Sprint Innovation FestivalLaajuus (3 cr)
Code: NN00FH28
Credits
3 op
Objectives
Sprint Innovation Festival is an intensive course during which you will work as a team with your student-colleagues of different fields to create solutions to real life challenges given by a company or an organization. The over-arching theme of the festival is sustainability. Coaches, professionals and company representatives guide you during the innovation project with variety of methods and tools. At the end of the course every team presents their solution to judge panel who selects the best ideas. Winners are awarded in a gala.
After the Sprint Innovation Festival student can:
• take a creative and user-centric approach (design thinking)
• initiate and advance the innovation process within a limited time
• present the idea to the customers and stakeholders in a concise and sales-like manner (pitching)
• act as a member of a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural team
• productively combine knowledge and skills from different fields
Content
Session 1: Team up and Data
• Kick off for the team work: roles and introductions
• Orientation to the program and innovation process
• Understanding the problem
Online Team Work and ideation
• Independent team work on an online platform
• Key note videos, coaching sessions and tools provided to support the ideation
• Teams summarize the ideation phase with list of top ideas
Session 2: Working on the Top Ideas
• Feedback from the working life partners
• Keynotes speches to inspire the innovation
• Expert clinics to help solving the bottle necks
Session 3: Working on the idea & Building the Pitch
• Finalizing the idea
• Working on the final presentation
• Check point with coaches
Day 4: Presenting the outcomes
• Presenting to the judges
• Receive feedback: reflect and learn from both success and failure
• Awards gala and ceremony
Assessment criteria, pass/fail
Approved when you have demonstrated to be involved and committed to each Sprint Innovation Festival-day in an active manner; e.g. you can study independently and as a member of the team the assignment, ask additional questions. You are capable of providing ideas, seek for solutions, present your own suggestions and give/ receive feedback. You can independently describe the completed innovation process, its phases and outcome.
Failed if you have missed more than one day out of five without replacing the hours with agreed manner (e.g. covering the work by independent working hours). Fail may occur if you cannot describe what you and your team accomplished during the innovation process, its phases, methods and outcome.
Enrolment period
13.01.2025 - 25.02.2025
Timing
05.03.2025 - 14.03.2025
Credits
3 op
Virtual portion
1 op
RDI portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning
Unit
HUBS
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 120
Person in charge
Saara Eriksson
Groups
-
22TEMA
Objectives (course unit)
Sprint Innovation Festival is an intensive course during which you will work as a team with your student-colleagues of different fields to create solutions to real life challenges given by a company or an organization. The over-arching theme of the festival is sustainability. Coaches, professionals and company representatives guide you during the innovation project with variety of methods and tools. At the end of the course every team presents their solution to judge panel who selects the best ideas. Winners are awarded in a gala.
After the Sprint Innovation Festival student can:
• take a creative and user-centric approach (design thinking)
• initiate and advance the innovation process within a limited time
• present the idea to the customers and stakeholders in a concise and sales-like manner (pitching)
• act as a member of a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural team
• productively combine knowledge and skills from different fields
Content (course unit)
Session 1: Team up and Data
• Kick off for the team work: roles and introductions
• Orientation to the program and innovation process
• Understanding the problem
Online Team Work and ideation
• Independent team work on an online platform
• Key note videos, coaching sessions and tools provided to support the ideation
• Teams summarize the ideation phase with list of top ideas
Session 2: Working on the Top Ideas
• Feedback from the working life partners
• Keynotes speches to inspire the innovation
• Expert clinics to help solving the bottle necks
Session 3: Working on the idea & Building the Pitch
• Finalizing the idea
• Working on the final presentation
• Check point with coaches
Day 4: Presenting the outcomes
• Presenting to the judges
• Receive feedback: reflect and learn from both success and failure
• Awards gala and ceremony
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
Approved when you have demonstrated to be involved and committed to each Sprint Innovation Festival-day in an active manner; e.g. you can study independently and as a member of the team the assignment, ask additional questions. You are capable of providing ideas, seek for solutions, present your own suggestions and give/ receive feedback. You can independently describe the completed innovation process, its phases and outcome.
Failed if you have missed more than one day out of five without replacing the hours with agreed manner (e.g. covering the work by independent working hours). Fail may occur if you cannot describe what you and your team accomplished during the innovation process, its phases, methods and outcome.
