Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- explain the principles of futures thinking
- use foresight methods and practices in service innovation

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work, individual work

Location and time

Virtual sessions
Day 1: Thursday 7.1.2021 at 9-16.30
Day 2: Friday 5.3.2021 at 9-16.30
Day 3: Friday 7.5.2021 at 9-16.30

Learning materials and recommended literature

The literature list will be provided later.

Forms of internationality

International student group

Students workload

5 ects credits = 135 hours (1 credit = 27 hours of work)

Further information for students

This course is only for the students who study in the Master's degree programme in service innovation and design. We are not able to take any other students to the course.

It is compulsory to attend the contact sessions.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation criteria, approved/failed

Grade 1-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Grade 1 - Student is able
Knowledge base: To gather, process, produce and evaluate information widely. To use concepts of the area of expertise systematically.
Problem solving: To solve problems in research, development and/or innovation activities.
Development: To recognise and analyse focuses of development making use of the knowledge base.
Communication: To communicate clearly both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Grade 3 - Student is able
Knowledge base: To gather, process, produce and evaluate information critically and widely making use of both national and international scientific sources. To use concepts of the area of expertise fairly.
Problem solving: To solve problems in research, development and/or innovation activities by applying and combining information from different fields.
Development: To create target-oriented, justified development plans considering the community.
Communication: To communicate in a competent, clear and consistent manner both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Grade 5 - Student is able
Knowledge base: To create a consistent framework/knowledge base making use of both national and international scientific sources in a critical analytic fashion.
Problem solving: To solve demanding problems in research, development and/or innovation activities where new knowledge and competence is created as well as to apply and combine information from different fields.
Development: To develop the activities of the competence area in a target-oriented and communal fashion.
Communication: To communicate convincingly both orally and in writing to audiences within and exterior to the field.