Service Design project: Designing Video and Orientation Material for the Company (15 cr)

Learning outcomes

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

Location and time

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Materials

The source materials needed for the subject area of the project are selected separately after the project assignment.

Teaching methods

Designing Video and Orientation Material for the Company (Componenta Castings Oy).
Materials will be produced for new workers guiding orientating process in electronical form.
Deliverables: content for tutorial videos, documents, etc.
Project requires visiting in Karkkila approximately 1-3 times.
Project students: Business students, exchange students, Ukrainians (receiving temporary protection), Safety Security and Risk Management students
Max 8 students all together.

Working life partner: Componenta Castings Oy

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

Blended learning implementation /Daytime learning:
The project includes, in addition to teamwork, scheduled guidance on campus and online, which require participation. An independently studied part (in Canvas) supports the project implementation. Studying requires active participation and commitment to interactive project work. You will receive individual feedback for assignments from the teacher, and working life or peer feedback are also utilised.

Project’s guidance and working sessions can be viewed in Timetable Engine. Communication practices are agreed on a project-specific basis.
Project working day: MONDAY

Laurea reserves the right to make changes.

Quality of implementation has been evaluated and self-evaluation report is available [fill in the place e.g. Teams].

Employer connections

Working life partner:Componenta Castings Oy

Exam schedules

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). Brieffing day: Will be added later

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.
KickOff day: Monday, 16.1.2022
9.00-12:00, PreBreiff, Getting to know each other, team formation and roles
12:00-16:00 Brieff (KickOff) with the Componenta representative in Hyvinkää Campus

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.

International connections

Fully international.
The content which is produced during the project will be loaded by foreing workers in the company among the Finnish.

Completion alternatives

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.

Student workload

(1 cr. = 26.7 h)

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 scheduling

Aims of the project:
Designing a staff orientation material (digital).
Videos and other contents for Componenta new workers (who many are foreigners)
Innovative but simple material.

Further information

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.