Opetussuunnitelmat

Objective

The student gets a deep insight into bioeconomy, its state of art, policies,strategies and business value in Finland, Europe and rest of the world. The course builds on analyses of business models in bioeconomy by means of case studies of Finnish and international companies. The course sheds light on the desing and innovation of sustainable business models. The student searches and processes knowledge of innovations, new biotechnologies and research results in bioeconomy to answer problems coming from SME´s. The student gets to know novel practices or solutions in the field of bioeconomy in project work.

Content

-getting a picture of state of art in bioeconomy in Finland, Europe and other countries
- analysing and upgrading business models in bioeconomy
- gathering and processing knowlegde of innovations, new biotechnologies and research results in the field of bioeconomy to serve SME´s needs for information
- getting to know some novel practices or technologies in bioeconomy in project work

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Osterwalder, A. & Pigneur, Y. 2010. Business Model Generation. e-book.
Brown, R. & Brown, T. 2014. Biorenewable resources: engeneering new products from acriculture. e-book.
The finnish bioeconomy strategy. 2014. Sustainable growth from bioeconomy. Edita.
A sustainable bioeconomy for Europe: strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment. Updated bioeconomy Strategy. 2018. European comission.
Langdon, M. Innovation master plan. The CEO´s quide to innovation. Chapter 5.

Teaching methods

classroom lessions, case study, assignments, literature search, business visit

Employer connections

Information retrieval assingment is made as a customer order from a company or an organization.

Exam schedules

No exam, assignment evaluation

Student workload

Calssroom lessions 36 h, group work 40 h, independent study 86 h

Further information

Assignments are evaluated. Assignment 1. lecturer 2. peer-to-peer 3. lecturer 4. customer

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

T1 Adequate. The student recognises the field of bioeconomy and knows the definition of bioeconomy. The student is capable of defining some business models in bioeconomy. The student is able to find usable information for customer´s need. The student knows some environmental impacts of bioeconomy products.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

H2 Satisfactory. The student shows some skills of applying theoretical understanding into practice. The student is able to apply business modelling in bioeconomy and can process information according to customer´s need. The student comprehends environmental impacts of bioeconomy in different situations.
H3 Good. = The student is capable of analysing business models and gathering useful information for practical solutions to SME´s needs for information. The student can analyse environmental impacts of bioeconomy products in many different ways.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

E5 Excellent. The students shows innovativeness in problem solutions and arguments behind own viewpoints.