Opinto-opas

Objective

On completion of the course the student can
- Develop practical, creative and innovative solutions, practices and services with multidisciplinary partners to meet the diverse needs in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
The student participates in project or network-based work and applies his or her expertise in regional, national or international development work.
- Use his or her personal skills and abilities to work and collaborate in multidisciplinary teams.
- Create a culture of cooperation and negotiation with the team members and other actors.
- Use his or her skills in problem solving, collaboration and communication to support the social development and joint decision making of the team.

Content

Project and innovation work: brainstorming, planning, implementing, assessing, communicating, publishing, product development and marketing.
Cooperative skills, interest group activities and networking.
Innovative work methods.
Areas of communal development skills: development processes, coordinating and managing development, reforming the development concepts.

Location and time

30.8 -14.10.2021 Arabia Campus and Zoom

Materials

Will be shared during the course

Teaching methods

Lectures
Group work and studies
Independent work and studies
Guided work and studies

Employer connections

-

Exam schedules

-

International connections

Nordplus project: Nordic and Baltic Educational Roadmap for sustainability in the Textile and Clothing Sector

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

10 ects = 270 h:
90 h contact and guided studies
100 h group work and studies
80 h independent studies

Content scheduling

-

Further information

-

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student knows the principles of project and network-based work.
The student recognizes his/her own project- and network-based work competences.
The student uses co-operation and communication skills in cooperative development processes and decision making.
The student can develop together with the other actors solutions and modes of operation to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student uses the principles of project and network-based work in regional, national or international development oriented work.
The student uses his or her co-operation and communication skills well in cooperative development processes and decision making.
The student helps to set-up a cooperative negotiation culture with other actors in the field. The student uses his/her personal skills and abilities to contribute to the work of a multidisciplinary team.
The student develops together with the other actors practical, creative and innovative solutions, modes of operation or services to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student's ability to use principles of project and network-based work in regional, national or international development oriented work is on a high level.
The student is able to analyse and develop his/her co-operation and communication skills in cooperative development processes and decision making.
The student understands cooperative negotiation culture and helps to build it with the other actors.
The student is able to analyse and develop his/her professional competence and put it in the service of a multidisciplinary team.
The student develops together with the other actors practical, creative and innovative solutions, modes of operation or services to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student knows the principles of project and network-based work.
The student recognizes his/her own project- and network-based work competences.
The student uses co-operation and communication skills in cooperative development processes and decision making.
The student can develop together with the other actors solutions and modes of operation to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Assessment methods and criteria

Criteria: The evaluation focuses on the work during the course, the outputs of the project and the achievement of the project objectives and the emergence of innovative concrete and exploitable solutions.
Methods: The evaluation is done in connection with both group meetings and presentations of different phases of the project.

Further information

Assessment is focused on the work carried out during the course, the gained knowledge upon the completion of the course, meeting the course goals and creating innovative solutions.