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

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Student workload

One credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work, which means that the load of five credits is approximately 135 hours.

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

Teaching methods

Face-to-face learning, multidisciplinary groupwork, JAMK and JYU (University of Jyväskylä) students working together to solve the customer projects.

Would you like to challenge your thinking in a project team and work for a real client? Do you want to further develop your professional skills, build networks and improve your project management skills?
Team&Client -project course (HBIETE03-3001, 5 ECTS credits) is a practically oriented study module, within which a multidisciplinary team carries out a development project for a real client. Student application for the spring 2020 course is now open. Course starts in February, deadline for applications January 17th, 2021.
Depending on the COVID-19 situation, course is organized partly or wholly online by using Teams or Zoom -environment. Course is offered for JYU and JAMK students in EduFutura –collaboration.
Read more: www.jyu.fi/projectcourse

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.