroom 086b
• Tue 20.10. at 12.30–14.00 classroom 086b
• Mon 26.10. at 12.00–13.30 pink space 158
• Wed 4.11 at 14.00–15.30 classroom 086b
• Fri 13.11. at 10.00–11.30 classroom 086b
• Tue 19.11 at 14.00–15.30 classroom 086b
• Mon 23.11. at 12.00–13.30 classroom 086b
• Thu 3.12 at 12.00–13.30 classroom 086b
• Mon 7.12. at 12.00–13.30 classroom 086b

• Fri 11.9. at 12.30–14.00
• Wed 16.9. at 18.00–19.00
• Wed 23.9. at 12.00–13.30
• Wed 30.9. at 15.00–16.00
• Mon 5.10. at 12.30–14.00
• Mon 12.10. at 12.00–15.00
• Mon 26.10. at 16.00–17.00
• Mon 2.11. at 14.30–16.00
• Thu 12.11. at 13.00–14.00
• Wed 18.11. at 12.00–13.30
• Mon 23.11. at 16.00–17.00
• Wed 2.12. at 12.00–13.30
• Mon 7.12. at 16.00–17.00

Zoom link wll be added here.

• Thu 10.9. at 16–18 Ethical and safe use of artificial intelligence
• Thu 24.9. at 16–18 Managing OneDrive files
• Thu 8.10. at 16–18 Word – document templates and layouts
• Thu 29.10. at 16–18 Copilot – Processing data with artificial intelligence
• Thu 12.11. at 16–18 Excel – Key functions
• Thu 26.11. at 16–18 PowerPoint – Presentation structure and finishing touches
• Thu 10.12. at 16–18 Copilot – Help with learning

Thesis workshop sessions are meant for those who have already started writing their thesis and who have noticed they want or need some more advice or support when it comes to text, language and layout.

You can find the schedule and link to the Zoom meetings also from the Itslearning workspace “Thesis”. You can also find self-study material from the Itslearning workspace.

Timetable

Thesis workshops will be held on Tuesdays at 14.30–15.30. The meetings will be organised as online classes only. You can find the schedule and link to the Zoom meetings also from the Itslearning workspace ‘Thesis’.

• 8.9.
• 6.10.
• 3.11.
• 8.12.
• 12.1.
• 9.2.
• 16.3.
• 6.4.
• 4.5.

Passcode: 849626

If you need help with information retrieval, source references, or the technical aspects of your thesis template, please visit the library’s thesis kiosk.

The workshops will be held at the Centria Library in Kokkola: 

• 18.9. at 13–15
• 9.10. at 13–15
• 13.11. at 13–15
• 4.12. at 13–15

If you can’t make it to the workshop, you can also book an individual appointment.  

Kokkola

Book an appointment using the online form: link to the form

Contact the information desk directly: Tomi Virtanen, Tel. 040 808 6616

The FSHS responsibility areas are:

• to provide students with health and medical care services
• to promote students’ health and ability to study, and
• to promote the well-being of the study environment and student community

Assessing your care needs and making an appointment
By phone
General and mental health services tel. 046 710 1073
Oral health services tel. 046 710 1085

YTHS also organises regional and national remote wellbeing support groups. For more information on groups and other forms of support, visit the YTHS website Groups and virtual courses – FSHS (yths.fi).