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Level/category

General studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

1

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

In this study unit the focus lies on the following
competencies:
Communicative and social competency

Innovation and development competency

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this study entity you can:

You can describe different means of communication
and as a result, function in different social and
cultural contexts. (Knowledge)

You can account for the foundations in project
work, and innovations processes. (Knowledge)

You lay the foundation to act consciously in
different social, international and intercultural
environments, and reflect analytically and
critically about your role in society. (Skills)

You strive to create, develop and assess products,
services and operations on a general basis and in
a professional context. (Skills)

You work towards openness in groups, organizations
and society and can present views and arguments
constructively in different professional, social
and cultural contexts. (Approach)

You display bravery and curiosity in groups, and
through doing so create innovation and development
that is customer oriented. You draw from
multidisciplinary competency and are able to
assess both economic and ethical consequences.
(Approach)

Course contents

BASIC FACTS

- 90-100 students from the educations in Film and
Media, IT Engineer and Cultural Production
- Teamwork in groups of 6-7
- Learning platform: ItsLearning
Communication and documentation tools: Teams,
OneNote, Miro

THE PROCESS

For 9 days (so-called phases) you and students
from three different educations work together to
solve problems from real life. Lecturers from your
and other educations act as facilitators / coaches
and support you in your work.
Every day you and your team are introduced to a
new phase in your innovation adventure. Each phase
contains different tools such as games,
brainstorming exercises that you apply in your
team.

TOOL TRAY

The tool tray consists of a number of tools
collected from different sources, e.g. companies
that work with product and service development. It
is a flexible resource that is selected and
designed to facilitate the development of soft
skills. The tool tray is designed to accommodate
both online and offline work.
The process and toolbox are available at
ItsLearning.
PRELIMINARY STUDY

Before day 1 (24.11), learn to use OneNote and
Teams on your own.

More information about the process is published
continuously during the process on ItsLearning,
where each day is described step by step.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Previous course names

Innovations and concepts

Study activities

  • Project- and production work/artistic activities - 0 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 0 hours

Workload

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

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

For a passing grade, the student is required
takes the following examinations:
Examination 1: Common OneNote Notebook
Documentation of the innovation process and
teamwork)
Examination 2: The presentations (ideation, pitch,
development) presentation for jury (Pitch)
Examination 3: Linkedin Post (shows openness in
groups, organizations and communities and can
argue constructively and show their competence)

Teacher

  • Ahonen Mirko
  • Biström Dennis
  • Molin Sofia
  • Träskman Tomas

Examiner

Träskman Tomas

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until further notice

Assessment methods

Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

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