Digital Service Design (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

The course will be held between 24.10.-15.12.2022. See detailed schedule in Moodle.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

This course may be completed by either:
a. participating in contact lessons and completing the tasks given as either daytime, evening, or intensive implementations OR
b. by participating in a working life project or another project OR
c. by taking an exam and/or turning in the learning assignments OR
d. by showing the requisite skills as acquired at work OR e. by taking part in a network-based course.

A self (and peer) assessment will be required for completion of the course.

Materials

All course materials are available in Moodle.

Teaching methods and instruction

This implementation consists of lectures, in-class activities, individual assignments and group exercises.

During the course:
-Student learns to utilize existing methods, tools, and technologies to design a digital service
-Student learns how to use different desktop/online tools and cloud services in digital service development
-Student learns the state-of-the-art technologies in digital service design

Working life connections

Possible guest lectures and working life collaboration/connections in the project work

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

There is no exam in this implementation.

Internationality

The course is targeted for international students, which provides participants possibilities for intercultural collaboration.

International learning materials and cases are used as part of the course references.

Completion alternatives

This course may be completed by either:
a. participating in contact lessons and completing the tasks given as daytime implementation, OR
b. by participating in a working life project or another project, OR
d. by showing the requisite skills as acquired.

A self-assessment will be required for completion of the course.

Learning assignments

-Hands-on exercises
-Presentations
-Project work in groups of 3-4 students
-Discussion, lectures, possible guest lectures
-Working life connections/collaboration

The grade consists of the following components:
20% participation in the course activities
30% individual submissions (Individual Learning Portfolio)
50% team submission (Team Web Portfolio)

Assessment methods

Grade 5 - Student can elaborate different technologies and design principles applicability. Student can recommend the components and technologies based on the context of use of the digital service. Student can develop a digital service and integrate the developed service with open data. Student capable of analysing and recommending appropriate design principle based on the context of use of the digital service.
Grade 3 - Knows the basic design principles and is familiar with development technologies. The student is capable independently search for existing component to implement digital service. Additionally, the student is able to merge and utilize different technologies to develop digital service. The student has competence on graphical design principle.
Grade 1 - Knows partially the digital service development components

The grade consists of the following components:
20% participation in the course activities
30% individual submissions (Individual Learning Portfolio)
50% team submission (Team Web Portfolio)