At least a passing grade on the courses:

• Professional Interpersonal Communication in Computer Science and Media Technology
• Designing and Evaluating Innovation
• Prototyping Technologies

Alternative, at least passing grad on the courses

• Professional Interpersonal Communication in Computer Science and Media Technology
• Innovation and Strategic Thinking
• Prototyping Media Technology

The course is part of the main field of computer science and may be included in the degree requirements for a master’s degree in computer science.

The course is alternatively part of the main field of media technology and may be included in the degree requirements for a master's degree in media technology.

The purpose of the course is to prepare the student for professional work based on previously acquired knowledge. The student develops insight into and practical experience of what it is like to lead and work in an innovation project that focuses on a real-world challenge without a specified solution.

Each student is involved in one or more projects and trains and develops their teamwork skills, as well as increases their awareness of how to jointly develop innovative and successful products.

The student also chooses an area for deepening their knowledge and communicates this knowledge to relevant stakeholders.

Knowledge and understanding
After completing the course, the student should be able to demonstrate:
1. knowledge and understanding of what is required to participate in and manage an innovation project, including, for example, social relations, conflict management and leadership.
2. advanced knowledge and understanding in one of the areas relevant to the programme.

Skills and abilities
To pass the course, the student must demonstrate:
3. ability to critically and creatively assess and manage complex situations with limited information
4. skill and ability to apply appropriate methods and tools to construct a needs- and target group-oriented solution to a real-life challenge
5. ability to clearly present and discuss their conclusions orally and in writing, in dialogue with different groups
6. skill and ability to plan, implement, lead and evaluate innovation processes in a team within given timeframes
7. ability to identify and communicate an interesting area of specialisation within one of the areas relevant to the programme, while identifying and applying relevant research in relation to the area of specialisation.

Judgement and approach
After completing the course, the student should demonstrate the ability to:
8. make judgements and address relevant scientific, societal and ethical aspects
9. make judgements and address economic, ecological and social sustainability
10. reflect on their role and development in relation to the process, methods, team and solution
11. identify their need for further knowledge and take responsibility for their knowledge development.

The course consists of a few lectures/workshops/seminars, as well as independent work, project work and supervision.

Grading is based on oral and written examination, including active participation, throughout the following components:

• Project work – 10 credits – UA – examines learning outcomes 1, 3-6 and 9
• Reflection assignment – 2,5 credits – UA – examines learning outcomes 1, 5, 10, 11
• Specialisation assignment – 2,5 credits – UA – examines learning outcomes 2, 5, 7, 12

Requirement for a passing final grade (A-E): a passing grade on every course component.

The final grade is weighted in accordance with:

• Project work: 1
• Reflection assignment: 1
• Specialisation assignment: 1

The student is expected to revisit literature from their previous courses in the programme and to independently search and select relevant literature for the different assignments within the course.

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format.

The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.