Public procurement technologiesLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

The students will understand the digital tools and information systems of public procurement and their potential for use in tendering, contract management and enterprise resource management of processes.
The students will identify opportunities to improve the efficiency of an organisation's procurement through digitalisation and to assess the benefits of key technologies such as procurement analytics and software robotics.
The students will identify the potential of AI applications in data retrieval and analysis tasks related to different stages of the procurement process and their ethical use.
The students will identify the skills and competency gaps in the organisation required by the digitalisation process and be able to assess and plan for skills development needs and means.

Content

* Digitalisation of procurement
* The potential of procurement process automation
* Digital tools and information systems for public procurement
* Using artificial intelligence to support procurement

Qualifications

Completed Higher Education Degree (Bachelor level)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good overall performance: can apply and articulate concepts and information well both verbally and in writing, certain areas of individual or team output require further attention; shows appropriate level of interest and motivation in individual and team activities. Good presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance in all elements of the course: shows interest and motivation in individual and team activities and assignments, fully applies and clearly articulates concepts and information both verbally and in writing. The student is able to support his/her argument with references to the recommended reading and lecture content. Excellent presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.