System of Study Faculty of Law

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System of Study Faculty of Law

• Jani Suokanerva
• International Coordinator
• Lawinter_at_ulapland.fi or Jani.Suokanerva_at_ulapland.f
  i

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Staff

• Professors
• Lecturers
• Senior Assistants
• Assistants
• International Coordinator
• Faculty Office
• Visiting teachers
• N.B. consulting hours!

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Premises

• Notice board (floor 2)
• Office (floor 2)
• Professors and assistants (floors 2 and 3)
• Lecture and exam rooms (usually floor 1)
• floor 2 / Faculty of Law seminar room 9

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Information

• Printed guides
• Study in Lapland ECTS Guide
• Course Catalogue of Faculty of Law
• Web
• Faculty of Law www.ulapland.fi/law
• Int. Office and International Studies Centre
• WebOODI
• Notice board

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Courses

• Courses available in English
• see Course Catalogue for course requirements
• Look from the WebOodi
• check the Web and the Notice Board
• for possible changes to course requirements
• for new courses
• if questions, ask the teachers (professors /
  assistants)
• Credits
• local credit ECTS credit
• special arrangements (more or less credits) with
  the tutor can be possible
• Grades
• from 5 (excellent) to 1 (sufficient) or pass/fail

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Methods of Teaching

• Lectures and seminars
• on a general theme or on a special topic
• possibly lecture test (max. two times)
• may...
• 1) give extra points to be used in the written
  examination or
• 2) compensate book(s) in the written examination
  or
• 3) give credits for the course as such or
• 4) be an obligatory prerequisite for the written
  examination
• Essays and other papers
• Required reading Written examination
• N.B. requirements for courses and possible
  changes!
• Meet the course director, if possible (e.g. at
  lectures)!
• N.B. prior registration to courses of other
  faculties!

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Your Personal Study Plan

• Check the courses and lectures available in
  English
• Faculty of Law
• other faculties
• ASP, RSP, ICP, Barents etc.
• Make your own personal study plan
• Compare to your Learning Agreement
• If questions, contact the local staff
• Contact your home university
• and have approval to possible changes
• Update the Learning Agreement
• and have it signed

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Lectures and Seminars

• Always attend the first session!
• Lectures are voluntary or obligatory
• Attendance is controlled
• A lecture test may be arranged
• Always check the timetable and possible changes
  on the Web and the Notice Board
• Take advantage of all the lectures given in
  English!

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Written Examinations

• Taken on the general exam dates
• Register in advance with a special form
• books, lectures, special arrangements etc.
• Be there in time!
• Identification is needed
• No books or notes are allowed
• Cheating is investigated and sanctioned
• Results in approximately three weeks
• Always contact the teacher in advance!

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Written examinations Autumn 2008

• Thursday 4.9. Registration deadline Mon 25.8 at
  14.00.Tax LawLabour and Social Welfare
  LawThursday 11.9. Registration deadline Mon 1.9
  at 14.00.Private International Law and
  Comparative LawEnvironmental LawConstitutional
  Law
• Thursday 18.9. Registration deadline Mon 8.9 at
  14.00.Administrative LawPublic International
  LawLegal Informatics
• Thursday 25.9. Registration deadline Mon 15.9 at
  14.00.Law of ObligationsFriday 26.9.
  Registration deadline Tue 16.9 at 14.00.Criminal
  LawProcedural Law

• Thursday 2.10. Registration deadline Mon 22.9 at
  14.00.European LawSociology of Law
• Thursday 9.10. Registration deadline Mon 29.9  at
  14.00.Intellectual Property Law and Competition
  LawAdministrative LawProcedural Law
• Friday 10.10. Registration deadline Tue 30.9 at
  14.00.Thursday 16.10. Registration deadline Mon
  6.10 at 14.00.Commercial LawLegal
  LinguisticsPublic International LawThursday
  23.10. Registration deadline Mon 13.10 at
  14.00.Property Law

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• Thursday 27.11. Registration deadline Mon 17.11
  at 14.00.Intellectual Property Law and
  Competition LawEuropean LawProcedural
  LawFriday 28.11. Registration deadline Tue
  18.11 at 14.00.Sociology of LawLegal
  Informatics
• Thursday 4.12. Registration deadline Mon 24.11 at
  14.00.Property Law
• Thursday 11.12. Registration deadline Mon 1.12 at
  14.00.Legal LinguisticsPublic International
  Law
• Thursday 18.12. Registration deadline Mon 8.12 at
  14.00.Commercial LawAdministrative Law

• Thursday 30.10. Registration deadline Mon 20.10
  at 14.00.Tax LawPrivate International Law and
  Comparative Law
• Thursday 6.11. Registration deadline Mon 27.10 at
  14.00.Labour and Social Welfare LawCriminal Law
• Friday 7.11. Registration deadline Tue 28.10 at
  14.00.Administrative LawEnvironmental Law
• Thursday 13.11. Registration deadline Mon 3.11 at
  14.00.Procedural LawPublic International
  LawThursday 20.11. Registration deadline Mon
  10.11 at 14.00.Law of ObligationsConstitutional
  Law

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Completed Studies

• Registered in the Academic Records
• Accessible on WebOodi
• All completed courses
• from any faculty
• Incl. course name, code, credits, grade, date,
  teacher
• Official transcripts in English from the Faculty
  Office (Katja Louhelainen, Mia Kyyhkynen, 2nd
  floor)
• reserve 3 working days
• Take the transcript with you when leaving

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Remember!

• Check the Web and Notice Board frequently!
• Make your own choices!
• Take advantage of the academic freedom!
• Be ready to make your own proposal!
• Consult the teachers if any questions!
• Contact your home university!
• Be active and ask!
• Consult your fellow students, incl. the local
  ones!
• Have a study plan and try to implement it!

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If problems

• Consult
• Your Student Tutor
• International Coordinator
• Assistants
• Professors