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University of Tampere, School of Information Sciences
SISYA200
Innovation Project 2011
Timo Poranen (UTA/SIS, responsible teacher)
Mika Sihvonen (UTA/SIS)
Ville Kairamo (Demola)
Bernard Garvey (Demola)
Jarmo Tuominiemi (Demola)
and other project supervisors from UTA/SIS
http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteiset/innovaatioprojekti
Initial lecture 1.9.2011
University of Tampere, School of Information Sciences
• Video: Experimental Mobile Haptic Game: Commander
• Course information:
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Curriculum
Credits and grading
Schedule
Demola profile, project applications
Moodle and learning diary
Project blog
• Demola (Ville Kairamo)
– Sample projects
– Demola info
• Questions and answers
http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteiset/innovaatioprojekti
Curriculum
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• http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteiset/innovaatioprojekti/curricula.html
• New course for all SIS students.
• Intermediate studies in Computer Science, Information
Studies and Interactive Media, and Interactive Technology.
• Students work in a project team to produce a demo or an
interactive demonstration.
• Project topics are related to new technology and services
(new mobile phones, innovative www/mobile applications,
games, etc.).
• The course is organised with Demola and teams work daily in
the Demola premises.
http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteiset/innovaatioprojekti
Course’s suitability
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• I have already studied course TKOPA12 (Project Work). Can I
still take Innovation project?
– Yes. Your credits can be used in other studies -category.
• I'm majoring in Interactive technology. Can I study Innovation
Project (SISYA200) instead of Project Work (TKOPA12)?
– Yes.
• I’m majoring in Software Development / Information systems.
Can I study Innovation Project (SISYA200) instead of Project
Work (TKOPA12)?
– No (SPM and ToSPM requires still TKOPA12).
• I'm majoring in Information studies and interactive media. Can
I study Innovation Project (SISYA200) instead of Interactive
Media Project (ITIMA25) as my compulsory course?
– Yes.
http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteiset/innovaatioprojekti
Credits and grading
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• Credits are based on amount of (productive) work
in your project. 1 ECTS corresponds to 20 hours of
work in your project (5 ECTS equals to 100-119
working hours, 10 ECTS equals to >200 hours).
• All students should work at least 100 hours for their
project.
• Working hours are reported weekly in the learning
diary.
• Grading is based on the process, outcome and
personal activity in the project.
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Schedule – main deadlines
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• http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteiset/innovaatioprojekti/sche
dule.html
• Join Moodle forum of the course no later than 15.9.
• Create Demola profile and apply for projects 15.9.
• Project plan - 28.9.2011 – review after that.
• Reviews: October, November, December.
• Project report 31.12.2011.
• Final meeting in January.
• Training sessions, group work, and other project
activities.
http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteiset/innovaatioprojekti
Demola profile, project
applications
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• Create a Demola profile and apply for interesting
projects no later than 15.9.
• You may apply to different projects but you’ll be
selected to one project.
• In your profile/application tell your experiences,
wishes, language (if you can’t participate in an
English language project), etc.
• Course and Demola staff will inform you on your
project in the end of week 37.
http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteiset/innovaatioprojekti
Moodle
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• All UTA/SIS students must join course’s Moodle
forum.
• Forum name: SISYA200 Innovatioproject
• Key: SIS_inno2011
• All important course messages will be sent to the
“News” forum.
• Discussion forum can be used by everyone.
• Learning Diary is in the Moodle.
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Learning diary
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• Team member can follow the project development and
personal learning process.
• Teachers are able to see the challenges and progress of
students and projects.
• Only teachers have access.
• Writing learning diary is a compulsory course task.
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In Finnish or in English
Write an entry weekly (1-5 paragraphs)
Report working hours (+cumulative) and what you have done.
Tell your experiences, problems, project challenges,…
Weekly questions - Week 37: Describe your hopes and
expectations concerning the project.
– Last entry after team’s final meeting.
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Project blog
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• Project blog is a public web-based diary, where project team
publishes the current status of the project.
• Blog uses Demola’s platform for project’s.
• Regularity: Weekly – biweekly.
• It is important to bring out some key issues and challenges
concerning the current stage of the project.
• Team should divide the blogging so that each team member
will write the project blog at some point.
• Teams should report their working hours (total, not individual)
monthly in the blog (like: So far we have done work about 300
hours…).
• The project blog explains how the project is progressing in
general, while the learning diary is dealing with the each team
member's personal work.
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Problems in your project?
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• It is normal that when a group of people work together in a
technical project, there might be problems with
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Team members
Client
Technical devices
Etc.
• All teams should be able to solve “small problems” together,
but in case of serious problems, contact project supervisor
and Demola staff (by email, learning diary is not necessarily
very fast contact method).
• Tell about your project obstacles in review meetings and in
the project blog.
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Demola
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• http://www.demola.fi
http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteiset/innovaatioprojekti
Questions and answers?
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http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteiset/innovaatioprojekti