LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the completion of the course, students
- are familiar with key practices in design thinking and/or creativity in organizations
- can describe key considerations for innovation and connect these to practical examples
- can identify appropriate conditions to utilize select design thinking and/or creativity methods in different types of innovation initiatives
Credits: 3
Schedule: 05.09.2022 - 31.07.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tua Björklund
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
This course is a self-study course, where students can choose from the online self-study modules offered on the MyCourse pages of the course that cover a changing collection of contemporary topics relevant to product development, innovation management and creative efforts in organizations. The full content of these modules becomes visible in MyCourses as soon as you register to the course, and these can be completed by the student at any time during the year.
Note that while the course modules can be completed at any time, study credits are awarded thrice a year, for those having completed all within-module components by the end of the evaluation periods of Periods I, III and V.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Completion and quality of individual online assignments.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Self-study of asynchronous online teaching modules available at MyCourses. Students can pick one or more of the available modules, determining the amount of study credits received for the course. The modules contain videos, readings and excercises to complete at the students' own pace.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - Summer
2023-2024 Autumn I - SummerEnrollment :
The course is open to all Aalto students.