Course Catalog 2014-2015
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Course Catalog 2014-2015

TLO-41006 Analysing Operational Environment and Foresight, 3 cr

Additional information

The course introduces analysing operational environment, e.g. identifying changes in the operational environment and the effects of these. Concepts and methods of futures research and foresight are exploited in the analyses. The first implementation of the course is in the academic year 2014-2015.

Person responsible

Markus Pöllänen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures

 

 

 
 2 h/week

 
TLO-41006 2014-01 Wednesday 14 - 16 , F PIENI SALI 1

Requirements

Accomplishing the given assignments.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning Outcomes

After passing this course, the student recognises the key drivers of change in the operational environment and is able to analyse the effects of these.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Drivers of change in the operational environment, different types of factors of change, the effects of the drivers of change     
2. Basic tools for analysing the operational environment     
3. Basics of futures research and foresight, foresight needs and methods     

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

The grade is given based on the accomplishments of the the given assignments. Note that there is no final exam in this course. Good knowledge in the course's core content and applying it in the form of good reporting and presenting the results of the given assignments, gives the grade 3. Achieving grades 4 and 5 are possible if the knowledge as well as applying it by reporting and presenting are excellent.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
TLO-41006 Analysing Operational Environment and Foresight, 3 cr TLO-41000 Operational Environment's Change and Foresight, 3 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
TLO-41006 2014-01   Lectures
   
Contact teaching: 35 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 65 %  

Last modified04.03.2015