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Table 3 Course program of the EARTH design
Week | (1) Course curriculum | (2) Learning goals | (3) Triple helix actors | (4) Action research and mixed methods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Introduction to the course themes and the EARTH design. Examples of former student projects in the course. Students test DISC and team roles for team building. | The student is able to understand the theories and context for the IPT course and discuss different types of innovative ideas based on concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. | Teacher Students | Teacher: observation notes on interactions in own course Quantitative survey |
2 | Students create competence cards. Theories of effectuation and competence-based innovation. Entrepreneur discusses results from DISC and team role tests. | The student is able to identify and describe different types of competencies originating from education and from daily life. | Teacher students researcher + entrepreneur | Researcher: observation notes on interactions between students and entrepreneur |
3 | Team building, team roles, idea development based on innovation theory and competencies in team. Challenges from organizations (presentations). | The student is able to develop ideas in teams based on competencies. | Teacher Students Researcher +Person[s) from external organization w/challenge | Researcher: observation notes on teams working with organizational challenges |
4 | Focus on team roles and teamwork; expectations, values, competencies, and ideas. Student instructors present own innovation project. | The student is to able to understand aspects of teamwork and team roles and to discuss how the team proceeds in order to perform. | Instructors Students Researcher | Researcher: observation notes on interactions |
5 | Each student team must choose their innovation project. Academy presents business model canvas, and cases are analyzed in exercises together with the entrepreneur. | The student is able to evaluate ideas and criteria for choosing valuable idea | Teacher students + entrepreneur + academy | Teacher: observation notes on interactions in own course |
6 | Focus on business and project plans. Academy presents practices on business plans. Project management and exercises. | The student is able to evaluate and plan for the realization of ideas. | Teacher, students, researcher + academy | Researcher: observation notes on interactions |
7 | Market analysis, surveys, and interview for customer and user analysis. Network relations. Students' midterm evaluation on the course | The student is able to do research on ideas and to contact relevant people and organizations in order to collaborate. | Teacher students researcher + entrepreneur | Researcher observation notes on interactions |
8 | Student instructors have workshops with each student team | The student is able to discuss ideas and receive feedback from experienced students | Instructors Students Researcher | Instructors guide teams. Researcher: interviews 35 teams |
9 | Economy and resources, fundraising, making budgets. Seminar on startup processes and business by Public Support organization. | The student is able to analyze the financial aspects of ideas as well as other forms of resources. | Teacher students + public support organization | Teacher: observation notes on interaction in own course |
10 | Realization and organization. Student teams peer-review another team’s project. Entrepreneur gives feedback. | The student is able to see how to exploit ideas and to discuss other ideas. | Teacher students + entrepreneur | Teacher: observation notes on own course interactions. |
11 | Communication of ideas and projects, planning, marketing. Startup organization presents on pitching. | The student is able to present and pitch ideas and to plan communication and marketing aspects of ideas. | Teacher Students +Startup organization | Teacher observation notes on own course interactions |
12 | Teams finish writing plans. Instructors have workshops with teams. Students create competence card version2. Course Evaluation. | The student is able to finish the written plan for the idea and to evaluate on new competencies generated from the course experiences. | Instructors Students Researcher | Researcher: observation notes on interactions Quantitative survey repeated |
13 | Teams pitch projects course competition with student opponents. Entrepreneur and instructors judge. End Evaluation | The student is able to present and pitch ideas in teams and to review other ideas. | Teacher students instructors + entrepreneur | Researcher: observation notes on interactions |