Location and time
5.3.2025 Kick off: Online, Zoom and Howspace
6.-10.3.2025 Independent teamwork, Online, Howspace
11.-14.3.2025 SPRINT Innovation Festival on Campus @TAMK
27.3.2024 After SPRINT, Online
Exam schedules
No exam
Assessment methods and criteria
Approved when you have demonstrated to be involved and committed to each Sprint Innovation Festival-day in an active manner; e.g. you can study independently and as a member of the team the assignment, ask additional questions. You are capable of providing ideas, seek for solutions, present your own suggestions and give/ receive feedback. You can independently describe the completed innovation process, its phases and outcome.
Failed if you are absent during the event without having contributed to the team’s work in a way separately agreed with the coach and the team. A fail may occur if you have not actively participated in the team’s work and the different stages of the innovation process.
Assessment scale
Pass/Fail
Teaching methods
Contact, virtual.
Student workload
3 cr = approximately 81 h of students' work. Participating in the event days, both online and in person, is an absolute prerequisite for participating in the Sprint Innovation Festival.
Completion alternatives
There is no optional method of completion. The student must participate in all sections according to the schedule.
Practical training and working life cooperation
Sprint Innovation Festival involves work-life partners, companies, and organizations from various fields to support and spar students in understanding phenomena and problems. The partners are involved throughout the process and evaluate the team’s solutions on the last day of the event.
International connections
In addition to students from Tampere Universities, there are participants from 2-3 international partner universities.
Further information
https://hubs.fi/sprint-innovation-festival/
Enrolment period
15.01.2024 - 18.02.2024
Timing
05.03.2024 - 25.03.2024
Credits
3 op
RDI portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
HUBS
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
50 - 300
Teachers
- Niina Syrjälä
- Sanna Tahlo
- Katri Koli
- Mari Rytisalo
- Cristian Burr Raty
- Tutta Tanttari
- Mikael Lindell
- Kaisa Kokko
- Annikka Lepola
- Miina Kivelä
Person in charge
Saara Eriksson
Objectives (course unit)
Sprint Innovation Festival is an intensive course during which you will work as a team with your student-colleagues of different fields to create solutions to real life challenges given by a company or an organization. The over-arching theme of the festival is sustainability. Coaches, professionals and company representatives guide you during the innovation project with variety of methods and tools. At the end of the course every team presents their solution to judge panel who selects the best ideas. Winners are awarded in a gala.
After the Sprint Innovation Festival student can:
• take a creative and user-centric approach (design thinking)
• initiate and advance the innovation process within a limited time
• present the idea to the customers and stakeholders in a concise and sales-like manner (pitching)
• act as a member of a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural team
• productively combine knowledge and skills from different fields
Content (course unit)
Session 1: Team up and Data
• Kick off for the team work: roles and introductions
• Orientation to the program and innovation process
• Understanding the problem
Online Team Work and ideation
• Independent team work on an online platform
• Key note videos, coaching sessions and tools provided to support the ideation
• Teams summarize the ideation phase with list of top ideas
Session 2: Working on the Top Ideas
• Feedback from the working life partners
• Keynotes speches to inspire the innovation
• Expert clinics to help solving the bottle necks
Session 3: Working on the idea & Building the Pitch
• Finalizing the idea
• Working on the final presentation
• Check point with coaches
Day 4: Presenting the outcomes
• Presenting to the judges
• Receive feedback: reflect and learn from both success and failure
• Awards gala and ceremony
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
Approved when you have demonstrated to be involved and committed to each Sprint Innovation Festival-day in an active manner; e.g. you can study independently and as a member of the team the assignment, ask additional questions. You are capable of providing ideas, seek for solutions, present your own suggestions and give/ receive feedback. You can independently describe the completed innovation process, its phases and outcome.
Failed if you have missed more than one day out of five without replacing the hours with agreed manner (e.g. covering the work by independent working hours). Fail may occur if you cannot describe what you and your team accomplished during the innovation process, its phases, methods and outcome.
Location and time
5.3.2024 Kick off: Online, Zoom and Howspace
6.-12.3.2024 Independent Team Work, Online, Howspace
13.-15.3.2024 SPRINT Innovation Festival on Campus @TAMK
26.3.2024 After SPRINT, Online
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
01.08.2023 - 01.11.2023
Timing
07.11.2023 - 17.11.2023
Credits
3 op
RDI portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
HUBS
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 100
Teachers
- Vesa Vuorinen
- Pauliina Airaksinen-Aminoff
- Cristian Burr Raty
- Tutta Tanttari
- Mikael Lindell
- Kaisa Kokko
- Annikka Lepola
Person in charge
Sanna Tahlo
Groups
-
22IB
Objectives (course unit)
Sprint Innovation Festival is an intensive course during which you will work as a team with your student-colleagues of different fields to create solutions to real life challenges given by a company or an organization. The over-arching theme of the festival is sustainability. Coaches, professionals and company representatives guide you during the innovation project with variety of methods and tools. At the end of the course every team presents their solution to judge panel who selects the best ideas. Winners are awarded in a gala.
