Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- evaluate the impact of the changing environment on business operations
- assess preconditions for internationalisation for a company
- search for information to assess market opportunities
- establish a market entry plan
- act situation-oriented in cross-cultural sales negotiations

Teaching methods

In this project we will work with succesful education export project. See more information: https://heicomp.com
-Expanding knowledge of the project in Latin America
-Getting customer understanding, e.g.: Latin America students interviews,
-Using AI
-Designing concrete content in social media (Facebook, LInkedIn)
-We will design how to engage students and teachers to create videos and texts for blogs and social media (e.g.Toolkit)
LECTURER/SUPERVISOR: Tero Uusitalo
The project will be conducted together with another international team (Service Design/ Supervisor Marja Isokangas)

CLIENT
-Brazilian HEICOMP partner company UExperience

NOTE:
There are two Laurea Hyvinkää projects with similar content
HL00BU34-3033/Marja Isokangas (this implementation)
HL00BU34-3021 /Tero Uusitalo
These two project teams will work closely together and for one superteam.

Studying platforms: Teams, Miro & Canvas
GUIDANCE ONSITE at HYVINKÄÄ CAMPUS!

HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT for WORKING LIFE? YOU WILL
- expand your personal and international networks
- learn to work in multicultural environment in practice
- use AI in real business project
- learn modern leadership skills in practice
- learn HR management and motivation
- learn service design methods, tools and mindset





Daytime learning:
An independently studied part (in Canvas) supports the project implementation, but it is important to take part in project teamwork and guidance on campus according to schedule. 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 / Tuudo. 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 Teams.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Theory studying in the project:
1.Self-study in Canvas (3 ects), Digital Certificates
2.Theory base writing, 1500 words academic writing with references and applying part (3ects)

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

CLIENT
-Brazilian HEICOMP partner company UExperience

Important dates

Kick-Off (mandatory participation): 16.1.2024, 10-16
- Teamday is on Tuesdays 16.1.-21.5.2023
- Teacher guidance on Tuesdays 10:00-12:00 + Guidance on Teams channel when needed.
- Project Kick-Off day: 16.1.2024, 10:00-16:00
10:00-12:00 KickOff the project together with other team
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-14:30 Team roles (without supervisor)
14:30-16:00 KickOff continues with supervisors.

Forms of internationality

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.

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."

Students workload

The project is especially suitable for exchange students. If you speak Spanish or Portuguese - that would be extra for the project!
Continuous colloborating with employer in Brazil: U.Experience
Virtual meetings / events with Brazilian and Paraguayan students
https://heicomp.com
https://www.instagram.com/stories/heicomp_/

The project is suitable for exchange students.

Content and scheduling

Aims of the project:

U.Experience demands and challenges:
● Increase the number of users on Facebook and LinkedIn
● Get more users from work life and government
● In terms of content, showcase the positive impact of the project on society, academic institutions, market, etc.
● Expand knowledge of the project to other regions of Brazil and Paraguay. It is still very much focused on the cities where the consortium's academic institutions are located.
● In addition to Brazil and Paraguay, reach audiences in other regions of Latin America.
● Suggestions on how to engage students and teachers to create videos and texts for blogs and social media.

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 their 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 their 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 their competence in relation to the learning outcomes

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
- describe the significance of their actions for successful co-operation
- describe their 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.)