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Disruptive Changes Based on New Work and Coworking (3 cr)

Code: TX00DT99-3001

General information


Enrollment

02.05.2019 - 19.08.2019

Timing

19.08.2019 - 23.08.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

ICT ja tuotantotalous

Campus

Leiritie 1

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

0 - 20

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Information Technology
  • Tieto- ja viestintätekniikan tutkinto-ohjelma

Teachers

  • Antti Piironen
  • Simon Werther

Groups

  • ICTSUMMER
    ICT Summer School

Objective

At the end of this project course students should be able to answer specific questions in the context of changing working environments, especially based on new work and coworking. Furthermore, students should be able to answer research questions with qualitative methods and basic quantitative statistics.

Content

The topics of the course are new work, coworking and changing working environments such as organizations without hierarchy. The course is project-oriented which means that the students work on their own research questions in order to explore these topics.

Thus, we will practice academic research within our course and we will answer real research questions. This means we will start with a literature review of new work, coworking and related topics. In the next step, we will define potential research questions based on the literature review and specify concrete research questions. In the empirical part of the course, there will be different empirical methods such as desk research or case studies in order to collect data sets. The next step includes the analysis of the data sets using qualitative methods and basic quantitative statistics. In our last step, we will discuss limitations of our study and implications of our results.

The research process is organized in small groups. Between the different steps of the research process, there will be intermediate presentation of all student groups.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student knows basic facts about disruptive changes of the working environment.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student knows detailed facts about disruptive changes of the working environment.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student knows detailed facts about disruptive changes of the working environment and answers related research questions.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student knows basic facts about disruptive changes of the working environment.

Assessment methods and criteria

The course assessment is based on
- active attendance
- continuous intermediate presentations
- individual contribution to research project
- final presentation of the research study

Qualifications

Students need basic knowledge in research methods and academic research and writing. They should be interested in changing working environments and passionate about answering related research questions from the perspective of psychology, business administration or management. Basic reading on new work, coworking and changing working environments in general are highly encouraged before the course.

Further information

Prof. Dr Simon Werther is a professor at Stuttgart Media University and co-founder of the startup HRinstruments, which develops agile feedback tools. His current research focus at Stuttgart Media University are new work, agility and changing working environments of the future, such as coworking spaces and organisations without hierarchy. The psychologist founded his first internet company at the age of 16. After studying psychology and sinology, he completed his PhD at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich. Germanys most important professional HR journal “Personalmagazin” selected him as one of Germanys 40 leading HR experts. He initiated several events such as the HR Innovation Roadshow or the HR Expedition and is the speaker of the HR plattform of the German Startups Association. In addition, he is a member of the jury of the HR Innovation Award and he published several books and articles during the last years.