Opinto-opas

Osaamistavoitteet

Student can acquire and utilize information about futures studies, future trends, weak signals, and technology trends for creative thinking and solution development, strategy building and innovation for future. Student is able to combine information from different sources in developing novel solutions, service or business concepts. Student applies future and sustainability oriented design methods while taking sustainability issues into account. Student understands the basics of systems thinking and applie them in practice when developing sustainable solutions for future.

Main competences on the course: proactive development, internationality and multiculturalism, sustainable development

Sisältö

- The concept of sustainability and sustainable development goals (SDGs) and their applications in future related development and innovation activities
- Futures studies and future related information sources (e.g. trends, weak signals)
- Future and sustainability oriented design methods
- The basics of systems thinking

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

1-2: Student
- can acquire futures related information and identify suitable information sources.
- understands the concept of sustainability.
- knows the future and sustainability oriented design methods.
- understands the basics of systems thinking.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

3-4: Student
- can utilize information from futures studies and future related information sources in development and innovation activities.
- can develop future related sustainable solutions.
- can use the future and sustainability oriented design methods.
- can utilize systems thinking in problem solving.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

5: Student
- can synthesize and analyze information from futures studies and future related information sources in development and innovation activities.
- can develop and evaluate future related sustainable solutions and lead the development activities.
- can apply the future and sustainability oriented design methods and evaluate the design process and outcome.
- can apply systems thinking in problem solving and critically analyze complex future related problems.