CERN BootCamp (10 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is be able to
- apply service design approach and basic tools to design sustainable innovations
- recognize opportunities to solve societal problems with innovations and understand their impact
- act as a developer in open innovation networks and environments
- conceptualize and commercialize services

Materials

Knapp, J., Zeratsky, J. & Kowitz, B. 2016. Sprint: how to solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days. Bantam Press.

Portigal, Steve. 2013. Interviewing users. How to uncover compelling insights. Brooklyn, New York, USA: Rosenfeld media.

Stickdorn, M, Lawrence A, Hormess ME, Schneider J, 2018. This is service design doing: applying service design thinking in the real world: A practitioner’s handbook. First Edition. O’Reilly Media, Inc.

More literature on service design, design thinking and systems thinking will be provided during the study unit implementation.

See also https://libguides.laurea.fi/SID

Teaching methods

A Moodle learning environment is used to support the implementation. The study unit includes scheduled teaching and guidance both on campus and online. Online teaching/guidance is not recorded. The study unit includes working in groups. You will receive feedback for assignments from the teacher, and working life and peer feedback will also be utilised.

Employer connections

The study unit implementation is integrated to the ATTRACT project https://attract-eu.com/ .
Students will collaborate with a selected technology providers.

Exam schedules

Kickoff in Finland 14.-15.3.2024
Intensive week in Geneva 3.-7.6.2024 (flights on 2.6. and 8.6.)

Participation to the kickoff days and intensive week is mandatory.

International connections

International student group and stakeholders
Intensive week in Geneva, Switzerland

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

The extent of the study unit is 10 ects. One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student. The workload is split to the time frame from March to June. Approximately half of the workload will be done prior June.

Content scheduling

CERN Bootcamp is an innovative study concept, which is implemented together with CERN Ideasquare, universities and ATTRACT project. Bootcamp provides a unique international learning experience to the group of Master’s degree students with multidisciplinary educational background. The focus of the studies is to solve societal problems or challenges by applying service design methods to have a genuinely people centered, empathetic approach.

See further information on
https://www.3amk.fi/cern-bootcamp-10-ects/
https://www.laurea.fi/en/degree_programmes/cern-bootcamp/

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Master'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."