InnovationLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Student: - Identifies socially and globally influential streams of change. - Is able to apply futures thinking in their own professional working environment. - Understands the preconditions, stages and methods of the innovation process. - Is able to promote creative, practical problem solving.

Content

During the course, concepts of future and the basics of foresight activities are learned. In addition to this, students will get acquainted with what innovations are and how innovativeness and innovation know-how can be promoted in working life. Futures thinking, innovation competence and the use of creative methods in innovation activities are applied in practice through given assignments.

Qualifications

You can participate in the course at any stage of your studies and other previous Humak studies are not required. There are no separate entry-level or competence requirements.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1) The student displays a poor understanding of futures and foresight concepts. The student struggles to apply futures thinking within their professional field; the student may fail to produce solutions or may fail to demonstrate innovativeness in the solutions they propose. The student's understanding of the innovation process is limited and their ability to foster creativity at the individual or team level or in a work environment is lacking. There are significant issues in fulfilling assessment requirements. Satisfactory (2) The student displays an incomplete understanding of futures and foresight concepts. The student is able to apply futures thinking to some degree to their professional field, but demonstrates little or no creativity in developing solutions and solutions may lack innovativeness. The student has a basic understanding of the innovation process and shows some ability to foster creativity at the individual or team level or in a work environment. There are clear issues in fulfilling assessment requirements.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3) The student demonstrates a reasonably good understanding of futures and foresight concepts. The student is relatively skilled at applying futures thinking to their own professional field and can supply creative, if not innovative, solutions to professional challenges. The student has a fairly good understanding of the innovation process and has the basic skills to foster creativity at the individual and team level and in a work environment. The student fulfils assessment requirements with some errors or omissions. Good (4) The student demonstrates a good understanding of futures and foresight concepts. The student can apply futures thinking to their own field and produce creative and innovative solutions to professional challenges. The student demonstrates a good understanding of the innovation process and is well-equipped to foster creativity at the individual and team level and in a work environment. The student meets all assessment requirements.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5) The student displays an excellent command of futures and foresight concepts. The student is skilled at applying futures thinking to their own professional field and produces genuinely creative and innovative solutions to professional challenges. The student has an in-depth understanding of the innovation process and an excellent capacity to foster creativity at the individual and team level and in a work environment. The student fully meets all assessment requirements.

Materials

The course includes an exam (alternatively an essay), which includes written and video material.

Further information

The Innovation course explains what innovation and innovating mean in practice and how innovations can be promoted in working life. The course provides the basic skills needed to carry out the innovation process. In addition, the course teaches the basics of future knowledge and foresight. It is worth coming to the course to study one's own innovation relationship and to develop one's own innovativeness. It also provides important working life skills. All you need to participate is an internet connection and a standard word processing program (Word or similar) on your computer. Level: Explorer

Evaluation

The course can be completed in several different ways: by participating in the basic online implementation or alternatively in the independent implementation, as an internship for a Humak project, or through accreditation of work experience. RPL is also an option if the conditions are met. For OUAS students, only basic online implementation and independent implementation are possible.