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

Myyrmäki campus 16.1.2023 -12.5.2023

Teaching methods

The concept of innovation, managing development processes and building a development team.
Collaborative project and innovation work and its evaluation: ideation, future-oriented conceptualisation and design, customer or user understanding, contracts and intellectual property rights, implementation, communication, disclosure, productisation, marketing and usability planning.
Multidisciplinary teamwork, stakeholder engagement and networking.
Innovation tools and methods.

Further information

Innovation or development project will be executed as a group work, based on an assignment from a client organization.

On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Develop practical and innovative solutions, practices or services in cooperation with others.
- Apply project and networking skills and business management skills in demanding development projects.
- Use their expertise in cooperation with experts and in a working environment.
- Use their problem-solving, cooperation and communication skills at different stages of the development process

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.