REGISTRATION FOR LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION COURSES

The Language Centre of the University of Lapland offers language courses taught in English. Registration for the courses is mandatory. The courses have been divided into prioritized and non-prioritized courses and the difference is in registration. You can read more about prioritization at the bottom of the page.

Registration for the language courses in the autumn begins in August and for the spring courses in December. The University of Lapland uses WebOodi for the registrations and an ID and a password are needed. You will get your user ID and password when you come to Finland.

In addition, a few graduating and/or exchange students are included in all Language Centre’s courses. The graduating students must, however, remember to mention their upcoming graduation in the registration’s information field.

No phone or e-mail registrations will be accepted.


REGISTRATION SPRING TERM 2012

NON-PRIORITIZED COURSES

The selection criterion for non-prioritized Language Centre’s courses is the order of registration. In addition, students in the graduation phase are taken in but they must remember to mention their upcoming graduation in the registration’s info field. A few exchange students may also be taken to these courses. The registration continues until a week before the course starts and then the teacher will send acceptance information to all registered to the course.

Optional and other language courses, starting on Thu. 15 Dec. at 9.00
Language Use and Culture study modules, ICP, elementary and advanc courses 1 – 4, preparatory courses, Nätfräsch – Swedish preparatory web course, joint master phase courses, reading comprehension, oral skills and project and networking skills courses in French, German, Russian and Spanish.

Faculty of Education, starting on Thu. 8 Dec. at 9.00
L-languages (class teachers)
Mandatory language and communication courses, except speech communication.

Faculty of Art and Design, starting on Thu. 8 Dec. at 10.00
A-, F-, M-, and U-languages (AV media, graphic design, art education, interior design, textile and clothing, industrial design)
Mandatory language and communication courses, except speech communication.

The beginning of the registration for speech communication courses will be announced later.

PRIORITIZED COURSES

The selection criterion for prioritized Language Centre’s courses is t he priority you have set when you registered to a course. In case of a standoff, the system chooses the participants at random. Students have many days to do the registration. After that the registration closes.

In addition, a few graduating and/or exchange students are included in the prioritized courses. The graduating students must, however, remember to mention their upcoming graduation in the registration’s information field. Exchange students who want to participate in prioritized courses have to send email to the teacher of the course they want to take. 

Otherwise no phone or e-mail registrations will be accepted.

Faculty of Education   Wed. – Wed. from 7 Dec. 9.00 to 14 Dec. 16.00
K-languages (adult education, education, media pedagogy)
Languages: English, Swedish
Communication, except speech communication

Faculty of Law   Wed. – Wed. from 7 Dec. 9.00 to 14 Dec. 16.00
O-languages (law)
Languages: English, Swedish
Communication, except speech communication

Faculty of Social Sciences   Wed. – Wed. from 7 Dec. 9.00 to 14 Dec. 16.00
T-languages (management, marketing, accounting and tourism)
S-languages (administration, public law, international relations, rehabilitation, social work, sociology, applied psychology, and politics)
Languages: English, Swedish
Communication, except speech communication

The beginning of the registration for speech communication courses will be announced later.

A non-hierarchical teaching event means that the student only registers for the main teaching event, whereas a hierarchical event means that the student registers for the groups of both the main and the subordinate event. Thus, a hierarchical teaching event consists of more than one group.

MORE ABOUT PRIORITIZATION

The Language Centre uses Oodi’s prioritization tool for registration for some of the courses. Prioritization will be utilized in registration to ensure equal opportunities for as many students as possible to participate in the courses they need. Prioritization also helps leveling off peaks in server usage. One does not have to register for the prioritized courses on a certain hour. Instead, one has many days to do the registration but after that the registration closes. Prioritization is not the same thing as the seniority principle. The priority you have set will determine your entrance to a course, and in case of a standoff, the system chooses the participants at random.

Prioritization

1. concerns in its first implementation phase only Language Centre’s courses.
2. concerns only mandatory courses in Communication except speech communication, Swedish and English and also some of the optional  courses. Check the codes of the prioritized courses in the list above. 
3. concerns all faculties except the Faculty of Art and Design and class teacher education in the Faculty of Education.
4. gives you more time to register; you can register twenty-four hours a day within the registration period. You can choose any day or any time to register within the registration period; the moment of registration does not affect your selection.

Prioritization in Practice

1. Make sure you have enrolled as an attending student for the term in question.
2. Choose your study units from among the mandatory or optional courses and place them in priority order (1, 2, 3, etc.). The smaller the number, the more important the course. You can use each priority number only once. The program will show you the priorities that are still available.
3. Go to WebOodi and get the study unit you need the most, select priority 1 from the pull-down menu in the Priority column, and save your registration. Place priority 2 for the second most important study unit, and so on. You can start with any priority.
4. If the study unit you need contains several groups, all the groups are visible on the same screen. You must then also select a subpriority for the group you want. You must place a subpriority for at least one group, but your chances are improved if you place it for several groups. Make sure to check that the schedules of the groups you chose fit your timetable.
5. If you cancel your registration during the registration period you can reuse the freed priority. You can also change your priorities during the registration period. Always remember to save your changes.
6. The course openings are allocated according to priority: the free seats are first filled by those who registered with priority number 1 and thereafter by those with priority number 2, and so on. If there are more persons with priority 1 than a group can have, the participants are chosen randomly by the system. Thus, speed has nothing to do with being selected to a group; just make sure you register during the registration period.
7. You can check whether you have been selected to a course (“confirmed registration” or “on spare list”) after the end of registration on WebOodi’s page Own Studies / Registrations. All those who have registered for prioritized courses will receive an e-mail shortly after this.
8. In addition to the students accepted by the system, a few graduating and/or exchange students are accepted for all prioritized courses. The graduating students, must however, remember to mention their upcoming graduation in the registration’s information field. The exchange students should send an email to the teacher of the course they want to participate.
9. Remember that the final confirmation of the participants is made during the first meeting. The participant list may change e.g. due to the following:
   * a student accepted for the course does not show up during the first meeting and has not notified the teacher about the absence
   * a student who has registered for a course of other than one’s own faculty and been accepted must, when necessary, give the place to a student who studies the field in question.

Further information:
040-827 2905/office
040-484 4458
kanslia(at)kielikeskus.fi
kike(at)ulapland.fi