R&D Project (10 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

After completing the course, the student will be able to
- participate in goal-oriented research and development work as a responsible member of a project team
- understand the significance of project goals and success as part of the client's business
- work according to a strict project schedule together with the rest of the project team and the client
- apply their technical expertise in solving project challenges
- document the results of their work clearly and understandably and present them to other project team members and the client.
The more specific learning objectives of the course are defined project-specifically.

During the course, students carry out a product development project in small groups on a pre-agreed topic, which is agreed upon in the first close lesson of the course. After this, the small groups work in collaboration with the client and the supervising teacher to take the product development project forward. The groups have weekly supervision meetings with both the client and the supervising teacher. At the end of the course, the groups compile their work into a single document and present the results of their work to other course participants at a joint closing event.

Objective

After completing the course thestudent
- can participate in systematic research and development activities as a member of the core team
- understands the importance of the project’s goals to the business of the stakeholders
- is able tooperate according to a tight project schedule together with the other project team members and the customer.
- is able to apply his/her knowledge to solve complex technical problems connected to the project
- can document the results of her or his work and present them in a clear and communicative way.
More detailed outcomes will be defined on a project basis.

Content

The course is typically an R&D project implemented in co-operation with Turku University of Applied Sciences and an external customer. However, the project may also be a part of Turku University of Applied Science’s internal research and development activities. The extent and detailed contents of the course will be defined on a project basis.

Materials

Material separately announced by teachers to the electronic learning platform.

Teaching methods

A product development project is typically a project carried out together with a company or other client, which is related to the client's product development or other development project. The course may also be related to the university of applied sciences' own research and development activities. The more detailed content of the course is defined project-specifically and may also vary between the students participating in the project. However, this is agreed upon with the client and supervisors of the project, if necessary.

Project learning, collaborative learning, independent learning.

Exam schedules

None.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

On-site teaching, online teaching, project teaching, small group work, independent study.

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

Project work 220h
Starting and closing events 6h
Weekly supervising teacher sessions 21h
Weekly client sessions 21h.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Project work assessed by the teacher 35%, project work assessed by the client 35%, peer assessment by the students themselves in the project group 30%.
All assessments are made numerically on a scale of 0-5. To pass the course, the student must receive a passing grade (>0) for each sub-assessment. In addition, the student must participate in at least 50% of the weekly supervision sessions.
Assessments will be made after the projects are completed in February 2025. The assessment is for the entire duration of the project, i.e. the entire course.
Passing the course requires active participation in project work throughout the course.

Failed (0)

See Finnish side.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student has not completed the minimum requirements for the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student must know the topics taught in the course and be able to use them independently in a practical project. The student is able to function as a productive member of a project team and knows the specific requirements of health technology in projects.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has internalized the topics taught in the course and is able to apply them independently in a practical project. The student is able to act independently as a productive member of a project team and is able to take into account the special requirements of health technology in projects.

Further information

It'slearning, Teams, email

The use of AI inlearning tasks
Allowed, can be used, must be reported
Artificial intelligence can be used in the creation of outputs, but the student must clearly report its
use. Failure to disclose the use of AI will be interpreted as fraud. The use of AI may affect the
assessment.