Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan, implement and evaluate a Service Design project with service design methods
- develop sustainable practices in organisations

Teaching methods

In this project we will work with a First Appartment Buyer- digital platform! Our aim is to understand the needs of 1st Home Owners and to evaluate and develop the service offering accordingly.

We learn the latest and best practice Customer Oriented methods (e.g. benchmark, customer persona, customer journey, future skenarios, ideating, value proposition, consumer behavior...).

Competences and skills: SERVICE DESIGN, HOME OWNING PROCESS, CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, CO-CREATION, INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATING, DIGITAL CONCEPT DESIGN AND CONCEPT TEST

We will e.g.
- Test and analyse digital service
- Analyse data
- Evaluate value adding features for first apartment owners
- Design Customer Journeys for first appartment owners
- Develop new ideas to service based on analysis
- Learn critical thinking

We will learn how to do a project with Service Design process and tools. We will replace one Theory Basis with Service Design Course in Laurea Canvas Digital platform and write only one Theory Basis on this course.

We will also learn how to work in a multi-cultural teams and increase your understanding of different cultural and communicational aspects (Asia, Europe, other?).

The project is completed in cooperation with a working life partner. Working life partner is https://myhomesid.com/fi/.

The enrolled students will develop their competencies related to the Design Challenge in question during this project implementation.

Guidance and working sessions can be viewed in Timetable Engine. Communication practices are agreed on a project-specific basis.

Laurea reserves the right to make changes.

Quality of implementation has been evaluated and self-evaluation report is available.

Location and time

- Project kickoff (Pre-brief) Wed 24.8. 15-16.
- Weekly Guidance with teacher Wed 9-10.30.
The teacher will send an email invitation to the Kickoff (pre-brief) to all enrolled students!

Learning materials and recommended literature

- We will study the Basics of Service Design using the Laurea Canvas Digital Platform (3 points). It replaces the 1st Theory Basis in this course.
- The source materials needed for the subject area of the project are selected separately after the project assignment.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

All students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognized and accredited by the teacher responsible for the studies or another person designated to the position. The assessment is carried out according to the same assessment criteria and, as a rule, same grading scale as that adopted for the corresponding study unit or module.
The student is entitled to apply for accreditation of prior competence regardless of where, how and when the competence has been acquired. The student may also seek accreditation of competence to be acquired on the job as part of their degree (work-based learning). The student is responsible for demonstrating and verifying their competence and for providing sufficient information.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Working life partner: https://myhomesid.com/fi/

Important dates

Important dates!
- Project kickoff (Pre-brief) Wed 24.8. 15-16.
- Project Weekly Guidance with teacher Wed 9-10.30.

According to the degree regulations (section 18) "students must be present for the first contact teaching session, or they must notify the responsible teacher of their absence to confirm they intend to participate in studies. Registration for the study unit will be rejected, if the student does not notify the teacher of being absent from the first contact teaching session or the reason for their absence cannot be considered justified." The first contact session in a project means the first meeting between the project team and the supervisor (pre-brief). [Add the timing of pre-brief here.]

It is compulsory to participate in the project kickoff meeting so that everyone participating in the project will receive the information on the project task.

Project guidance is offered on a weekly basis. The student can compare the available guidance sessions in Timetable Engine and select those projects/studies that do not overlap.

Forms of internationality

The project is suitable for exchange students.

Students workload

The student spends approximately 16 hours of weekly working time on the project; in other words, approximately 8 hrs for team work and approximately 8 hrs for independent work per week.

Content and scheduling

After completing this Service Design-project, the Student will be able to:
- Describe how value is created for the customers through service
- Recognize the essence of Service Design thinking and methods,
plan, implement and evaluate a service design project using ServiceDdesign methods
- Apply creative problem-solving and develop working methods individually and in team
- Foster entrepreneurship through service design

In this project Learning by Doing is achieved using several methods simultaneously:
- Service Design-course in Laurea Digital learning platform during the 1st weeks of the Project
- Project work in given Design Challenge during the whole project
- One Theory Basis upon a project related topic
- Coaching by Teacher during the whole project

Further information for students

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Bachelor's level education.

This study implementation is a P2P project meaning that the project is completed in a small group and guided by a teacher. Participating in the project requires attendance in the project guidance meetings and group meetings.

Evaluation methods and criteria

“The evaluation of competence is based on the descriptions of objectives in the curricula, and the level of competence is assessed according to the evaluation criteria listed in the implementation plan for the studies.” (Laurea degree regulations).

Evaluation is discussed at the beginning of the project.

In this study unit the assessing of the competences will be done by using the criteria set for requirement level II.

Professional knowledge basis, information searching and reporting:

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- analyse the acquired information, draw conclusions and combine theoretical knowledge with experiential knowledge

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- critically evaluate information and justify their actions with science-based knowledge

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
- use professional concepts in a consistent manner and demonstrate his/her familiarity with the knowledge basis
- report and communicate in a professional manner

Professional practice and workplace development:

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- evaluate the applicability of produced knowledge, skill or idea to other contexts as well as their impact
- anticipate needs of customers and/or co-operation partners

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- propose creative solutions at work
- promote professional co-operation and enhance customer and partner relationships

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
- act independently taking into account the operating environment
- take responsibility for interaction with customers and/or co-operation partners and for responding to their needs

Teamwork skills, leadership and responsibility:

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- evaluate and develop the team’s entrepreneurial and responsible approach to work
- evaluate the possibilities for utilising competence and plan his/her personal development and development of the team

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- act in a manner that promotes the team’s entrepreneurial and responsible approach to work
- describe the development of his/her competence in relation to the learning outcomes

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
- describe the significance of his/her actions for successful co-operation
- describe his/her competence in relation to the learning outcomes

“Students who has failed to demonstrate their competence in accordance with the approved level must supplement or retake their study attainment in a manner and schedule defined by the teacher of the study unit. In project studies, students must supplement the competence missing from the project’s learning outcomes, until their competence can be evaluated as passing.” (Degree regulations.)

Further information

The project provides similar competences as study units R0216 Service Design ja Corporate Social Responsibility. Thus if you have completed this study entity you can not include the these two in your degree.