Innovative Development of Well-being Services (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- identify the trends and weak signals of innovations
- create experiments, pilots and prototypes to improve client value
- use principles of creative work in the service development process and planning of client-focused activities

Materials

All learning materials are available from Canvas

Teaching methods

A Canvas learning environment is used to support the implementation, but it is important to take part in teaching and guidance on campus according to schedule. An attendance of 80% is required to pass the course: any exceptions to the attendance requirements should be discussed with the teacher. The study unit includes working in pairs or groups to create a prototype of an innovative customer-oriented well-being service and other assignments or workshops. You will receive individual feedback for assignments from the teacher, and working life or peer feedback may also be utilised.

Exam schedules

According to the degree regulations (section 18) “students must be present in the first contact session or notify their teacher in charge if they cannot attend. If they fail to notify the teacher of their absence in the first contact session, their enrollment will be rejected. Another student in the queue may be enrolled in the study unit in the place of the absent student.” (Laurea degree regulations) In the case of online studies the lecturer can also specify some other way than participation on an online meeting what is required from the student so that he/she verifies his/her attendance on the study unit (Decision by the vice president, education 7/2019).

International connections

The study group is multicultural and includes exchange students

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 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.

Student workload

For 5 credits, you should do 135 hours of work. For this course, a more precise workload can be seen form the Canvas platform

Content scheduling

The student is able to
- identify the trends and weak signals of innovations
- create experiments, pilots and prototypes to improve customer value
- use principles of creative work in the service development process and planning of client-focused activities

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

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"

This course is primarily aimed at Social Service and Health care degree programmes