Service Design and Sustainability Project for a Shopping Mall (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

Materials

Suitable sources will be discussed in the beginning of the project according to the project´s assignment and targets.

Teaching methods

Project implementation mode: the project will be carried out as a P2P project in cooperation with the company
Project content: To be announced (TBA). Tentatively this project aims to develop sustainability reporting of a shopping mall.
The project may provide competence and credits for other modules as well: Project Management.
Guidance sessions and communication practices are agreed on a project-specific basis. The project suits students in blended learning programmes, the face-to-face instruction days scheduled for these students are Wednesdays.
If this project is fully booked, students may use post-enrollment to apply for projects and study units which still accept students.
Laurea reserves the right to make changes.

Employer connections

The project will be carried out as a P2P project in cooperation with a working life partner, which will be announced.

Exam schedules

Project meeting dates and times will be agreed in the beginning of the project/semester. The guidance meetings will take place on Wednesdays. Project guidance is offered on a weekly basis.
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 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.

International connections

TBA

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. For further information visit Student Intranet.

Student workload

The student will work approximately 16 hours per week for this project; 8 hours for teamwork and 8 hours for independent work.

Content scheduling

TBA

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."
The quality of the study unit implementation has been assessed and the self-evaluation report is available in Teams.