Innovations and Development (autumn 2024) (2 cr)
Code: XX00DM01-3006
General information
Enrollment
22.04.2024 - 25.09.2024
Timing
11.11.2024 - 15.11.2024
Credits
2 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Engineering, Construction Engineering
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Library and Information Services
- Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
- Bachelor of Construction Site Management
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management
- Bachelor of Social Services
- Bachelor of Hospitality Management
- Bachelor of Business Administration, SME Business Management
- Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
- Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology
- Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering
- Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Cultural Management
- Bachelor of Engineering, Food Processing and Biotechnology
- Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
- Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
- Marika Kääriäinen
- Riina Heinämäki
- Milka Volanto
- Jussi Kareinen
- Noora Kivimäki
- Terhi Anttila
- Merja Juppo
- Heli Simon
- Anna Rauha
- Pia Haapala
- Helena Myllymäki
- Pekka Lager
- Jaana Liukkonen
- Saija Råtts
Student groups
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SH24KBachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Full-time studies
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SOS23CBachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
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SOS23BBachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
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KONE23Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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AUTO23
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LITA23BBachelor of Business Administration, Business Management
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LITA23CBachelor of Business Administration, Business Management
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RAK23Bachelor of Engineering, Construction Engineering
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LITA23DTradenomi (AMK), Liiketalous
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RKM23Bachelor of Construction Site Management
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LITA23ABachelor of Business Administration, Business Management
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
Teaching methods
In English
The course is implemented as a week-long intensive course, SeAMK Innovation Week. During the week, students do not participate in any other SeAMK teaching.
In the multi-mode delivery, the course is delivered online according to a specified timetable.
- Preliminary assignment on course concepts and processes (design thinking, service design, group work)
- Analysis of the problem of the development task
- Collection of customer data using different methods
- Ideation of possible solutions using different methods
- Testing and development of solutions based on testing
- Presentation of the solution or concept
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
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