Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Student is able to
- link foresight and innovation into the strategic management of an organization in a changing operating environment
- search, structure, create and utilize foresight information
- innovate and create new solutions with agile development methods

Implementation and methods of teaching

Contact lectures and workshops
Individual reading tasks
Individual assignments and
group assignments

Timing and attendance

This course implementation is targeted for BIT21K and IB23K students, students from other study groups will be accepted to the course only if there are places available.

Lecture Attendance Policy:
Requirement: To complete the course successfully, you must attend at least 80% of the lectures. Compulsory attendance in the introduction and final presentation lecture.

Consequence: If you fall below the 80% attendance requirement, you will be unenrolled from the course.

Punctuality: Arrive on time for lectures. Check TimeEdit for your lecture schedule and follow it. Attendance registration will be done on Moodle at the beginning of each class by using the Moodle Attendance tool. Late entry to the classroom will be treated as equivalent to absence.

Assignment Deadline Policy: Late submissions will not be accepted

Activeness during the course contact sessions will affect the final grade positively

Learning material and recommended literature

Materials from the Moodle learning platform &
materials provided by the lecturer.

Alternative completion methods

There is no substitute work.

Learning environment

The Moodle learning platform
Classroom workshops and lecturers

Student time use and work load

A student's estimated workload is 5 x 27 hours
consisting of:
- Contact lectures and workshops
- Individual reading tasks
- Different individual and group course assignments.
Estimated workload is the following:
- Contact lectures and workshops: 24 hrs
- Reading and preparation: 20-25 hrs
- Individual and group assignments: 40-45 hrs
- Final group assignment: 40-45 hrs

Contents

Student is able to
- link foresight and innovation into the strategic management of an organization in a changing operating environment
- search, structure, create and utilize foresight information
- innovate and create new solutions with agile development methods

Assessment criteria

Active participation during the lectures and workshops
Smaller lecture assignments
Final group assignment
Evaluation: 1-5.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student did not meet the course learning objectives.

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

The student knows the basic concepts and tools of future research.
The student is able to partly use the environment analyses and forecasting tools.

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

The student demonstrates good knowledge of the basic concepts and tools of future research.
The student is able to use the environment analyses and forecasting tools

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

The student demonstrates very good knowledge of the basic concepts and tools of future research.
The student is able to use well the environment analyses and forecasting tools.