Study location	Finland, Joensuu
Type	Summerschool, Summerschool
Nominal duration	11-25August 2024 (5 ECTS)
Study language	English
Course code	3621691

Tuition fee	€550 per programme There is no course fee for the degree students of UEF! Please check the reduced prices below.

Entry qualification	Undergraduate/Bachelor diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English The language level of the applicant must be at least B1 according to the European Language Level standard. You can do self assessment here: europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr

More information	uef.fi/en/uef-summer-school-courses

Overview

Learning analytics (LA) is an interdisciplinary field that lies at the intersection of data science, computer science, education technology, pedagogy, and statistics. Since the field has emerged in 2011, it has exponentially grown to include a vast array of applications, and methods.
This Learning Analytics Course will provide a framework for the understanding of the field and how data has been used in education. The course will address the principles of learning analytics, discuss the theoretical background behind learning analytics and the concepts of the big data. The learning analytics main steps and procedures will be covered in detail, including data gathering, analysis, generation of insights and reporting. The main ethical and privacy issues will also be discussed.
The practical section of the course will enable attendees to practice the basics methods of analysis of educational data using real-life examples and authentic datasets. These methods include social network analysis, mixture modeling, sequence mining, process mining, predictive analytics, and machine learning.
No matter your background, you are welcome in our course. The course does not require prior programming or coding skills and uses accessible tools that can be used by everyone.

The maximum number of participants is 30.

NB! Course is organized in Joensuu, Finland. Remote/online participation is not possible.

PARTICIPANT FEES IN 2025
-Participant, normal fee: 550 euros for 2-week-course, 350 euros for 1-week-course.
-Participant from a UEF partner university: 450 euros for 2-week-course, 300 euros for 1-week-course.
-Incoming UEF exchange student: 250 euros for 2-week-course, 250 euros for 1-week-course.

NB! UEF partner universities include our international exchange programme partners (like Erasmus+, bilateral agreements etc.) and international network partners (like YUFE, YERUN, UArctic etc.).