How to start Business Informatics path studies

You have been admitted as a student at Metropolia's Open UAS in Business Informatics open UAS path!

You will start your Master’s studies on 29th August, Thursday 9 am at Myyrmäki campus, Vantaa. This is the Opening day for the Programme. Your presence at the orientation days is essential.

Welcome to study Master’s Programme in Business Informatics!

Schedule for autumn 2024

Studies for students who are studying on the Master of Business Administration online path:

Studies for students who are studying on the Master of Engineering online path:

* Subject to change, to be confirmed end of August 2024

User ID

When you start as a new student at Metropolia, you need to activate your user ID. Activate your user ID by using Netbank User ID or Mobile Certificate, or by using activation password. See instructions how to activate you user ID. If you have enrolled for Open UAS studies without using strong identification, you must visit the Student and Admission Services customer service point for strong identification. Only after that, you can activate your user ID. See how to use your user ID when you log in to different services.

Study guidance and other supporting services

You can find important information about studying on our website and in the Metropolia’s OMA-intranet pages for students. Below is a list of the appropriate contacts for various queries you may have:

• Person responsible for your studies and study guidance: Carita Liukkonen, Study Coordinator, mbsmasters [at] metropolia.fi (mbsmasters[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
• Contents and completion of courses: lecturer
• Application on the Basis of Open Metropolia’s Open UAS Studies and other matters concerning applications: Student and Admission Services, admissions [at] metropolia.fi (admissions[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
• Transcript of records can be printed and study certificate can be ordered from the eStudent Services on the OMA’s student's desktop
• Other general help, refunding of payments and financial support applications: avoinamk [at] metropolia.fi (avoinamk[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
• IT problems: helpdesk [at] metropolia.fi (helpdesk[at]metropolia[dot]fi)

Schedules

You will receive your study schedules at the beginning of the studies. You can use the Schedule Machine to see the up-to-date schedules. We recommend that you check the schedules regularly during studies (Instructions for using the Schedule Machine). Open UAS students do not enrol for the courses themselves. You have already been registered for the courses.

Communications

Communications concerning your studies takes place in OMA workspaces and in your Metropolia e-mail, which you can use once you activate your user account. Please follow actively your metropolia.fi email! You can access your e-mail at mail.metropolia.fi. Lecturers mostly send their messages through the courses' OMA workspaces. If other learning management platforms are used, such as Moodle, the lecturer will inform you of this. Please also read the general announcements on Metropolia's OMA-intranet.

Meal benefit for Open path students

Metropolia has arranged a separate meal benefit for Open Path students because Open UAS students are not entitled to the degree students’ meal subsidy. Open module students are not entitled to the benefit. The meal benefit is not applicable at Hämeentie 135 D campus. Tuudo mobile app’s student card or meal certificate, which you can either pick up at the Student and Admission Services customer service point or order by e-mail from studentservices [at] metropolia.fi (studentservices[at]metropolia[dot]fi) at the beginning of your studies, entitles to a meal benefit. The price of the meal is restaurant-specific.

Invoicing

If you have selected invoicing as the payment method for your studies, the studies will be invoiced in two installments. The first invoice is sent at the beginning of the studies and the second invoice in the middle of the studies. If your address changes during your studies, please notify us by e-mail avoinamk [at] metropolia.fi (avoinamk[at]metropolia[dot]fi)

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) during the Open UAS studies

Direct recognition of prior learning is not possible at the Open UAS. Instead, studies are recognised using pedagogic solutions, in which case the student demonstrates his or her competence in the manner specified by the lecturer. The RPL process is identical with the degree students. More information is given by the lecturer of the course in question or your Student Advisor. RPL process does not entitle to a refund of fees.

Registration for retaking an exam

If you are retaking an exam or wish to improve your grade, please register for the exam. You can find the instructions for retaking exams on the OMA intranet. Please contact the course lecturer for more information.

Other studies

If you wish to complete other studies in addition to those in your study path or module, you can enrol for the Open UAS courses in the enrolment system. Please make sure that your additional studies do not overlap with the studies included in the path or module. Path students are also entitled to complete Campus Online courses offered by other universities of applied sciences. You can get more information on the studies from the degree programme.

Applying for a degree programme

After completing Open UAS path studies, you can apply for a degree programme on the basis of Metropolia’s Open UAS Studies. The instructions for applying are available on the application pages. Please make sure you are aware of the application period. You may also apply for a degree programme through the normal joint application system during your studies. If you are admitted as a degree student during your Open UAS studies, please inform us by sending an e-mail to avoinamk [at] metropolia.fi (avoinamk[at]metropolia[dot]fi). Possible second semester path studies will be refunded in this situation.