Research, Development and Innovation Training (5cr)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Content scheduling

Note! This course is a joint implementation for both Finnish-speaking and international students. The language is English. You will get to practice what it’s like to work in a multinational project. You do not need excellent language skills to succeed in the course, and language proficiency is not assessed in the evaluation.

Between January 14 and May 13, 2025, 17 days have been reserved for R&D project training. Work shifts should not be reserved for project working days
Week 03 Wed 14.01 at 9-14 (5h) Orientation to the study unit and learning. Note! Before the start session, familiarize yourself with the material found on Itslearning
Week 04 Wed 21.01 Project work 8-16, training of project managers 9-11
Week 05 Wed 28.01 Project work 8-16
Week 06 Wed 04.02 Project work 8-16
Week 07 Wed 11.02 Project work 8-16, return of the project plan to the client
Week 09 Wed 25.02 Project work 8-16
Week 10 Wed 04.03 Project work 8-16
Week 11 Wed 11.03 Project work 8-16, interim seminar 13-16
Week 12 Wed 18.03 Project work 8-16
Week 13 Wed 25.03 Project work 8-16
Week 14 Wed 01.04 Project work 8-16
Week 15 Wed 08.04 Project work 8-16
Week 16 Wed 15.04 Project work 8-16
Week 17 Wed 22.04 Project work 8-16
Week 18 Wed 29.04 Project work 8-16 (the team will plan the replacement time)
Week 19 Wed 06.05 Project work 8-16
Week 20 Wed 13.05 Project work 11-16, final event / fair 12-15
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Kick-off meeting and project work: total 130t
Working time rapport and self-evaluation 5t

Objective

• you are able to apply your project work, management, research and development, and entrepreneurship knowledge and skills in a practical working life project
• you are able to work as a responsible member of a project team
• you are able to collaborate with different stakeholders and partners
• you are able to communicate and report the different stages and results of your project
• you know how to promote the fulfilment of sustainability principles and apply them to your own actions

Content

• project planning, launch, implementation and evaluation
• preparing a project plan
• preparing a project report

Materials

1. Study material related to project planning, implementation and evaluation is distributed to the student at the beginning of the course in the itslearning environment
2. Project-specific learning material - defined in the project plan

Teaching methods

Project learning
Learning in working life
Team learning

Exam schedules

There is no exam during the study unit.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

1. Students complete an assignment related to the production and development of a service based on the needs of working life.
2. The study takes place under the leadership of the project manager and under the coaching of the client in a student team

Completion alternatives

A student can apply for credits for study courses
1. By replacing it with an earlier project surface of the same extent
The approval decision must be made by 13 January 2026 at the latest.

Further information:
Please contact Olli Toivonen

Student workload

The total hours are 135 hours, consisting of
- Wednesday Project Days 130t (work is planned in the project plan)
- Student's personal working time rapport and self-evaluation 5t

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

1. Participation in project team work, pass/fail
2. Accepted completion of assignment, pass/fail
3. Completing team self-assessment, pass/fail
4. Personal working time monitoring and self-assessment pass/fail

Evaluation methods and criteria

1. Evaluation of the achievement of the project's result objectives
1.1 Evaluation of the client (to be returned to the Itslearning environment by 20 May 2026)
1.2 The team's self-evaluation (to be returned to the Itslearning environment by 20 May 2026)

2. Overall evaluation of the course
2.1 Work time tracking form and self-evaluation pass/fail (to be returned to the Itslearning environment by May 20, 2026)
2.2 Team self-evaluation 0-K5 (will be returned to the Itslearning environment by 20 May 2026)
2.3 The client's assessment 0-K5 (to be returned to the Itslearning environment by 220 May 2026)

EVALUATION: PASS/FAIL

Failed (0)

The project team has not implemented the task according to the project plan.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

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Further information

During the course, communication takes place on the Itslearning course overview page.