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Design entrepreneurshipLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: MU00DT25

Credits

5 op

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

02.09.2024 - 20.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design
  • Degree Programme in Graphic Design
  • Degree Programme in Fashion and Costume Design
  • Degree Programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Teachers
  • Anu Vainio
  • Maiju Koskinen
Teacher in charge

Anu Vainio

Groups
  • SKKV22SP
    Interior architecture and furniture design, full-time studies

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Materials

Available in Learn platform.

Teaching methods

The course follows a work week-based learning pathway.

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.

Employer connections

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Student's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Evaluation of learning exercise
Active participation

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

12.01.2024 - 25.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 27

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design
  • Degree Programme in Graphic Design
  • Degree Programme in Fashion and Costume Design
  • Degree Programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Teachers
  • Anu Vainio
  • Frans Silvennoinen
Teacher in charge

Anu Vainio

Groups
  • BTMKV22KP
    Bioproduct design, full-time studies
  • MPKV22KP
    Fashion and costume design, full-time studies

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Materials

Available in Learn platform.

Teaching methods

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.

Employer connections

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Studen's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Evaluation of learning exercise
Active participation

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 30.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design
  • Degree Programme in Graphic Design
  • Degree Programme in Fashion and Costume Design
  • Degree Programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Teachers
  • Anna Sirelius-Mäkelä
  • Tarja Brola
Teacher in charge

Tarja Brola

Groups
  • GRKV22SP
    Graphic design, full-time studies

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Materials

Available in Learn platform.

Teaching methods

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.

Employer connections

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

05.09.2023 - 12.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design
  • Degree Programme in Graphic Design
  • Degree Programme in Fashion and Costume Design
  • Degree Programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Teachers
  • Anu Vainio
  • Maiju Koskinen
  • Sabine Suorsa
Teacher in charge

Heli Abdel-Rahman

Groups
  • SKKV21SP
    Sisustusarkkitehtuuri ja kalustesuunnittelu, päivätoteutus

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Materials

Available in Learn platform.

Teaching methods

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.

Employer connections

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Student's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Evaluation of learning exercise
Active participation

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

09.01.2023 - 01.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Graphic Design
Teachers
  • Anu Vainio
  • Sabine Suorsa
  • Tarja Brola
Teacher in charge

Sabine Suorsa

Groups
  • GRKV21SP
    Graphic design, full-time studies

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Materials

Available in Learn platform.

Teaching methods

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.

Employer connections

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

09.01.2023 - 31.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design
  • Degree Programme in Graphic Design
  • Degree Programme in Fashion and Costume Design
  • Degree Programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Teachers
  • Anu Vainio
Teacher in charge

Anu Vainio

Groups
  • PAKV21KM
    Service design, part-time studies

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

01.01.2023 - 01.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 22

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design
  • Degree Programme in Graphic Design
  • Degree Programme in Fashion and Costume Design
  • Degree Programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Teachers
  • Anu Vainio
  • Sabine Suorsa
  • Iida Silvennoinen
Teacher in charge

Heli Abdel-Rahman

Groups
  • MPKV21KP
    Muoti ja puvustus, päivätoteutus

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Materials

Available in Learn platform.

Teaching methods

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.

Employer connections

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Student's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Evaluation of learning exercise
Active participation

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 14.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

22 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design
  • Degree Programme in Graphic Design
  • Degree Programme in Fashion and Costume Design
  • Degree Programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Teachers
  • Anu Vainio
  • Maiju Koskinen
  • Sabine Suorsa
Teacher in charge

Sabine Suorsa

Groups
  • SKKV20SP
    Sisustusarkkitehtuuri ja kalustesuunnittelu, päivätoteutus

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Materials

Available in Learn platform.
Key will be informed before course starts.

Teaching methods

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.

Employer connections

Possible working life oriented exercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Content scheduling

The course is divided into 2 parts:
First, the theory section (3 ECTS) is realized, consisting of lectures and learning tasks, which address the design industry in general and the different stages of the design process, regardless of the substantive field of different education.

After that, the substantive section (2 ECTS) will then be implemented, dealing various stages of the design process and field practices from the point of view of each education will be discussed and learning tasks are performed.

Further information

The study module consists of the lectures which are related to the subject, of short learning tasks and excursion.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Student's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Active participation and approved assignments

Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

10.01.2022 - 30.04.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 23

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Graphic Design
Teachers
  • Veli-Matti Hilli
  • Anu Vainio
  • Sabine Suorsa
Teacher in charge

Sabine Suorsa

Groups
  • GRKV20SP
    Graphic design, full-time studies

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Materials

Available in Learn platform.

Teaching methods

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.

Employer connections

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Student's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Evaluation of learning exercise
Active participation

Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

10.01.2022 - 27.04.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

50 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design
  • Degree Programme in Graphic Design
  • Degree Programme in Fashion and Costume Design
  • Degree Programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Teachers
  • Anu Vainio
  • Sabine Suorsa
  • Iida Silvennoinen
Teacher in charge

Sabine Suorsa

Groups
  • MPKV20KP
    Muoti ja puvustus, päivätoteutus
  • BTMKV20KP

Objective

- You identify the significance of entrepreneurship as a career alternative in the field of design.
- You identify and assess the possibilities offered by the changing environment and various networks to develop your own entrepreneurship.
- You can commercialise and market your product or service idea. You identify the risks of entrepreneurship and can prepare for them.
- You can make the official announcements required to establish a company.

Content

- What skills and qualities does an entrepreneur need?
- How do you create a business idea?
- How is the idea turned into a marketable product, and how is it commercialised and marketed?
- What is a feasible business idea based on?
- How do you analyse the market?
- What kind of calculations are needed before starting entrepreneurship?
- How do you design customer-oriented marketing?
- What are the risks of entrepreneurship and how do you plan risk management?
- What practical actions are needed to start a business?

Materials

Available in Learn platform.

Teaching methods

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.

Employer connections

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Student's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Evaluation of learning exercise
Active participation