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General info about virtual studies
Updated by Mira Pihlaja 23.8.2006
Study Secretary of Virtual Studies
Mira Pihlaja
Contact Information:
eMail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Phone: (06) 326 3353 GSM: 040 718 5090
Room: WA142
Address:
Vaasa Polytechnic, Study Matters , Wolffintie 30, 65200 VAASA
Virtual Courses Supply
Every student in Vaasa Polytechnic should take at least one virtual
study unit (course) during the studies. Study unit can be:
•Virtual course from Vaasa Polytechnic supply
•Virtual course from Finlands Virtual Polytechnic supply
•Course from TieTie go-operation:
http://www.helia.fi/tietie
•Some other virtual course (Open Poly, Open University ect)
Students shall themselves take care enrollment to course and
students are also responsible for taking part to course and
complete the course.
All courses, which are hold by some other educational institute
than Vaasa Polytechnic, are chargeable and students can apply to
those courses only if they have permission from the Head of
Department (beforehand!), otherwice student must pay the invoice
him/herself.
NOTICE: Virtual Polytechnic’s applying process goes
trough internet.
Virtual courses of other educational institutes:
first take contact to eSecretary Mira Pihlaja, if you are not
confident how the process goes!
When you have a permission, you can enroll to
course trough web-page of organizing
polytechnic/other institute.
You get the course ID and password from the
organizing polytechnic/other institute to your email
address. To confirm that you get all information,
please use the email address which Vaasa
Polytechnic has given to you (mode:
[email protected])!
The course ID and password are personal, do not
give them to anybody else!
Information about Virtual Studies
is in the web-pages:
http://www.puv.fi/en/studentservices/studies/virtualstudies/
Current Virtual Courses in Vaasa
Polytechnic:
www.puv.fi /en
> Student Services
> Studies
> Virtual Studies
> 1. Course Supply
http://www.puv.fi/en/studentservices/studies/virtualstudies/1.coursesupply/
How to enroll to Vaasa Polytechnic’s internal virtual courses:
Vaasa Polytechnic’s students enrol to internal virtual
courses trough WinhaWille.
Instructions:
http://www.puv.fi/vaakku/services/it/winha/winhawille.html
Vaasa Polytechnic’s Virtual Course
Management Systems:
Shortcuts you can find from the web: main page Quick Links
or Student Services > E-tools
Moodle
https://moodle.puv.fi/
Breeze
https://breeze.puv.fi
-new tool, mostly used in adult education
WebCT https://webct.puv.fi
-is in use untill end of year 2006
Moodle
Student ID’s
Moodle –system uses the same student ID than windows-ad, example
e0301234, also the password is the same. Moodle passwords will
change at the same time with windows-ad password. You cannot
change the password inside the Moodle-system.
How to get into the course base
Tutor of the course will give you the code of the course ( short
name) and enrolment key of the course, which you need to root in to
the course base . Teacher can also add the students to course base,
in that case course will appear in our course list, when logging in to
Moodle.
Support:
[email protected]
Finnish Virtual Polytechnic (SVA)
The Virtual Polytechnic is a strong expert network of all Finnish
polytechnics.
Virtual Polytechnic’s courses and services are produced by the
polytechnics. Training services and programmes are developed
within the framework of the Virtual Polytechnic. Training
programmes are built partly or fully as eLearning studies.
To use Study Services you must first sign in
(remember the registration at the first time).
Instructions:
www.amk.fi
> Information on Studying
APPLYING TO SVA VIRTUAL COURSES
1. Remember the registration (first time), log in
2. Find the course from Study Services
3. Click the name of the course, you’ll get more info and
applying box. Apply (mark the x, I agree… click send).
Notice: you can change the language in english by clickin the flag.
4. You can follow the situation of your application online (Own
applications).
5. Confirmation comes also to your email.
NOTICE!
eSecretary handles the applications and asks the permission from the
Head of Department, only if you are planning bigger changes to your
PSP, you should discuss with HD before hand!
There might be some courses which are not 100% virtual
(normal lessons included). In that case, the lessons has
mentioned at the basic information of the course in portal, also
the City and Polytechnic where the lessons are.
Notice that Vaasa Polytechnic is not paying the travelling costs,
only course fee! Check before enrolling is the presence optional
or not!
Courses at SVA are mostly supported, which means that there is
tutor teacher handling the course and giving instructions ect.
Sometimes there might be also courses, where students will
study mostly by themselves and the teacher/tutor is just giving
the grades ect.
Open Polytechnic
There is also open polytechnic courses in SVA supply.
Applying to those courses is not fully electric, but you must fill
the Contact Form.
There will be own portal for Open Poly in the end of year 2006.
If you find interesting courses from Open supply:
1. Take contact to eSecretary Mira Pihlaja (send your contact
info and information of course by eMail) , you’ll get
instructions.
2. When you have permission, fill the contact form and send it
to Polytechnic, which is arranging the course. You’ll get
enrolment instructions from them.
contact form is in portal: www.amk.fi > Information on
Studying
3. Enroll to course us adviced.
Virtual courses of other
educational institutes:
Same process than in Open Poly supply;
take contact to eSecretary
to get instructions!
NOTICE!
Invoicing Address:
Vaasa City
Vaasa Polytechnic
PL 509
65101 VAASA
Exams
Normally exams of virtual courses are hold in Course
Management System, if not we are arranging them here
in Vaasa Polytechnic.
If there is something unclear about exams, please take
contact to eSecretary immediatelly.
Vaasa Polytechnic is not paying the travelling costs due
to exams, if you don’t have written agreement
beforehand!
Grades and Study Records
Vaasa Polytechnic, Internal Virtual Courses:
- Grades will be at winha as in ”normal” courses.
Exterrnal Virtual Courses
SVA (Virtual Polytechnic)
-Organizer’s study secretary will send the study record direct to
eSecretary after the course. eSecreatry will put it to winha (name of the
course, ECT’s points, grade). If the study record comes to student, it must
deliver to eStudysecretary to get the grade to winha.
Other
Practice in Vaasa Polytechnic at the moment is that student has to apply
credit transfer to get marking of other (than Virtual Poly) external virtual
course to winha. Application form is at the following address:
http://www.puv.fi/en/studentservices/forms/>Application for Credit Transfer
Application + study record of the course should send to head of
department.
And as reminder:
my eMail address is
[email protected]
Hope you have nice time with eStudies!

Mira