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  • Welcome

    Welcome to the Process Management for Media and Design (PMMD) studio course. The teachers are Teemu Leinonen & Matthew Billington. Matthew will teach the integrated language studies. We will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays in different classrooms.

    From below you will find our weekly schedule.

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    • WEEK 1: Introduction and Team Formation

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 24. Oct 2023 at 9.15 to 12.00: Introduction

      • What is this course about ref.: Learning Objectives and Intended Learning Outcomes - Teemu Leinonen
      • Assessment criteria - Teemu Leinonen
      • Assignments - Teemu Leinonen
      • Talk: What is a process, management, media & design? by Teemu
      • Introduction to home work readings:
      1. The Meaning of Design by Reena Merchant
      2. Dealing with Disappointment by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

      Day 2 (Thursday 26. Oct 2023 at 9.15 to 17.00: Organisational Behaviour and teams

      • Fishbowl discussion: homework readings 
      • Talk: Organisational Behaviour lecture by Teemu 
      • Discussion

      <Lunch break>

      • Forming the design teams / the design agency 
      • Forming the client teams / the company 
      • Team working
      • How to prepare the Team Presentation: roles & competences by Teemu

    • WEEK 2: Design and Innovation in Practice

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 31. Oct 2023 at 9.15 to 12.00: Designing and facilitating a workshop

      • Teamwork session 1: 
      1. Client / the Company presentation 
      2. The Design Agency presentation and team contract

      Day 2 (Thursday 2. Nov 2023 at 9.15 to 17.00:  Innovation Processes & Practices


      <Lunch break>

      • Presentations: Client / the Company, 9 x 15 min

    • WEEK 3: Presentation & Facilitation

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 7. Nov 2023 at 9.15 to 12.00: Team presentations & Facilitation 1


      Day 2 (Thursday 9. Nov 2023 at 9.15 to 17.00: Facilitation 2 and Clients' Presentations


      <Lunch break>

      • Design Agency Presentations 2: 3 x 10 min
      • Talk: Petri Ikonen, Game Lead at Next Games, a Netflix Game Studio

    • WEEK 4: Digital stuff

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 14. Nov 2023 at 9.00 to 12.00: Online Workshops

      • Agile software development by Teemu. Zoom room.
      • Introduction to online workshop with Zoom and Miro:
      1. Go to the >Zoom Room
      2. Open the >Miro Board


      DAY 2 (Thursday 16. Nov 2023 at 9.15 to 17.00: Software Development Processes

      Field trip to KONE Industrial Ltd. / KONE Design in Hyvinkää. Have your ID/Passport with you!

      > map link

      • 9.00: the bus leaves from the front of the Undergraduate Center, Aalto Campus.
      • <Lunch at KONE>
      • 15.30: the bus leaves back to the Aalto Campus.
      • Materials on effective presentations:

    • WEEK 5: Workshops with clients

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 21. Nov 2023 at 9.15 to 12.00: Essential Presentation Skills

      • Effective presentation by Matthew Billington

      DAY 2 (Thursday 23. Nov 2023 at 9.15 to 17.00: Workshops with client

      • 09.15 - 10.15: Workshops with clients | 1 Team Peach > R-Collection
      • Metro to Sörnäinen
      • 11.00 - 13.00: Visit to Finnish Tax Administration, Laura Uusitalo. > Map link . Have your ID/Passport with you.

      <Lunch break>

      • 14.15 - 17.00: Workshops with clients
      • -> 14.30 - 15.15 | 2 JompiKumpi -> KELA
      • -> 15.15 - 16.00 | 3 Lumi -> Äksyt Ämmät

    • WEEK 6: Workshops with clients & Team work

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 28. Nov 2023 at 9.15 to 12.00: Team work 

      • 09.15 - 12.00: Workshops with clients
      • - 09.15 - 10.00  | 4  High Five -> A-D Museum
      • - 10.00 - 10.45  | 5 nada -> CargoTech
      • - 10.45 - 11.30  | 6 Perkele Projects -> TocaPoca
      • - 11.30 - 12.15  | AHOY! -> Helmet Library

      DAY 2 (Thursday 30. Nov 2023 at 9.15 to 17.00: Company visit & facilitation

      • 09:00: Visit to N2, Alex Nieminen
      <Lunch break>

      • 13.15 - 17.00: Workshops with clients
      • - 13.15 - 14.00 | 7 Archa Studio -> Professors' Union
      • - 14.15 - 15.00 | 8 NALO DESIGN -> LEGO

    • WEEK 7: Presentations

      7. Dec 2023 at 9.15 to 17.00: Presentations for clients / companies 
      Feedback by Matthew, Teemu & visitors

      9.15 - 10.00: Team 2: JompiKumpi -> KELA

      10:00 - 10.45: Team 8: High Five  -> A-D Museum

      10.45 - 11.30: Team 6: nada -> CargoTech

      11.30 - 12.15: Team 4: Perkele Projects -> TocaPoca


      <Lunch>

      13.15 - 14.00: Team 9: Peachy ->  R-Collection

      14.00 - 14.45: Team 3: LUMI DESIGN -> Äksyt Ämmät

      14.45 - 15.30 Team 7: NALO DESIGN -> LEGO 

      15.30 - 16.15: Team 1: Archa Studio -> Professors' Union

      16.15 - 17.00: Team 5: AHOY! -> Helmet Library


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