Develop and Design StartUp School (2 cr)
Code: ENT001AS0AE-3001
Basic information of implementation
- Enrollment
- 02.06.2025 - 15.08.2025
- Enrollment for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 18.08.2025 - 05.09.2025
- The implementation has not yet started.
- ECTS Credits
- 2 cr
- Campus
- Pasila Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 1 - 20
- Degree programmes
- INTBBA International Business
Evaluation scale
H-5
Schedule
18.8.2025 : 14.00 - 16.45 (Pasila)
22.8.2025 : 14.00 -16.45 (Pasila)
25.8.2025 : 14.00 - 16.45 (Pasila)
29.8.2025 : 14.00 - 16.45 (Pasila)
1.9.2025 : 14.00 - 16.45 (Pasila)
5.9.2025 : 14.00 - 16.45 (Pasila)
Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study
CONTACT (main method)
Process based on Design Thinking methodology
Teamwork in small groups
Evaluation by Startup School colleagues and mentors during the final pitch session
Intro
Come and help design the Startup School of the future co-taught by American visitor Sian Christie from St. Olaf College!
In this hands-on, intensive course, you will work in multicultural teams to develop a vision for Haaga-Helia's Startup School that truly meets the needs of international students. Through design thinking tools and field research, you will create, test and pitch inclusive and human-centered solutions for the Startup School’s future.
Materials
https://www.ideo.com/journal/design-kit-the-human-centered-design-toolkit
Teaching methods and instruction
Introduction to Design Thinking and entrepreneurial mindset
Team formation and trust-building activities
Field assignments and user research (e.g. scavenger hunt, interviews)
Ideation and co-creation workshops
Cultural analysis and empathy-building exercises
Prototyping and testing ideas
Final pitch to Startup School core team
Working life connections
The course is led by Haaga-Helia senior lecturer Antti Leppilampi & visitor lecturer Sian Chriestie from USA, St Olaf College.
Assignments during the course will include visits to local shopping mall to get ideas to develop the Startup School
Exam dates and re-exam possibilities
The course doesn´t include exams.
Internationality
The course is dedicated to international students & is co-taught by visitor lecturer Sian Chriestie from USA, St Olaf College.
Learning assignments
Collecting user insights from the city and campus
Comparing Finland and students' home countries
Ideating and prototyping solutions for Startup School
Pitching the final concept to a professional jury
Assessment methods
Assessment: Pass / Fail
Pass criteria:
Active participation in sessions and teamwork
Completion of individual and team assignments
Final pitch delivery and presentation of a developed solution
Reflection tasks completed