Business Design (5 ECTS)

Location and time

Independent study on the Learn platform.

Materials

Brand, W. (2017). Visual thinking. Empowering People & Organizations Through Visual Collaboration. Clarysse, B. and Kiefer, S. (2011). The smart entrepreneur. How to build for a successful business. London: Elliot and Thompson Limited. Faljic, A. (2019). The ultimate business design guide. d.MBA. Hassi, L., Paju, S. ja Maila, R. Kehitä kokeillen. Organisaation käsikirja. Helsinki: Talentum Pro. Knapp, J., Zeratsky, J., and Kowitz, B. (2016). Sprint. How to solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days. Google Ventures. Lewrick, M., Link, P., Leifer, L. and Schmidt, A. (2020). The Design Thinking Toolbox. A guide to mastering the most popular and valuable innovation methods. Hoboken, John Wiley & Sons Inc. Open source tools for Change Agents - the what, the how and the why. Lean service creation. Futurice. Osterwalder, A. and Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business Model Generation. A Handbook for visionaries, game changers and challengers. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Inc. Osterwalder, A., Pigneur Y., Brenarda, G. and Smith, A. (2014). Value proposition design. How to create products and services cusmtoer wants. Get started with value proposition design. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Inc. Sarvas, R., Nevanlinna H. ja Pesonen J. (2016). Lean service creation. leanservicecreation.com. The handbook V1.7. Futurice. van der Pijl, P., Lokitz, J., and Solomon, L. (2016). Design a better business. New tools, skills, and mindset for strategy and innovaton. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The assessment includes individual learning tasks, participation in discussions on Learn's discussion platforms, and a learning report.

Failed (0)

As a student, you have not returned course-related assignments or they do not correspond to the grade level 1-2. The student's work has used artificial intelligence without referring to its use in the work and in violation of the course instructions.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Satisfactory (1-2): You know, remember, and can explain basic information about business design. You can describe the different areas of business design. You know the different phases of business design. You know the prerequisites for business design. The learning tasks are clear entities and they show possible external sources, which are partially correctly referenced. The work uses artificial intelligence in accordance with the course instructions, but it is insufficiently referenced, which means that the student's own analysis and the content produced by artificial intelligence are unclearly presented in the assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3-4): You can analyze and shape the business. You know how to acquire enough information to support business design. You know how to create ideas to shape a better business. You master business design methods and know how to apply them to different situations. You can plan and implement the business design process. The learning tasks are clear entities and any external sources are clearly visible and correctly referenced. The work uses artificial intelligence in accordance with the course instructions, which has been largely correctly referenced.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): You can analyze and plan creatively and effectively business design, taking into account the needs of different stakeholders and the possibilities of the business environment. You know how to acquire sufficient information and create new information to support business design. You know how to solve the most common problems related to business design creatively and efficiently. You have an excellent command of different analysis and planning methods related to business design and you know how to creatively and effectively apply them to different situations. You will be able to create a better business and justifiably present superiority. You master different business design methods and apply them creatively and efficiently. You bring out new, innovative business design ideas. The learning tasks are clear entities and any external sources are clearly visible and correctly referenced.The work uses artificial intelligence in accordance with the course instructions, which has been correctly referenced.

Teaching methods

Learning follows the steps of business design. Studying is independent. Learning materials and learning tasks are on the Learn platform. The use of artificial intelligence is permitted in learning tasks and must be reported appropriately.

Evaluation scale

1-5