Team and Client - Multidisciplinary Business Project Course (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Completion alternatives

-Advance online assignments relating to project work skills - Participating introductory lectures providing introduction to teamwork and multiculturalism, and implementation of a development project for a client -Active participation in the project work -Preparing a presentation of the project for the client with the team - Participating final seminar - Preparing a personal learning report independently. The independently drawn up learning report assesses the development of one’s own competence, the work of one’s own team, and the achievement of the course’s intended learning outcomes. The learning report is drawn up after the client project has ended.Required attendance rate: 80%. The introductory lectures and final seminar must be attended. The student must inform his/her team and its leader of all absences in advance. More detailed instructions on completing the course will be given at the start of the course.

Further information

Course Managers from JAMK and JYU, Coach Teachers from JAMK and JYU

Student workload

Work load will be about 135 hours (approximately 12 hours per week, workload higher in the beginning of the course).

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

In order to join the course you must first apply via Jyväskylä University website. Peppi enrolment is not enough.

If you get accepted you need to do this to pass the course:
- join the team meetings
- participate actively in the project
- complete the necessary reporting

Teaching language

en

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5

Qualifications

Intermediate studies in the major subject (JYU), 1st year studies at JAMK or similar knowledge.

Content

The student teams and client companies will be selected at the start of the course. Each team will receive a preliminary client’s assignment that will be further specified together with the client. During the project, the team will provide the client with fresh information and new ideas from a multicultural viewpoint.

Implementing the client project includes:
- preparing and presenting the project plan
- intermediate reporting
- practical implementation of the client project
- preparing a final report on the project
- presenting the project results and output to the client and other students on the course.

Objective

After completing the course, you will be able to:
- Identify your competence in project-based and multicultural teamwork
- Know the principles of the project work
- Work as a member in a multicultural project group
- Set project goals, prepare a project plan, assess your time management and workloads, implement the project and present its results to the client and peer group
- Act in co-operation with the client.

This course happens in co-operation with Jyväskylä University. Some of the meetings will be organized in their premises. Piia Hynynen is the contact person at JAMK.