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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

  • SH24K
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Full-time studies
  • SOS23C
    Bachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
  • SOS23B
    Bachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
  • KONE23
    Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
  • AUTO23
  • LITA23B
    Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management
  • LITA23C
    Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management
  • RAK23
    Bachelor of Engineering, Construction Engineering
  • LITA23D
    Tradenomi (AMK), Liiketalous
  • RKM23
    Bachelor of Construction Site Management
  • LITA23A
    Bachelor 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