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

The project is completed in cooperation with a workplace partner in a P2P learning environment.

Project content: International recruiting; working opportunities in Finland for educated international applicants. How career opportunities / Finnish working life are seen from international perspective. What are the key touch-points of international applicants and what kind of information is needed in different stages of employment in Finland. What might be the negatively perceived aspects. Service Design framework is utilized in project implementation.

Guidance sessions and communication practices are agreed on a project-specific basis. Guidance on-campus, Face-to-Face.
Project is suitable students in blended learning programmes.

If this project is fully booked, students may use post-enrolment to apply for projects and study units which still accept students.

Laurea reserves the right to make changes.

Location and time

[This field is not used at Laurea.]

Learning materials and recommended literature

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 recognised 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

Project’s client: Client is the leading private employment agency in Finland. In addition to Finland, operations in Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Spain, Poland and Russia. Company solves the challenge of finding the right employee fit with new and creative methods. For clients, they offer visionary and boldly future-oriented partnerships. For employees, they offer exciting opportunities at all stages of their careers.

Important dates

Project Pre-Briefing meeting: Monday 22.8.2022 1500-1600 o'clock
Project Briefing meeting with Client: 29.8.2022 1130-1230 o'clock
Project guidance is offered on a weekly basis on Campus Mondays 1130-1230 o'clock

As a student, you may compare the available guidance sessions in Lukkarikone and select those projects/studies that do not overlap. According to the degree regulations (section 18 ) compulsory attendance in a study unit must be specified and justified in the study unit’s implementation plan.

In addition, the project team schedules a separate meeting to work on the project after the kickoff briefing.

Supervisors send a separate briefing invitation to those who were accepted to the project approximately one week before the kickoff briefing.

Forms of internationality

The study unit is suitable for exchange students.

Students workload

A student spends approximately 16 hours of work 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

Service Design, international recruiting, project management, international teamworking, international marketing, multicultural teams, client management, presentation skills.

Further information for students

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

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, Alternatively, the teacher can specify a different manner for the student to confirm that they intend to participate in the studies. The completion of these measures can be required within a week of the studies having begun. The application of the aforementioned approach requires that the teacher notifies the students accepted to the study unit of the practice and that the practice is specifically mentioned in the study unit’s implementation plan.

If the student has a justified reason for not attending the first contact teaching session or for not notifying the teacher of their intention to be involved in studies in the manner required by the teacher, the student must contact the responsible teacher to agree on participation in the studies. Their registration for the study unit will be rejected, of 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, Another student who is in line for the study unit can be selected in their place."

Project team consists of 2-3 exchange students and 4-5 Finnish students.

Grading scale

H-5

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.

You can remove criteria that are not suitable for this implementation but no other changes are not allowed.]

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.