Future studiesLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You can describe various future studies methods and their importance in developing product, activities and organizations.
You can use future studies methods in developing products, processes and organisations.

Content

What are future studies and why, how to study them?
What methods are there for futures foresight and creation?
How do future studies methods be used in development?

Accomplishment methods

The student is able to 
a. systematically use professional vocabulary of future studies
b.look for information in the key information sources
c. identify interrelated tasks
d. work together with different target groups
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the future studies
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
g.justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional
field