Innovation Project (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

Interactiv lectures
Prework
group work, work shop
quided assigment
project work

Learning materials and recommended literature

1. Ulla Vehkaperä, Kaarina Pirilä ja Marianne Roivas ( toim.) 2013. Innostu ja Innovoi. Käsikirja innovaatiopintoihin. Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu julkaisusarja. Saatavilla sähköisesti http://www.metropolia.fi/fileadmin/user_upload/Julkaisutoiminta/Julkaisusarjat/OIVA/Innostu_ja_innovoi.pdf
2. Oivallus loppuraportti: http://ek.fi/wp-content/uploads/Oivallus_loppuraportti.pdf

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

N/A

International connections

N/A

Student workload

1op= 27 hours of student work
10 op= 270 hours

Content scheduling

7 weeks.
Advanced assingnment, instructions from news letter from OMA before the begining of the cource
Orientation, contact lesson 29.1
Workshops: communication and IT.
Theory
12.2 (Learning Cafe)
Project work
30.1 Kick off . First projectgroup meeting
31.1 Project meeting/supervising
Meeting of the customer on first week
13.3 MINNO Fest. End of projects
14.3 Feed back with superviser
Other days project work in your on project group
Weekly meeting of the supervisor. Usually on Thursdays.

Further information for students

INTENSIIVIOPINTOJAKSO; Läsnäoloa edellytetään koko opintojakson ajan.
Kesto 7 viikkoa
Projektiaihioihin ilmoittautuminen e-lomakkeella 24.1 Ilmoittautuminen päättyy 28.1 klo 13.00
Projektiaihioihin (tulevat näkyviin tammikuussa) ja projektiosuuteen pääsee tutustumaan seuraavan netti sivuston kautta:
https://sites.google.com/metropolia.fi/innovaatioprojekti/etusivu
Opiskelijat ja opettajat saavat tiedon sijoittumisestaan projketiryhmistiin ennen ensimmäistä projektitapaamista.
Ensimmäinen projektitapaaminen on 30.1. Tarkempi paikka ja aika on ilmoitettu projektiaihio lomakkeessa.
Opintojaksoon sisältyy myös projektityöskentelyä tukevia viestinnän ja tietotekniikan työpajoja. Näistä lisätietoa opintojakson alussa.
Projektin yhteinen päätöstilaisuus Minnofest 13.3
Palaute/arviointikeskustelun aika sovitaan ohjaajan kanssa. Innovaatioprojektin hyvä arvosana voi mahdollistaa projektin jatkamisen opinnäytetyönä saman aihepiirin hankeessa erillisen sopimuksen mukaan
AHOT: Yhteydenotto tutoriin hyvissä ajoin ennen opintojakson alkua. Osa AHOtoinnin saaneiden tulee ilmoittautua opintojaksolle

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuos evaluatio
Active participation for intensive course
theory+projectwork= innovationproject 10 op
Theory Pass/Fail
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.