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Innovation Project 10 ECTS - Spring 2015
Innovation project studies 10 ECTS (2 orientation + 8 project) | |
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What is a multidisciplinary Innovation Project ?The aim of the innovation project is to create value from culture and wellbeing in our surrounding society in new ways and manners. The student knows how to apply project- and networking skills. He/ she can apply his/ her professional skills and can bring those skills to multidiciplinary work. He can create negotiation culture and he can use problem solving, co-operation and communication skills in a development project and decision making. After th project you can develop new practical, creative and innovative solutions and services that meet the need of the surrounding society. Innovation project aims at creating new value in the work life. Every undergraduate takes part in a 10 credit point innovation project
Background
Learning outcomes of the course unit After the course the student can: - Adapt project- and social networking basics and skills in local,,and national collaboration projects - Work in multidisciplinary teams and evaluate his/her skills and abilities - Know the communication and team work challenges and use the basic conflict presentation and solving methods Course contents Innovation? Multidiciplinary work Project management Find, use and developed methods for innovating, working in a team and especially generate new solutions to the challenges that the projects are about - Use and integrate lean development methods to different fields (e.g., mobile phone application development, game development etc.) taking into account the user centered design approaches. Assessment criteria Satisfactory The student knows 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 process´and decision making. The student can develop together with other actors solutions and modes of operation to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area. Good The student uses principles of project and network-based work in regional, national or international development oriented work. The student can use co-operation and communication skills in cooperative development process and decision making. The student generates cooperative negotiation culture with other actors in the field. Excellent 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 analyze and develop his/her co-operation and communication skills in cooperative development process and decision making. The student understands cooperative negotiation culture and generates it with other actors in the field. The student is able to analyze and develop his/her professional competence and puts it in service of multi-professional work. The student develops together with other actors practical, creative and innovative solution, modes of operation or services to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area. Learning outcomes of the course unit After the course the student can: - Adapt project- and social networking basics and skills in local and national collaboration projects - Work in multidisciplinary teams and evaluate his/her skills and abilities - Know the communication and team work challenges and use the basic conflict presentation and solving methods Recommended optional programme components The student advisor will recommend optional programme components for each student based on their individual study plan. | Teachers:
email: name.lastname@metropolia.fi |
Orientation Phase 2 ECTS: Fri 16.1. at 9-12 Innovation seminar. Leppävaara Vanha Maantie. 9 - 10 Christina Forsgard, Netprofile Finland: Innovation and Social media 10 - 11 Laura-Maija Hero, Metropolia: Innovation Process and Competencies 12-16 Innovation in different fields of culture: 12 Welcome to Innovation project. What, where, how? Essay brief. LM Hero 12.30 Innovation in Music. Marko Puro Break 13.15 Innovation in Media, TV, Radio. Teija Voudinmäki 13.45 Innovation in Fashion and design. Marja Amgwerd, Annu Markkula, Leena Juntunen. 14.15 - 16 Let's try to invent! Marja & Annu.
Fri 23.1. at 9-12 Innovation seminar. Leppävaara Vanha Maantie.
30.1. at 9-12 Innovation seminar. Bulevardi 31 13-16 Companies and other work life comes to give you challenges. Project teams are formed. (fasilitator Laura-Maija Hero) + Essay
= 2 ects (3 seminars and essay) Project Phase 8 ECTS = 216 hours of work (draft plan, depending on techer): 6.2. Project groups start with their named teachers. Ideaphase. 13.2. Ideaphase - 5 ideas to concepts. Pitching to the customer. Essay deadline 20.2. Project plan and contract. Development work. 27.2. Development work. How to concretize an invention? Service blueprinting and productization, product development, process descriptions 6.3. Prototype testing, development work. 13.3. Development work. How to take the invention to the marketplace or part of the society together with the customer? 20.3. Development work. 10.4. Development work. 17.4. Final report, self assessment, team assessment. Innovation ready and handed over to the customer. 24.4. Final seminar
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Deliverables Essay (Innovation studies) Project Plan A new product, solution, service, working method, marketing or other innovation Poster (DL xx.xx.xxxx send to your teacher and put in wiki when approved) Final assessment (DL xx.xx.xxxx send to your teacher and put in wiki when approved) Self Assesment (send to your teacher) Templates: Poster Final assessment Self Assesment | |
Essay: Write and essay based on these articles: Reading (English):
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Challenges from worklife 30.1. Companies and other work life comes to give you challenges. Project teams are formed. (fasilitator Laura-Maija Hero)
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Groups (5-6 in each)
Group 1: xxx Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 | |
, Fashion and clothing (Taito case)