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Create your own job (2 cr)

Code: ZZVV0420-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.11.2022 - 05.01.2023

Timing

07.03.2023 - 25.04.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 - 2

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Business

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Logistics
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Construction and Civil Engineering

Teachers

  • 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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