Service Design (10 cr)
Code: R0216-HLF1811A
General information
- Enrollment
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14.05.2018 - 14.06.2018
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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07.11.2018 - 21.12.2018
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 10 cr
- Local portion
- 10 cr
- RDI proportion
- 10 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Campus
- Laurea Lohja
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Liiketalouden koulutus (HLF2), Laurea Lohja (Finnish)
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- describe how value is created for the customers through service
- recognize the essence of Service Design thinking and methods
- plan, implement and evaluate a Service Design project using service design methods
- apply creative problem-solving and develop working methods individually and in teams
- foster entrepreneurship through service design
Materials
Knapp, J. 2016. Sprint: How to solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Reason, B., Lövlie, L., Flu, M. 2016. Service Design for Business – A Practical Guide to Optimizing the Customer Experience. Wiley.
Laurea Finna: https://laurea.finna.fi/Record/laurus.87157 (e-book available)
Stickdorn M., Hormes M., Lawrence A. & Schneider J. 2018. This is service design doing: A Practitioners’ Handbook. O’Reilly.
Laurea Finna: https://laurea.finna.fi/Record/laurus.90507 (e-book available)
Teaching methods
The course has a theoretical part and a real-life project. The project will be done in cooperation with a real company with a real challenge. The project is done according the Service Design Sprint!, total of 7 days. The outcome of the course will be:
- Service Concept
- Service Design Manual
Employer connections
A real company as a Service Design Challenge provider
Content scheduling
The student needs to attend to first session on 9.11.2018 and in the Service Design Sprint! (7 days) 23.11. - 30.11.2018
Evaluation scale
H-5