After the Sprint Innovation Festival student can:
• take a creative and user-centric approach (design thinking)
• initiate and advance the innovation process within a limited time
• present the idea to the customers and stakeholders in a concise and sales-like manner (pitching)
• act as a member of a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural team
• productively combine knowledge and skills from different fields
Content (course unit)
Session 1: Team up and Data
• Kick off for the team work: roles and introductions
• Orientation to the program and innovation process
• Understanding the problem
Online Team Work and ideation
• Independent team work on an online platform
• Key note videos, coaching sessions and tools provided to support the ideation
• Teams summarize the ideation phase with list of top ideas
Session 2: Working on the Top Ideas
• Feedback from the working life partners
• Keynotes speches to inspire the innovation
• Expert clinics to help solving the bottle necks
Session 3: Working on the idea & Building the Pitch
• Finalizing the idea
• Working on the final presentation
• Check point with coaches
Day 4: Presenting the outcomes
• Presenting to the judges
• Receive feedback: reflect and learn from both success and failure
• Awards gala and ceremony
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
Approved when you have demonstrated to be involved and committed to each Sprint Innovation Festival-day in an active manner; e.g. you can study independently and as a member of the team the assignment, ask additional questions. You are capable of providing ideas, seek for solutions, present your own suggestions and give/ receive feedback. You can independently describe the completed innovation process, its phases and outcome.
Failed if you have missed more than one day out of five without replacing the hours with agreed manner (e.g. covering the work by independent working hours). Fail may occur if you cannot describe what you and your team accomplished during the innovation process, its phases, methods and outcome.
Assessment scale
Pass/Fail
Enrolment period
05.09.2022 - 13.12.2022
Timing
07.11.2022 - 11.11.2022
Credits
0 - 2
RDI portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
HUBS
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Teachers
- Maaret Salminen
- Mervi Juntunen
- Cristian Burr Raty
- Antti Leppänen
- Lasse Hillman
- Noora Markkanen
- Mari Stenvall
- Annikka Lepola
- Sanna Tahlo
- Pia Lamminsivu
- Petri Pohjola
- Anna-Elina Pekonen
- Tutta Tanttari
- Laura Hilden
Person in charge
Saara Eriksson
Groups
-
22CAMPUSONLINECAMPUSONLINE
-
21IB
Objectives (course unit)
Sprint Innovation Festival is an intensive course during which you will work as a team with your student-colleagues of different fields to create solutions to real life challenges given by a company or an organization. The over-arching theme of the festival is sustainability. Coaches, professionals and company representatives guide you during the innovation project with variety of methods and tools. At the end of the course every team presents their solution to judge panel who selects the best ideas. Winners are awarded in a gala.
After the Sprint Innovation Festival student can:
• take a creative and user-centric approach (design thinking)
• initiate and advance the innovation process within a limited time
• present the idea to the customers and stakeholders in a concise and sales-like manner (pitching)
• act as a member of a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural team
• productively combine knowledge and skills from different fields
Content (course unit)
Session 1: Team up and Data
• Kick off for the team work: roles and introductions
• Orientation to the program and innovation process
• Understanding the problem
Online Team Work and ideation
• Independent team work on an online platform
• Key note videos, coaching sessions and tools provided to support the ideation
• Teams summarize the ideation phase with list of top ideas
Session 2: Working on the Top Ideas
• Feedback from the working life partners
• Keynotes speches to inspire the innovation
• Expert clinics to help solving the bottle necks
Session 3: Working on the idea & Building the Pitch
• Finalizing the idea
• Working on the final presentation
• Check point with coaches
Day 4: Presenting the outcomes
• Presenting to the judges
• Receive feedback: reflect and learn from both success and failure
• Awards gala and ceremony
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
Approved when you have demonstrated to be involved and committed to each Sprint Innovation Festival-day in an active manner; e.g. you can study independently and as a member of the team the assignment, ask additional questions. You are capable of providing ideas, seek for solutions, present your own suggestions and give/ receive feedback. You can independently describe the completed innovation process, its phases and outcome.
Failed if you have missed more than one day out of five without replacing the hours with agreed manner (e.g. covering the work by independent working hours). Fail may occur if you cannot describe what you and your team accomplished during the innovation process, its phases, methods and outcome.
Assessment scale
0-5