Create your own job (2 cr)
Code: ZZVV0420-3002
General information
Enrollment
01.11.2021 - 28.02.2022
Timing
08.03.2022 - 03.05.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1 - 2
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Business
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Teachers
- Marja Jämbeck
- Suvi Salminen
Objectives
A student learns to create business ideas and test their potential with customers. On the basis of testing and evaluation a student is able to productize the idea, start an experimental business and employ his/herself.
Content
Stories of self-made businesses
Tools for ideas, innovation process
Understanding the customer needs
Experiments, pilots, protos etc.
Business model
Starting the business in real life
How to present your own business
Learning materials and recommended literature
Articles, literature and videos will be recommended in the course depending on the business ideas of participants
Alternative completion methods
Active participation on coaching sessions, assignments and taking ideas into practice
Student workload
Coaching sessions 5 x 3h
Assignments 7–21 h
Independent study 5–18 h
Total 27-54 hours of student work
Further information for students
The scope of the course can be 1 or 2 credits. It depends on a student's workload.
Evaluation scale
Pass/Fail
Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
Participating in coaching and performing the assignments
Prerequisites
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