•   Innovate Circular Economy and Sustainable Future SER004AS2AE-3004 20.10.2025-12.12.2025  5   (TRB3HEENT, ...) +-
    Learning objectives
    Working in multidisciplinary groups students innovate, develop and find solutions to company's challenges of industry in circular economy.
    Students use future and life oriented design, storytelling and circular economy tools and methods as a part of an innovation process.
    Starting level and linkage with other courses
    Basics of business recommended
    Contents
    Basics of Circular Economy (if student don´t have this competence)
    Methods of circular economy and ecosystem level innovation
    Business models of circular economy
    Future and life oriented design, storytelling and innovation methods
    Innovation challenge in circular economy to a company
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria - grade 1
    When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

    Working in multidisciplinary groups students are able to innovate, develop and find solutions to company's challenges of industry in circular economy
    Students are able to make use of storytelling and circular economy tools and methods as a part of an innovation process
    Assessment criteria - grade 3
    Working in multidisciplinary groups is able to innovate, develop and find solutions to company's challenges in circular economy
    Is able to use of storytelling and circular economy tools and methods as a part of an innovation process
    Is able to examine innovations taking into account circular economy
    Assessment criteria - grade 5
    Working in multidisciplinary groups is able to innovate, develop and find solutions to company's challenges in circular economy
    Is able to make use of storytelling and circular economy tools and methods as a part of an innovation process
    Is able to examine innovations taking into account circular economy and company's productivity
    Teaching methods and instruction

    Independent studies before innovation week, support the success of students in innovation
    Teachers guide/help students during the innovation process
    The case company gives the challenge of industry to the teams

    Campus

    Pasila Campus

    Teaching language

    English

    Timing

    20.10.2025 - 12.12.2025

    Learning assignments

    Basics of the Circular Economy (if student has not already this competence) Circular Economy Business Models Orientation to innovation Innovation challenge and team work

    Enrollment

    14.05.2025 - 22.05.2025

    Content scheduling

    Sesseons each week (8 times)

    Groups
    • TRB3HEENT
    • TR3HEENT
    • TR3HESAL
    • TR3HEMAR2
    • TR3HESER
    • TRB3HEECO2
    • TR3HEHRL2
    • TRB3HEECO1
    • TRB3HESER
    • TR3HEMAR1
    • TRB3HEHRL1
    • TR3HEECO2
    • IBE3PA2
    • EXCH
    • TR3HEECO1
    • IBE3PA1
    • TR3HEINT
    • TR3HEHRL1
    • IBE3PA3
    • TR3HECOM
    • TR3HEECO3
    • TRB3HEMARSAL
    • CONTACT
    • BLENDED
    Teachers

    Eeva Aarnio, Satu Harkki

    Seats

    15 - 50

    Further information

    Individual task (40%)
    Innovation team work (60%)

    Degree Programme

    INTBBA International Business

    R&D proportion

    0.00 cr

    Virtual proportion

    2.50 cr

    Evaluation scale

    H-5