Study Guide

Objective

The participants are able to plan and execute RDI projects and report them in a professional way. The participants are able to collect relevant theory and share it to others. The participant are able to consider the principles of sustainability in the project. The participants are able to work in self-orientated way and to form a self-organized team. The participants are able to communicate to project stakeholders in versatile ways.

Content

The students familiarise themselves with RDI project work. The students work in lab in teams (2-3 persons) with topical RDI issue. The students learn to communicate and present their progress in weekly project meetings. The topics of the projects cover materials processing and analysis related closely to current RDI-projects of TUAS. The course emphases project communication and presentation in oral and written form. Reporting on thesis form.

Issues: Materials processing or analysis methods based on topical RDI projects, communication, reporting and presenting, blog-text, thesis template.

Materials

The course will be held in English. Students gather their own material. Material delivered during lessons.

Teaching methods

Project based learning, task based learning, research, literature study, web based material

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

International studies, Team learning, Co-teaching, Based on working-life needs, Project work, Digi-learning

Completion alternatives

For individual implementation, please contact Liisa Lehtinen.

Student workload

Project plan, Weekly reporting, Laboratory work, Workshops and presentation, Final report and seminar.
The students measure their workload by keeping record of working hours. Total hours 5 x 26,7 h.

Content scheduling

36: Start, Group formation, tasks
36-50 Individual learning in Itslearning, Laboratory, Group work, Workshops, Project meetings, Project work
50 End of course, Seminar
The students work in teams in projects that are based on topical RDI-activities.

Further information

The course consists of laboratory and groupwork. Therefore, the participation is oblicatory.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment is based on Project working and reports.
The criteria of assessments can be found from Itslearning or laboratory's intra.