Study Guide

Objective

In his / her research and development activities, the student is able to evaluate and apply existing knowledge in solving practical problems and developing new types of solutions. He / she is able to anticipate the future of his / her professional field, changes in the operating environments, and the effects of global development and phenomena. He/she is able to justify the needs of development activities and define goals based on sustainable solutions.

Competencies focused on the study unit are: Learning to learn, proactive development, sustainable development, foresight and development skills.

Content

Key contents:
• Proactive framework for development activities
• Characteristics of research, development and project work
• Financial instruments
• Development work approaches and methods

Location and time

Virtual contacts:
Tue 16.1.2024 at 17-21
Thu 25.1.2024 at 17-19 (2h)
Tue 20.2.2024 at 17-21

Changes to schedules are possible.

Note! During the Spring semester 2024, expert lectures will be organized, which will bring new perspectives to foresighting and development and thus strengthen your know-how. Attending the lectures is voluntary, but highly recommended. More detailed schedules will be announced after each lecture is confirmed.

Materials

Will be checked during the beginning of the coures, among others such as:

Aalto ym. 2022. Tulevaisuudentutkimus tutuksi – Perusteita ja menetelmiä (kirja)

Ahvenharju et al. 2021. Individual futures consciousness: Psychology behind the five-dimensional Futures Consciousness scale

Börjeson et al. 2006. Scenario types and techniques: Towards a user’s guide

Dufva M. 2019. Heikot signaalit tulevaisuuden avartajina. Sitran selvityksiä 142.

Megatrendit, Sitra.

TOPI, tulevaisuudentutkimuksen oppimateriaaleja

Suomen aluekehityksen skenaariot 2040.

Alueelliset kehitysnäkymät TEM 2022.

Teaching methods

The study unit is implemented as online studies. The study unit includes virtual contacts according to the given schedule.
The teaching in the study unit is based on co-educational pedagogy and it is implemented in Finnish and in English. Learning assignments are done individually or in a small group. It is possible to complete the studies in either Finnish or in English.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2: The student
- is able to justify his / her competence with individual examples in relation to concepts of goal-oriented development work.
- recognizes the link between proactive development and sustainable development in the learning task.
- describes the methods he/she uses, provides examples for his arguments, and highlights individual conclusions by using reliable references.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4: The student
- justifies his / her own competence with the help of concepts related to goal-oriented development work and recognizes his / her own strengths and areas for development.
- experiments with new methods to apply the related concepts to proactive and sustainable development in the learning task.
- analyzes his/her choices by mirroring reliable references and by drawing logical conclusions in his/her learning task.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: The student
- describes the development needs and methods of his / her competence in goal-oriented development work and how to respond to them.
- compares different method options in the learning task and, when creating a vision for the future, he produces information also in the light of proactive and sustainable development.
- bases his/her analysis on reliable information and draws conclusions and produces new perspectives on the subject.