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Intercultural Approach to Design Thinking (10 cr)

Code: A9269-3012

General information


Enrollment
18.03.2020 - 05.04.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.04.2020 - 31.05.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
10 cr
Local portion
0 cr
Virtual proportion
10 cr
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Campus
Laurea Leppävaara
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
0 - 20
Degree programmes
Palveluelämysten tuottaminen ja kehittäminen (MSA2), Laurea Leppävaara (Finnish)
Teachers
Jami Riihihuhta
Kristina Henriksson
Päivi Mantere
Teacher in charge
Kristina Henriksson
Study unit
A9269

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- communicate in English in a professional way in his/her own field of study
- apply intercultural management into practice
- apply intercultural theories into practice
- plan and develop services by applying service design thinking

Location and time

The studies go during 01.04.-31.05.2020.
You can still join this during the first week of April.

Materials

Design Thinking publications and books and other sources, cultural theory books

Teaching methods

This study unit implementation consists of pre- and post-assignments plus one intensive week online LIVE with German students during 26-30 April 2020.

Please sign up if you wish to join the Design Thinking project with students and teachers from Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

We will study cultural theories in addition to the intensive Design Thinking week. The study unit embeds English language studies by using English as the working language in accordance with the Learning by Developing approach.
Our learning environment will be Canvas, where we will test it at the same time.

Employer connections

a project with a German organization

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

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