Applied Design Research (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Classes in Zoom on Wednesdays at 17:40-20:30
27.3.2024
3.4.2024
10.4.2024
17.4.2024
24.4.2024
8.5.2024
15.5.2024

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Depending on the implementation. Learning takes place in contact lessons, independent studies, teamwork and online-studies. The assessment of one’s own learning.

Materials

Moilanen, Ojasalo, Ritalahti (2022) Methods for development work : new kinds of competencies in business operations
[Ojasalo, Moilanen, Ritalahti (2015) Kehittämistyön menetelmät]
Other material available in Moodle.

Teaching methods and instruction

The goal of the course is to support you in making your own thesis plan. You will get the most benefit from the course when the topic of the thesis is already clear and you have made a topic proposal to the teacher responsible for your specialisation.

The online implementation has 7 workshops (on Zoom) based on a "flipped classroom" model. It is important that you prepare for the workshops by doing a preliminary task each time. The purpose of the workshops is to deepen the knowledge and skills acquired in the preliminary assignments through discussions and exercises.

Working life connections

The learning assignments support you in starting your working life-oriented research and development task, i.e. the thesis.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Multiple-choice exam open in Moodle 15-23 May 2024.
The student takes the exam independently.
You can take the exam only once.

Internationality

Depending on the thesis topic of the student.

Completion alternatives

Course is graded 1-5
The grade consists of
1 Multiple choice exam, weigh 70 %, graded 1-5
2 Course activity, weigh 30 %, graded 1-5
3 Thesis plan, passed/failed

Learning assignments

1 Multiple choice exam, weigh 70 %, graded 1-5
2 Course activity, weigh 30 %, graded 1-5
3 Thesis plan, passed/failed