Course: MNGT-E2010 - Advanced Topics in IDBM, Lecture, 28.2.2023-4.4.2023

Course Overview

Basic Course Information

ZOOM link for all sessions:

https://aalto.zoom.us/j/62735854644

MNGT-E2010 - Advanced Topics in IDBM, AALTO BIZ (IDBM)
Teaching language: English
Credits: 3 ECTS
Teaching period IV
Master's level course:

IDBM Master Program: Compulsory core course
Elective for IDBM Minor Studies

Advanced specialization studies, recommended for 2nd year of the IDBM master program studies
Registration through SISU
Grading: 0-5

Connection to IDBM Program

This online course advances and deepens students’ understanding of contemporary topics of international design business management. This course is a web-based seminar format to enable students to participate in the course from any location.

Along with the advanced academic knowledge of international design business management, this course provides tools and methods for conducting research work that can contribute to students’ thesis work.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this online course, students should have:

A deeper theoretical and practical understanding of international design business management and its central topics such as creative leadership, design management, design thinking, diversity and creativity, and change management.
Ability to work effectively in distributed virtual teams
Skills and experience in facilitating webinars and giving engaging online presentations for a large audience
Readiness for Master’s thesis work

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Individual written assignments
Webinar presentation
Personal contribution and activity (attendance and participation)

Workload

This course builds heavily on readings and attendance of webinars & online discussions. Therefore, you are expected to study all pre-readings prior to each webinar and actively participate in online discussions.

You will also complete the following assignments:

1) Individual final reflection essay (4-5 pages, 1500-2000 words) on an IDBM-specific topic during the lectures and how it relates to your thesis.

2) Individual thesis problem definition statement (2-3 pages)

3) as a team of 3-4 students, report insights from each module by video

Course Schedule

28.2. Lecture 1: Practicalities (Hani Tarabichi)

Designing Change (Anna Valtonen)

7.3. Lecture 2: (Ville Eloranta)

Design in an age of large-scale transformation (Marco Steinberg)

14.3. Lecture 3: Work and Organizational Design (Niina Nurmi)

Research problem statement (Hani Tarabichi)

21.3. Lecture 4: Sustainability transformation (Idil Gaziulusoy)

Service Design in practice (Juha Kronqvist)

28.3. Lecture 5: Reactive .vs. Proactive City Services, (Pasi Rautio)

Self-managed organizations (Frank Martella)

4.4. Lecture 6: Designing Transformative Futures (Andrea Botero C)

Concluding remarks (Hani Tarabichi)

Deliverable Schedule

Master's thesis problem definition: D/L 28.3.2023 at 23:00
Final reflection essay: D/L 28.4.2023 at 23:00
Peer learning videos (On Mondays at 18:00 during the course)

Study material

Pre-readings for lectures; literature and other materials suggested for each research theme.

Learning environment

MyCourses and Zoom (webinars and online teaching sessions).
Please download free Zoom client app from https://zoom.us/download (desktop version strongly recommended)

Responsible Teachers

Hani Tarabichi: hani.tarabichi@aalto.fi

Announcements Forum

Session 1: 28.2.2023

Pre-read the following article before the class:

- Approaching Change with and in Design

- Optional, check the 'Designing Change' book from the Aalto Shop, you can download a free pdf version.

Course practicalities slides, Hani Tarabichi Video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tlevgqiv000mtkw/Course%20Practicalities.mp4?dl=0

- Anna Valtonen's SLIDES

- Lecture 1-Anna Valtonen video recording:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kxqygp5rpu9phj9/Desiging%20Change%20-%20Anna%20Valtonen.mp4?dl=0

Session 2: 7.3.2023

Pre-read the following article before the class:

-Transformative Governance for Innovation Ecosystems

Session Slides:

- Ecosystem governance, Ville Eloranta's slides

- Design in an age of large-scale transformation, Marco Steinberg's slides

Session 2 recording Ville Eloranta and Marco Steinberg:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rs0f61djufoongh/Ville%20Eloranta%20and%20Marco%20Steinberg%20Session2.mp4?dl=0

Session 3: 14.3.2023

Pre-read the following article before the class:

- Managing by Design

Session slides:

Work and Organizational Design, Niina Nurmi

Problem statement and thesis work, Hani Tarabichi

Session recording

Work and Organizational Design - Niina Nurmi Video:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ushs6u14okyxi9b/Work%20and%20Organizational%20design%20Niina%20Nurmi.mp4?dl=0

Problem statement and thesis work, Hani Tarabichi Video:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w7hzuea38faulb7/Problem%20statment%20Hani%20Tarabichi.mp4?dl=0

Session 4: 21.3.2023

Pre-read the following article before the class:

- Roles of design in sustainability transitions projects

- Design for Sustainability Transitions: Reflections on Practice

Listen to the following audio about Service Design, Customer Experience, and Tools & Methods in Service Design:

- Basics of SService Design and Customer Experience: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nnjt21t3f08j138/Service%20Design%20and%20Customer%20Experience.mp3?dl=0

- Tools & Methods in Service Design: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbyjgu65rtf3h00/Tools%20and%20Methods%20in%20Service%20Design.mp3?dl=0

Session 4 Recording:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qxqawsfluar4gg4/Session%204%20Idil%20Gaziulusoy%20and%20Juha%20Kronqvist.mp4?dl=0

Session 4 Slides:

- Idil Gaziulusoy, Design and Sustainability Transformations