Innovation Knowledge

Course description

Student

• is able to work in multi-disciplinary and innovative way at over the fields of professions in reforming the networked communities and their processes.
• is able to create a flow of ideas which encourages and develops an atmosphere of the working community and understand the importance of sharing ideas in maintaining an innovative organizational culture.
• uses knowledge and innovation tools fluently to help stimulate the development process and is able to lead to refinement of ideas into new products and services.
• is able to take advantage of national and international innovation communities as development tools.

Content

• Innovation process
• Innovation methods and tools
• Sources of information
• Pitch video

Assessment criteria

Grading scale: 0 – 5

The course is evaluated based on the innovation manual and the pitch video. The course assignments must be completed no later than July 31, 2025.

The assignments required to complete the course can be returned at any time to the return folder in the course, and they will be evaluated within approximately four weeks of each return date. Feedback on the studies completed during June and July will be given and the evaluation will be done in August.

There are two return dates in the fall semester, three in the spring semester and one in the summer semester. The return dates are 31.10.2024, 31.12.2024, 9.3.2025, 13.4.2025, 15.5.2025 and 31.7.2025.

Course way of working and time table

100 % online studies (Moodle)

You can study the course independently at your own pace during the implementation period from September 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025.

Studying includes getting to know the materials and working independently. In the course, you implement your own innovation project. We challenge you to change something in your own or your work community’s operations. The goal is to put theory into practice and learn by doing. As a result of the work, a personal innovation manual will be created for you.

The workload of the course is approximately 135 hours of independent study.

Course info

Should own pc/tablet with internet connection, mobile phone. This course has an equal content with the course Innovaatio-osaaminen.

Course additional info

The learning materials of the course include e.g. online materials in the learning environment, related articles, podcasts, videos, books, project plans and websites.

Materials are in the Moodle. Other material agreed at the beginning of the course.

Course enrolment info

Studies are free of charge for CampusOnline students, i.e. for the present degree students of Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland and for the study path and exchange students of UAS degree studies. Please register to the CampusOnline courses of Savonia UAS by RIPA Service if it’s available at your home institution. You find the course selection of Savonia UAS and can register in the student administration system of your home institution (Peppi/Pakki).

Course fee for open UAS students is 75 euros.

For to enroll on these studies, you need to have a Finnish Social Security Number/ID.