Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning outcomes for this course, upon successful completion, include the ability to: 1) understand how design has shifted from making things beautiful to serving as a strategic resource, 2) critically analyze design management and leadership practices in organizations already utilizing design principles, 3) reflect on how design-driven organizations create positive and negative value not only for their immediate stakeholders but for the broader societal context, 4) through hands-on learning, develop a solid understanding of how to collaborate with and learn from design professionals, and 5) apply design tools and methodologies to a real-life project.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 04.01.2021 - 22.01.2021
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Joan Lofgren
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Miikka Lehtonen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Business organizations today are quite different from what they used to be, and the pace of change will only accelerate in the future. Previously dominant organizations across industries are being replaced by more agile, customer-oriented challengers, and in this context, design has been one of the main drivers fundamentally disrupting our assumptions about how competitive advantages are created, sustained, and transformed. Understanding how design operates as one of the most critical sources for new competitive advantages is essential for students of international business.
This course focuses on design as a source of innovations and competitive advantages from a managerial perspective. Zooming in on design practices, processes, and outcomes, students will collaboratively construct a solid understanding of how design can be seen as a strategic resource, through the use of case studies, hands-on learning, and projects.
DETAILS
Prerequisites
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
none
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure