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Innovations and development (2 cr)

Code: XX00DM01-3003

General information


Enrollment
28.08.2023 - 24.09.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
25.09.2023 - 01.10.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 cr
Unit
SeAMK Cultural Management
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Cultural Management
Bachelor of Business Administration, Library and Information Services
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management
Bachelor of Business Administration, SME Business Management
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology
Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering, Food Processing and Biotechnology
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering, Construction Engineering
Bachelor of Construction Site Management
Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Bachelor of Social Services
Bachelor of Hospitality Management
Teachers
Jussi Kareinen
Jaana Liukkonen
Groups
KUTU23
Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Cultural Management
Course
XX00DM01

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student can:
- solve real working-life development tasks (companies, organisations, associations) in small groups, consisting of students of different fields
- conduct a customer survey and, based on it, develop and test different solutions to the commissioner’s problem
- consider the business aspects while choosing their solution
- present the solution, or concept, chosen by the group to the commissioner in a professional way
- apply design thinking and its process in future in development tasks in their own field

Content

In the daytime implementation, the course is implemented as a one-week intensive course during SeAMK Innovation Week. During that time, the students do not attend any other courses at SeAMK.
In the multimodal implementation, the course is implemented online, following a separate timetable.
- Preliminary assignment on the concepts and processes of the course (design thinking, service design, groupwork)
- Analysis of the problem of the development task
- Collection of customer information with different methods
- Brainstorming of solution options with different methods
- Testing of solution options and their development based on the testing
- Presentation of a solution, or concept
- Teamwork skills and daily reporting on one’s work

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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Assessment criteria, approved/failed

- By completing the preliminary assignment successfully, the student shows their command of the stages and concepts of the customer-focused development project
- The student shows their command of the customer-focused development process by actively participating in the solving of the development task in the group
- The student can collect customer information using different methods and apply information to solve the development task
- The student has participated in the presentation of the group’s results to the commissioner

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