Study Guide

Objectives

The students can carry out preliminary project planning and apply their skills in technology in a project which combines several fields of technology. They know different comparison methods for preliminary planning, idea creation and can produce a technical preliminary plan.

Content

The preliminary planning of a project begins with a survey which compares various implementation possibilities in order to carry out the project in question. The students produce a literature review and a preliminary project plan, complete with a schedule. The literature review presents existing implementation options, which are related to the project.

The students write a learning diary from the beginning.

Prerequisites

5S00BU71 Initiating a Project

Further information

Completing the course requires hard and disciplined work and active participation as a member of the team in different roles. The language of instruction is Finnish and, if necessary, English.

Project can be evaluated as failed because of following reasons
- the coach has been responsible for all communication with the client
- project group has not had any documented meetings
- project group has not written a project plan and/or project report
- project group has not evaluated the process and outcome of the project