The course takes place in period

  • 1 (2022-08-01 to 2022-10-23)
  • 2 (2022-10-24 to 2022-12-31)
  • 3 (2023-01-01 to 2023-03-19)
  • 4 (2023-03-20 to 2023-07-31)

Level/category

Extension studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Optional

Cycle/level of course

First

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

By the end of the course the student will be
able to:

Develop knowledge of the fundamental concepts
within problem validation, value proposition,
lean development process, design thinking and
demo creation.

By actively reflecting during the course the
student finds possibilities to utilize her/his
know how in real challenges and to utilize
multiple development approaches, to put the
knowledge the student acquires in school into
practice.

Develop their working skills as well in
multidisciplinary and international teams as
industry collaboration.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course you are expected to be
able...
1) to develop your skills in problem validation
and in developing meaningful value propositions
2) to learn teamwork and team building skills in
a multidisciplinary and international teams
3) to understand the characteristics of lean
development processes
4) to learn how to utilize design thinking
5) to learn to build concrete demos for
validation
6) to learn industry collaboration when working
with partner organisations domain experts

Course contents

Do you want to develop your creativity and
understanding of the
world around you? Interested in challenging your
foresight thinking
and developing your work life skills in an
international co-creation
project course that will tackle into global
challenges.

In case you are looking for ways to build
professional growth, try
out new methods of innovation, find international
connections and
build alternative futures, Demola might be just
the right fit for
you.

Arcada's partner Demola is a global community of
university
students, global organizations and foresight
experts, all driven by
the desire to create impact. Demola has released a
set of
interesting global co-creation projects and is
inviting students
from all fields to take part in international
teams in projects that
will start in January.

All projects are online and applicable for
everyone - motivation is
the key. Accepted students will work in global
teams together with
our foresight experts for 8 weeks.

Grab the opportunity and join a foresight project
team in Demola. In
Demola projects you'll work in a globally
distributed,
interdisciplinary team supported by Demola's co-
creation experts.

Read more about the projects from this link:
https://www.demola.net/ External link

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Please note that you need to SEPARATELY apply
and GET ACCEPTED by Demola in order to be able
to participate in this course.

Upcoming project timeline for next projects: apply
before January 15th 2023.

Application portal:
https://portal.demola.net/ External link

Interest in problem based learning with the help
of work-life oriented studies in
multidisciplinary and international teams

Additional information

This course is totally online.

Please note that you need to SEPARATELY apply
and GET ACCEPTED by Demola in order to be able
to participate in this course.

Application portal:
https://www.demola.net/ External link

Participants will be granted 5 ECTS credit
points through Finnish Higher Education System
and a certificate from Demola Global.

Students participating in this course will get
Pass/Fail grades.

When writing your motivational letter please
choose some projects that interest you and find
arguments why Demola should choose you to those
projects, try to focus e.g. on these topics:

MOTIVATION: what is your own motivation to the
different projects that Demola offeres, choose
the most motivating one's and argument for your
motivation to be a part of the team

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE: what can you bring to the
project, both professional and outside studying.
How could your skills be utilized in the
project.

TEAM WORK: your strengths in working with
multiprofessional and international teams

Recommended or required reading

Will be given by Demola

Study activities

Internet-based studies - 150 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 150 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 150 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student shall participate and pass
the examinations given by Demola concerning all the
phases in the
project work: Discovery, Ideation, Vision, Co-
creation,
Design, Interpretation, Validation, Discussion and
Dialogue.

Students participating in this course will get
Pass/Fail grades.

Teacher

Hernberg Mervi

Examiner

Hernberg Mervi

Group size

No limit (8 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

Until date 2018-03-15

The timetable of the course

Upcoming project timeline for next projects: apply
before January 15th 2023.

Course enrolment period

2022-08-25 to 2022-10-18

Assessment methods

  • Date will be announced later - Reports and productions
  • Date will be announced later - Other assignments

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