Heli Tiitinen, a long-term study supervisor at the University of Tampere, sees a clear change in students’ lives. Today, there are more things that limit students.
When the student comes to the study supervisor’s packages, there are many reasons, says the study supervisor of the University of Tampere Heli Tiitinen.
“Anxiety may be the student’s overwhelming feeling when he has taken the time and is the first to erupt that ‘this is not going to be anything I can handle anymore’.”
Tiitinen started as a study instructor at Tampere University of Technology 13 years ago. At that time, there were hardly any university opuses. In just over ten years, Tiitinen has seen a change that has affected the workload of students.
“There have been a lot of things that are limiting students.”
For example, there are study time limits, changes in study support and first-time quotas, Tiitinen lists. Many of these are likely to cause anxiety.
When Tiitinen begins to dispel feelings of anxiety with a student, things related to study skills are often revealed in the background.
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“There have been a lot of things that are limiting students.”
In universities there are numerous parties to turn to in problem situations. For example, there are educational experts tied to faculties. They can help you with your study plan and your degree.
On the other hand, the reception of a university study psychologist can focus on, for example, a specific, already identified problem, such as tension. If you have a mental health problem, you should contact the Student Health Foundation (FSHS).
Study counselors are something in between. At their reception, they deal with issues for which there are no direct and universally valid answers, as Tiitinen states. Often students ’concerns are related to study planning, well-being, industry change, or time management.
During the past academic year, about three study supervisors from the University of Tampere have received a total of more than 400 visits. Due to the organizational change, the number of study counselors has varied from time to time. Tiitinen usually receives about 250 visits a school year.
“It’s not really about the amount needed, but rather about the amount you can do yourself.”
According to Tiitinen, all the times that can be booked usually go by. At the University of Tampere, study counseling services are planned to help with the low threshold, and the goal is to have a two-week discussion time after contact.
Also Three supervisors recently started at the University of Helsinki. Study counselors are a new thing at the university, as in the past study counseling has largely been provided within faculties in connection with their own field.
One of the tasks of study counselors who have just started is to find out what kind of support students need. They are wanted to help solve the problems caused by the corona epidemic, says the service manager of the University of Helsinki. Päivi Pakkanen.
Two years ago, pre-pandemic visits followed a slightly different pattern. The discussion could focus on, for example, a lack of motivation, says Tiitinen.
“There’s a lot of talk now about what’s in the day, how well the well-being is, whether the student is sleeping enough, whether he or she can distinguish between study day and leisure time, and whether there are friends.”
You can talk to study counselors if, for example, there is a crisis in your life or your studies are otherwise only worth considering, says Tiitinen.
Solutions According to Tiitinen, the management of studies and one’s own life is strongly crystallized into three things: calendaring, flexibility and the limitation of the study day.
In calendaring, for example, you can start from a certain course. First, you need to make it clear to yourself what kind of individual study assignments the course in question requires. The tasks are then broken down into concrete pieces and divided into weekly and daily tasks.
In her work, Tiitinen has noticed that many students only mark compulsory lectures or exercises on their calendars.
“When you leave the planning of a self-employed job out there, it could cause everything to fall over.”
In the calendar there must also be room for things not to go as planned.
“Never things go exactly as you thought, you have to be flexible.”
When you realize you can’t implement a plan for a day, the flexibility saves you. In this case, you can find a moment when you can return to the task without having to compromise on recovery.
Many easily start ringing themselves about failure.
“The most important thing is to return to those good routines the next day and not think that‘ this is a lost kitty ’when you couldn’t now one day,” Tiitinen recalls.
Tiitinen raises the limitation of the study day to the third tip. By this he means that a clear distinction must be made between the day of study and the time of leisure. This is accomplished with good calendaring. Once the tasks planned for the day are done, there will be no need to tear any more and you will be able to enjoy your free time.
Lastly, Tiitinen mentions recycling good routines. When a previous course went well, it’s worth considering what you did differently during that course. In this way, one can find success experiences and good practices that for some reason have only been left out of everyday life.
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