Study Guide

Objective

On completion of the course the student can
- responsibly develop innovative practical and concrete solutions, practices, products or services with multidisciplinary partners to meet the diverse future needs and current challenges in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
- define the concept of innovation and take development methods into use.
- apply project and network-based work, creativity and competence in regional, national or international development work.
- use his or her personal skills and abilities to work in multidisciplinary collaboration and working environment.
- create a culture of cooperation and negotiation for successful teamwork.
- use his or her skills in problem solving, collaboration, technical and communication skills to support the collaborative development processes and joint decision making of the team.

Content

The concept of innovation, development work management and building a development team.
Collaborative project and innovation work and assessment: brainstorming, future-oriented concepting and planning, customer and user understanding, contracts and copyrights, communicating, publishing, productization, marketing and implementation planning.
Multidisciplinary teamwork, stakeholder activities and networking.
Innovation development tools and methods.

Location and time

ATTACHED PRELIMINARY TIMES, CHANGES POSSIBLE !!!! CHANGES ARE NOTIFIED THROUGH THE WORKPLACE
o 28.8. Starting information 9-10:30 remote lecture PRELIMINARY TIME, CHANGES POSSIBLE The lecture will be given by Juha Järvinen: The zoom address will be announced in the implementation workspace.

10.15-12: Evaluation criteria, innovation competence and process, self-evaluation (if not already done). Inno tasks.
Afternoon: Orientation assignments in small groups 13-15: 30
Either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday Customer meeting with project-specific schedule. You'll check back later.

o 29.8.-12.10. Project-specific work Monday-Thursday. See times above.
The instructor meets as agreed a few times a week + the teams' own working hours

Materials

http://www.metropolia.fi/fileadmin/user_upload/Julkaisutoiminta/Julkaisusarjat/OIVA/Innostu_ja_innovoi.pdf
Vehkaperä, Pirilä, Roivas 2013: Innosta ja innovoi.

Teaching methods

Content: An authentic project for the needs of working life. Development of a new solution in a multidisciplinary team: student teams in music, culture and partly other degrees. Small group teams are divided at the beginning of the course.

The student reserves the following times for joint meetings. The course lasts for the first period on 28.8.2023- 12.10.2023

Teaching 2 c,r on Mondays: Lectures 9-15.30
Tuesday 9-12.00 Student groups' own working time (book a time in the calendar for 7 weeks, the whole period of 1)
Wednesday 9-12:00 Student groups' own working time (book a time in the calendar for 7 weeks, the whole 1 period)
Thursday: Teaching 9-16:00

Minnofest. Project Presentations. 12.10 8:30-13 Zoom or Live happeneing: Arabia or Myllypuro

The projects need a professional perspective in the field of music, image, script, production as well as marketing. On the course:
- is a preliminary assignment that you can do in the fall about a week before the start of the course
- you participate in five-person multidisciplinary innovation teams and meet students from other fields
- you develop a challenge together based on the customer's wishes and your own ideas

Employer connections

A challenge from a company or other work organization.

Exam schedules

Will be informed in the beginning of the course.

International connections

One group in English

Completion alternatives

Ahot

Student workload

2 x 27 h theory lectures and literature
8 x 27 h project work

Content scheduling

7 weeks project rounds and week assignments: Orientation, idea phase, concepting, prototyping, testing, productization, launch and go to market phase, assessment.

Further information

Multidisciplinary innovation project is a joint endeavor of a working team. Distant work in teams can be conducted in locations chosen by the team and its teacher. Project challenge can be chosen by the student (2 choises by the student, will be nominated to one project challenge).

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

- The student can develop innovative practical and concrete solutions, practices, products or services with multidisciplinary partners to meet the diverse future needs and current challenges in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
- The student recognizes the concept of innovation, development and productization processes and methods.
- The student recognizes his or her creativity and competence that is needed in project and network-based work in regional, national or international development work.
- The student recognizes his or her role in multidisciplinary collaboration and working environment.
- The student promotes a culture of cooperation and negotiation and works constructively as part of a team.
- The student uses his or her skills in problem solving, collaboration, technical and communication skills to support the collaborative development processes and joint decision making of the team.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

- The student can develop innovative practical and concrete solutions, practices, products or services with multidisciplinary partners to meet the diverse future needs and current challenges in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
- The student can define the concept of innovation, development and productization processes and methods that are needed in developing an implementable outcome.
- The student applies his or her creativity and competence that is needed in project and network-based work in regional, national or international development work.
- The student takes an active role in multidisciplinary collaboration.
- The student helps to create a culture of cooperation and negotiation for successful teamwork.
- The student can apply in many ways his or her skills in problem solving, collaboration, technical and communication skills to support the collaborative development processes and joint decision making of the team.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

- The student can develop innovative practical and concrete solutions, practices, products or services with multidisciplinary partners to meet the diverse future needs and current challenges in the Helsinki Metropolitan area is on high level.
- The student is able to define and apply the concept of innovation, development and production processes and is able to facilitate the development work with versatile range of methods to accomplish an implementable outcome.
- The student is able to develop successful project- and network-based teamwork and his or her own creativity and competence that is needed in project and network-based work in regional, national or international development work.
- The student takes an active role and analytically assesses his or her competence and learning in multidisciplinary collaboration.
- The student develops actively a culture of cooperation and negotiation and helps the team to succeed.
- The student can apply in many ways and efficiently develop his or her skills in problem solving, collaboration, technical and communication skills to support the collaborative development processes and joint decision making of the team.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

- The student can develop innovative practical and concrete solutions, practices, products or services with multidisciplinary partners to meet the diverse future needs and current challenges in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
- The student recognizes the concept of innovation, development and productization processes and methods.
- The student recognizes his or her creativity and competence that is needed in project and network-based work in regional, national or international development work.
- The student recognizes his or her role in multidisciplinary collaboration and working environment.
- The student promotes a culture of cooperation and negotiation and works constructively as part of a team.
- The student uses his or her skills in problem solving, collaboration, technical and communication skills to support the collaborative development processes and joint decision making of the team.

Further information

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