MEC-E3006 - Design thinking and creativity for innovation, Lecture, 4.9.2023-31.7.2024

Topic outline

• Select topic Introduction to MEC-E3006

  Introduction to MEC-E3006
  PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE HAS ENDED 31.7.2024. If you are looking for self-study online courses, check out JOIN-E3910 and JOIN-E3920 for the 2024-2026 curriculum. The credits from this course will be taken to Sisu shortly.

  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. 
  

  After the completion of the course, you

  • 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

  
  

  
  

  There are three one-credit modules available for self-study, where you can pick 1-3 to complete to gain 1-3 study credits. You need to complete all lessons and questions from the module to pass. You can retake the modules - but please make sure to save your essay responses to a separate file, as these seem to be deleted in re-takes. 

  • The design thinking process - key practices in different phases of the process (NB! If you did MEC-E3999 before 2022, there will be partial overlap)
    
  • Radical creativity: Making room for novelty and exploration - leadership, processes and key practices
    
  • Organizing design-driven Innovation: Case ABB Marine & Ports Pilot Projects (NB! If you did MEC-E3999 before this academic year, there will be significant overlap here)
    

  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 and for those who have requested registering their credits to Sisu after completing all the modules one wishes to complete, by the end of the evaluation periods of Periods I, III and V. Registration requests submitted at other times will wait to be handled during these evaluation times. This is a pass/fail course.
  
  Responsible teachers Tua Björklund (ENG), Senni Kirjavainen (ENG) and Satu Rekonen (SCI). Please contact senni.kirjavainen@aalto.fi if you have any questions about the course!