Innovation Project (Social and Health care) (10 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

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.

Teaching methods

This course in an intensive course - PRESENCE REQUIRED!
Interactive lectures
group work and work shops
Guided assignments
Project work

Location and time

Mon 27/1 at 8:45 - 12:00 MPA2027
Thu 30/1 at 10:00 – 14:00 ARRAK architects office, Pursimiehenkatu 6
Thu 6/2 at 8:45 - 12:00 MPA2027
Thu 13/2 at 8:45 - 12:00 MPA2027
Thu 20/2 at 8:45 - 12:00 MPA2027
Thu 27/2 at 8:45 - 12:00 MPA2027
Thu 5/3 at 8:45 - 12:00 MPA2027
Wed 12/3 at (about) 8:00 – 14:00 MINNOFEST in Myllypuro
Thu 13/3 at 9:30 – 11:30 MPA2027 Assessment
Learning Diary Deadline 15/3

Learning materials and recommended literature

Recommended material in English:
SITRA´s web page:
https://www.sitra.fi/en/themes/capacityforrenewal/
INNOKYLÄ´s web page:
https://www.innokyla.fi/en/home
+ other materials provided by the teachers during the course.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

The whole project is co-created a real working life partner.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

N/A

International connections

N/A

Student workload

1 ECTS = 27h study
10 ECTS = 270h study

Content scheduling

Pre-task (Instructions in Oma before course start)
Orientation 27.1.
Theory studies included the project work (MINNO toolbox).
Project work
MINNO Fest. Closing of the projects.
Feed back with supervisor, unless agreed else.
Other days (Mon-Thu) project work in your own project group
Weekly meeting on Monday and Thursday with the supervisor.

Further information for students

This course is an intensive course and presence is mandatory during the entire course!

Electronic enrollment to projects will open in January 2020 (More information later).
Students will be informed how to see available projects on Innovation project - Google Sites. Instructions how to access Google Sites will be sent through OMA.
First meeting of the project group and supervising teacher is announced on the project description.
More information at orientation lecture and via Oma.
All projects will be presented at Minnofest 11.3.2020, which is a closing event for the course.
Supervising teacher and project group will have a final assessment after Minnofest.
RPL: Applications must be done during December 2019! Contact your tutor teacher.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous evaluation
Active participation for intensive course
theory+projectwork= innovationproject 10 op
Project numeric

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.