Project expert (5cr)

Objective

• Käytät johdonmukaisesti kehittämishankkeiden ammattikäsitteitä.
• Tunnistat eri kehittämismenetelmien roolin hanketoiminnoissa.
• Osaat suunnitella hankkeen tai projektin.
• Ymmärrät ja osaat etsiä omalle suunnitelmallesi sopivia julkisia rahoituslähteitä.
• Osaat toimia hankeryhmän jäsenenä ja projektin koordinoijana.
• Osaat viestiä julkisten hankkeiden toiminnasta ja tuloksista.

Content

• Millaista on kehittämis- ja innovaatiotyö ja miten tätä toimintaa käytännössä toteutetaan?
• Mitä ovat tutkimuksellinen kehittämisen keskeiset menetelmät?
• Miten hankesuunnitelma laaditaan?
• Millaisia rahoituslähteitä on tarjolla erilaisiin kansallisiin hankkeisiin?
• Mitä ovat immateriaalioikeudet ja miten innovaatioita voidaan suojata?
• Miten hanke toteutetaan ja miten sen etenemistä seurataan?
• Miten kehittämis- ja innovaatiohankkeiden tuloksia raportoidaan ja esitellään?
• Miten viestit hankkeiden toiminnasta ja tuloksista?

Course material

The study material consists of audio recordings, online lectures, e-books and other materials stored in the Learn online learning environment.
In addition, the publications in Finnish:
Managed Project: From Solid Planning to Successful Implementation | South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences | Xamk Kaakkuri (finna.fi).

Study forms and methods

Target group: Anyone interested in planning and applying for funding for various development projects.
The recommendation is one's own interest or need for information in the planning of publicly funded (EU funding sources and national funding sources).

Prerequisites & Requirements: No prior knowledge required.
The structure and materials of the course support, for example, online learning alongside work. Studying on the course is independent of time and place.
During the course, one learning assignment is completed, in which the student prepares a preliminary project plan for the completed assignment template.
General feedback will be given on the project plan.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Cooperation with working life is carried out from online materials collected through RDI expert visits.

Timing of exams and assignments

The course does not include group work or time-bound online lectures.
There is no exam in the course.

Student workload

135 hours of student work. (reading, compiling an adapted, more extensive assignment, utilising recordings, online materials and Q&A sessions, and refining information with the help of group tools)

Course part description

The content of the course consists of eight modules:
1. Defining the objectives and scope
2. Assessment of the impact of the project
3. Setting metrics
4. Target groups and stakeholders
5. Using a logical framework in the design of the whole
6. Content and practical measures
7. Economic and financial channels
8. Final review of the process.

Further information

In this course, you will receive the latest information related to RDI-project expertise.
The course is based on study materials produced jointly by Xamk's business teachers and Xamk's research, development and innovation staff.

The course is included in Xamk Pulse's offering.
Xamk's degree students cannot register for this implementation.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

c. Osaat hahmottaa tehtäväkokonaisuuksia.
d. Osaat toimia eri sidosryhmien kanssa.
e. Osaat käyttää TKI-työskentelyyn liittyviä malleja, menetelmiä ja tekniikoita.
f. Osaat toimia tiimin jäsenenä tavoitteellisesti.

Assessment methods and criteria

During the course, one output is made, which is a project plan drawn up on a ready-made assignment template. More information on the evaluation of the project plan will be provided during the course.
Evaluation:
c. You are able to perceive task entities.
d. You are able to work with different stakeholders.
e. You are able to use models, methods and techniques related to RDI work.
f. You are able to work as a team member in a goal-oriented manner.

The UAS criteria correspond to grade 3.