Circular Economy in Service Design 6 cr
Based on Novia UAS course pilot in 2019 Creator: Elina Vartama (Yrkeshögskolan Novia)
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Course Description of Circular Economy in Service Design
Elina Vartama
Novia University of Applied Sciences
Pilot Course at Novia UAS
• The course was piloted at Novia University Applied Sciences by Elina Vartama in Autumn 2019.
• Pilot implementation utilized blended learning approach including
• 4 face-to-face sessions in a classroom including
• quest lecture
• presentation from the commissioner
• presentations of the project work to the commissioner.
• Also tutoring sessions to support the project work were provided when needed as well as visits to the commissioner.
• Piloting learning platform was Moodle.
• The course was piloted by 57 business administration students.
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Contents of the Course
Following sections were included in the course:
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Introduction to Circular Economy, 2 cr
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Introduction to Service Design, 1 sp
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Project work with the circular economy theme, by utilizing
service design methods and tools, as team work, 3 cr
Novia UAS Pilot Schedule
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Learning Outcomes
After Circular economy in Service design course the student:
1. Is able to use service design process and methods in circular economy assignment given in the project part of the course.
2. Is able to use circular economy business models in practice.
3. Is able to develop customer-/user oriented services and products according to principles of circular economy.
4. Is able to use methods of service design in co-creation.
Summary of Course Assignments
Individual
assignments 50 %
Introduction to Circular Economy, 2 cr
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Sitra’s life style test and a report, scale pass/fail.
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A quiz on Moodle, scale 0-5.
Introduction to Service Design, 1 sp
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A report, scale pass/fail.
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A quiz on Moodle, scale 0-5.
Group assignments 50 %
Project, 3 cr
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Service design portfolio, scale 0 -5.
Evaluation • Self and grouppevaluation of the learning process and the project work
• Course feedback and evaluation of the pilot.
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References
• Stickdorn, M., Lawrence, A. and Hormess, M., Schneider, J. 2018.This is service design doing : applying service design thinking in the real world:
a practitioner's handbook.Canada: O'Reilly.
• Stickdorn M., HormessM., Lawrence A. & Schneider J. 2018. Service Design Doing Method Library. Online companion. Sebastopol: O’Reilly.
• Stickdorn, M., Schneider, J. 2012.This is service design thinking: basics, tools, cases: Netherlands: BIS Publishers.
• K.Ojasalo & al article. New Framework: Service Innovation Process grounded on Foresight and Service Design. 2015
• Circular Design Guide https://www.circulardesignguide.com
• Ellen MacArthur Foundation https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
• Design Forum: http://www.designforum.fi/assets/files/PDF/Ecodesign/EcoDesign_Sprint_esite_.pdf
• Futurice: https://leanservicecreation.com/material/LSC%20Handbook%201.82.pdf
• Circular Business – Collaborate and Circulate (Kraaijenhagen, van Oppen, Bocken)
• Circular Design Guide https://www.circulardesignguide.com
• Ellen MacArthur Foundation https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
• Sitra www.sitra.fi
• Osterwalder, A. & Pigneur, Yves. The Business Model Canvas. Viitattu 26.1.2020. https://strategyzer.com/canvas/value-proposition-canvas
• Service Design Ideadeck 2016.
