CASE
STUDIES, OUTREACH-INTRODUCTION
TO UNIVERSITY STUDIES
Ebba Ossiannilsson, Lund University, Sweden
The course is a joint project with one of the
largest trade unions in Sweden,whose members
have not previously had access to HE (Svenska
Kommunalarbetarförbundet) funded by the
National Authority for wider recruitment (Rekryteringsdelegationen)
to HEI.
The overall aim of the course is to acquire
the knowledge and skills to pursue studies at
HEI. The course is 7.5ECTS(5credits). There are
five different units of study :
1) Presentation of subjects which can be studied
at the University (an overview),
2) Academic learning modes,
3)Adult language development and remedial study
for those with reading-and writing disabilities,
4)Oral-and writing communication modes and training,
and finally
5)The development of a knowledge of science with
emphasis on information retrieval
6)(IR) and critical values.
The course is delivered as a netbased course
with some face-to face meetings (in the student’s
home district). Problem Based Learning is the
dominant learning mode and the students have
tutors at the local learning centers. The exam
is a written paper which will be discussed during
a net seminar.
Svenska Kommunalarbetarförbundet is a trade
union with over 600 000 members. In their action
plan, HEI is mentioned as the fourth strategic
objective of their mission statement and it is
also stated that its members have the right to
study at HEI. In this first pilot course some
100 union members were selected to participate
in the course .
Suggest: which was commissioned
by the trade union based on the identified training
needs of its members.
