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Societal change and future foresight methods (5 cr)

Code: LA00BQ02-3002

General information


Enrollment

25.11.2019 - 19.01.2020

Timing

01.01.2020 - 01.05.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

5 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Complementary competence and optional courses, Masters

Teachers

  • Eeva Aarrevaara

Teacher in charge

Eeva Aarrevaara

Learning outcomes

A student is able to
- describe the perspectives used in future research and consideration of different transition processes in the society
- develop own professional thinking and working methods by future research
- use working methods of future research and produce a case study based on them

Implementation and methods of teaching

Pre-course task, contact days 19.3. and 26.3. 2020 (9-16) with lectures and workshop, final task.The study course will be carried out simultaneously with the study course Yhteiskunnallinen muutos (TE00BC82-3005).

Learning material and recommended literature

Will be published in Reppu.

Alternative completion methods

Compensatory tasks will be available.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

No previous knowledge required.

Assessment criteria

Assignments of the course.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

Required documents are not delivered or they are inadequate or they don´t meet the set requirements.

Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved

Required documents are not delivered or they are inadequate or they don´t meet the set requirements.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student is able to
- search knowledge and sources based on future research and justify its' usability
- design, carry out and evaluate professional and organizational development processes by adaptation of the methods of future research
- work in demanding professional tasks utilizing the methods of future research

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student is able to
- evaluate critically professional knowledge and sources based on future research
- carry out demanding professional and organisational development processes by adaptation of the methods of future research
- work and communicate in multidimensional regional and national development networks utilizing the methods of future research

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student is able to
- use critically and innovatively domestic and international sources of future research
- evaluate the results and impacts of development activities by utilizing future research
- work and communicate in demanding domestic and international development networks utilizing the methods of future research