Future Factory Project (TIKO) (10 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

The course takes the form of practical work on a software project throughout the whole autumn semester.

Objective

Course competences
Learning and information management competence
Entrepreneurship, innovation and working community competence
Internationalisation and communications competence

The object of the course
During the course, you will acquire the skills to plan and implement work life development projects. Together with the student team, you apply the knowledge of your professional field, incl. Sustainable development skills and the competence acquired through InnoFlash and Entrepreneurship courses (customer-oriented innovation, design and solution methods, entrepreneurial approach) to diverse development processes in working life.

The learning objectives
After completing the course, you will be able to project work life development challenges and work on a project. You operate responsibly and customer-oriented in a diverse project team and networks. Through your interaction and the sharing of your own expertise, you promote the solution of working life development projects (including RDI projects). You apply sustainable development skills as well as innovation and project methods as part of development work.

Content

Stages and tools of project planning and preparation of a project plan
Transforming the development challenge of working life into a project and implementing the project
Application of professional competence and sustainable development skills in project work
Working in a diverse team and working on the customer interface

Location and time

Autumn 2026, Jyväskylä's Digi & Game Center

Teaching methods

TIKOn oma toteutus, tämä plus uusi Ticorporate demo lab korvaa vanhat Demo lab 1 ja 2:sen/Ch

The main teaching method is project-based learning. Students work in independent teams to implement a small software project from scratch.
The course also includes information lectures on specific areas of software development, as well as separate groups for different areas of software development, and the students will learn how to develop software projects.
Students will also receive one-to-one mentoring in different areas of software development.

Employer connections

The offices are located in Jyväskylä's Digi & Game Center, where ICT companies are also located. You may have the opportunity to present your work and project to company representatives.

Exam schedules

The course has no exam.

Completion alternatives

You have the right to apply for recognition of your studies if you have prior learning (e.g. university studies completed elsewhere) that can be accredited towards the degree you are currently completing.

The recognition of prior learning is possible in three primary ways: accreditation (replacement or inclusion), recognition of informal learning and studification. More precise info can be found at Jamk's Degree Regulations, section 17.

Student workload

One credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work, which means that the load of 20 credits is approximately 540 hours.

The participant is expected to work approximately 6 hours per day for the duration of the course.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The criteria for acceptable performance are:
Learning and information management competence
- You can acquire and apply knowledge and methods of sustainable development and your field in a working life development project.
- You can evaluate and develop your own skills and share your skills in the project team.
Entrepreneurship, innovation and working community competence
- You will be able to draw up a project plan for the implementation of a given development project, using project planning tools and applying your innovation and entrepreneurship skills and methods.
- You can implement and evaluate a working life development project and act as a member of a project team.
Internationalisation and communications competence
- You will be able to act responsibly as a member of a diverse project team.
- You can engage in a constructive dialogue with the project team and project stakeholder representatives.
- You can communicate in work-life interaction and communication situations and make appropriate use of different communication forms, channels and environments.

The assessment of the course consists of two parts
1) Project planning skills 3 cr (Moodle online course)
2) Implementation of a project in a diverse student group 7 cr

Demonstration of competence
1) Project planning skills 3 cr (online course)
- online exam
- an approved project plan produced by the team

2) Implementation of a project in a diverse student group 7 cr
Competence based assessment is based on:
a) To the portfolio and reflection (incl. reflection on one's own activities, peer feedback, possible working life and supervisor feedback)
In the portfolio, you will be able to justify the stages of project implementation and evaluate the tools and methods you use in the project and their suitability for solving the development challenge of working life.
You will be able to critically reflect on your project work, your own activities, your own role and define the next steps in developing your project skills. (self-assessment and feedback discussion, peer feedback, feedback from potential working life and mentor)
b) The usable output (s) of the project arising as a group work for the Client

NOTE! These evaluation criteria are valid until 31.5.2022. The new evaluation criteria will be in use from 1.8.2022. See the evaluation criteria in the implementation description.

Qualifications

Innoflash 2 cr, Entrepreneurship 3 cr or equivalent competences

Further information

The participant will be evaluated in two ways: Group evaluation & individual evaluation. The group evaluation assesses the performance of the entire group during the course. The individual evaluation assesses the participant’s own development and achievement of goals. The total grade for the course will come from the two put together.