Product and Service Development Processes

Structure Type: Course
Code: LTVAMA502
Type: Elective
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 3.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Viljamaa, Anmari
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
LITAKO-2015   2 spring   3.0   2017-01-01   2017-07-31  
LITAKO-2016   2 spring   3.0   2018-01-01   2018-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

The student can describe product development processes and service development processes. The student can apply his/ her knowledge of the processes to planning product and service development in practice. The student is familiar with essential legislation concerning product and service development and can consider their impact on development in a spesific case.

Student's Workload

Total work load for the course: 80 h
- of which scheduled studies 22 h
- of which autonomous studies 58 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Professional studies common to the degree programme

Contents

- Phases and elements of product and service development processes
- User centered development
- Customer in product and service development
- Intellectual property rights; protection of knowledge capital in service firms

Recommended or Required Reading

To be announced by lecturer.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exercises, online-assignments, independent work.

Assessment Criteria

Assessment 1-5

Assessment Methods

exam 40 %, written assignment 60 %, exercises pass/fail

Work Placement

None.

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