Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
• analyse their own personal brand by choosing brands to collaborate with (using the mash-up canvas)
• create a brand mash-up framework based on branding literature
• evaluate the financial value of brands and crea te a plan for collaborating brands
• design new service or product brands with brand mash-up tools

Teaching methods

This study unit will be offered online starting on the 1st June, 2020. Branding is important for any company or organisation or even for persons and phenomena. Brands can collaborate and create new offerings. During this study unit we concentrate on developing branding techniques innovatively by the use of the brand mash-up perspective. Branding will be taken to a new level.
The following themes will be presented in our online platform Canvas: Branding in a nutshell, Brand heritage, Brand identity and brand image, Brand Values, Brand Financial Value, Mash-up types, Mash-up Interaction Wheel. The assignments will include quizzes, blog posts and a brand mash-up project (group assignment). The course will be finalised at the 31st of August, 2020.

MODULES:
Orientation and getting acquainted (mandatory)
Module 1 Branding in a nutshell 1 credit (ECTS) (June-August)
Module 2 Brand Financial Value 1 credit (ECTS) (June-August)
Module 3 Brand Mash-Up tools and perspectives 1 credit (ECTS) (June-August)
Module 4 Brand Mash-Up Project 2 credits (ECTS) (August)

Location and time

Online 1st of June to 31st of August

Learning materials and recommended literature

Sipilä, M & Ekström, M (2019 ). Brand Mash-up, COLLABORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS & BRANDING REINVENTED
Brand valuation ISO 10668: https://www.ivsc.org/news/article/professional-insight-analysing-the-value-of-a-brand
Further material will be introduced in our online platform CANVAS.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Working with company brands and creating new brand mash-ups and brand collaborations

Important dates

Starting on the 1st June, 2020.

Grading scale

H-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.