Study Guide

Objective

The student is able to
- work and take an active role in an international project
- communicate and negotiate project requirements (project deliverables, project outcomes) with the customer and the project team
- meet the deadlines and requirements set by and with the customer
- communicate the suggestions developed by the project team to the customer in a professional manner
- understand demands of environments between different countries.

Content

Identifying and contacting SME’s in the Turku region which are looking for internationalize their products/services or abroad
Identifying and contacting companies outside Finland which are looking for business opportunities in Finland
Agreeing with a customer about the deliverables and deadlines/milestones
Identifying and gathering the data needed to perform the required tasks
Implementin a project

Materials

Recommended reading can be found: https://tiimiakatemia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Tiimiyritt%C3%A4j%C3%A4n-ja-tiimivalmentajan-parhaat-kirjat-valintaopas-2022-23.pdf

Teaching methods

Business Academy is a team learning environment which building blocks are:
1. Training Sessions
2. Reading Circles
3. Learning Agreement
4. Project Work/Running Business

Student-teams operate in open business markets. Genuine customer contacts and co-operations with companies make it possible to apply the theories in action. Students have excellent opportunities to build relationships and networks with business decision-makers, stakeholders and partners during their BusinessAcademy studies.

The students are supported in finding their best way of learning by their team coach.

Students act in their own co-operations as teampreneurs and make their own decisions concerning their business.

Feedback, Evaluation and Continuous Development: Continuous feedback using Motorola is part of BusinessAcademy best practices.

International connections

Students study in active and innovative learning environment BusinessAcademy.

Completion alternatives

The student can speciify in its learning agreement the importance of achievements done either uindividually or in the context of a team. Work may be achieved through the organisation team or project sub-teams.

Student workload

On a 5 ECTS workload consits of 100 hours of project work in international project. One book per 5 credits and a reflection is included aswell.

Content scheduling

Goals
The student is able to
- work and take an active role in an international project
- communicate and negotiate project requirements (project deliverables, project outcomes) with the customer and the project team
- meet the deadlines and requirements set by and with the customer
- communicate the suggestions developed by the project team to the customer in a professional manner
- understand demands of environments between different countries.
Content:
Identifying and contacting SME’s in the Turku region which are looking for internationalize their products/services or abroad
Identifying and contacting companies outside Finland which are looking for business opportunities in Finland
Agreeing with a customer about the deliverables and deadlines/milestones
Identifying and gathering the data needed to perform the required tasks
Implementin a project

Further information

Teams and whatsapp are used. This course is ment only for BusinessAcademy students.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The student is evaluated based on the student's own Portfolio. The portfolio is an organized presentation of an individual's projects, reflection and 360 feedback. A portfolio consists of student's list of working hours, reading reflections, the outputs of student's projects (documents, reports, pictures, links, videos, etc.). The student convinces one's coach with the portfolio about one's competence and learning.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

A student hasn't got an international experience and can't proof any international customer project.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student
- works actively to generate value in an international customer project.
- understands and identifies customer needs
- improves one's action based on feedback
- needs help from the coach and team mates to complete a customer project

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
- works actively and independently to generate value in an international customer project.
- understands and identifies customer needs
- improves one's action based on feedback
- is able to take advantage of advises and help from the coach and team mates to complete a customer project in perfect way

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- works actively and independently to generate value in an international customer project.
- understands and identifies customer needs
- improves one's action based on feedback
- is able to take advantage of advises and help from the coach and team mates to complete a customer project in perfect way
- is able to organize the team and help the others to complete a customer project in perfect way