Programmet vid Tekniska högskolan (Helsingfors)

FIF-studierna:

• I Sverige läser man cirka 30 sp
• Och sedan i Finland:Obligatoriska, minst en av och valbara kurser (kolla följande tabell)
• Programmets totala omfattning är 60 sp enligt nya examensstrukturen.
  

Extra program:

• Välkomst- samt avskedslunch
• Exkursioner
• Bastukvällar
• Vinsmakningskväll
• Julfest tillsammans med äldre fif:are
• Kulturafton (museibesök och teater)
• torsdagskvällarna på restaurang Karl XII (fiffare 2000), Teatteri & Tiger på vecko-slutena (fiffare 2001), Helmi på lördagar (fiffare 2002) och annat program som deltagarna själva hittar på

Studierna (följ linkarna för närmare kursinfo):

Obligatoriska kurser

TU-22.1302 Quality Management (3 sp)

The course provides an introduction to the theoretically grounded practice of quality management. Topics to be discussed are: Statistical Process Control (SPC), Problem solving and continuous improvement, Quality systems, ISO 9000-2000, Excellence models - The European Quality Award.

Instructor:prof. Paul Lillrank

T-86.5160 Datateknik inom produktionen, speciella frågeställningar: Prestationsmätning (5-10 sp)

Alla de olika utvecklingsprogram som industrin idag satsar på - Lean Production, TQM, Concurrent Engineeering, JIT, Kai-zen, The five S´s, Business Process Reengineering, Agility, Enterprise Integration osv. - bygger på prestationsmätning (PM). Mätning visar var man står och sporrar till ökad prestation för att uppnå målsättningen. Seminariet behandlar olika utvecklingsprogram samt därmed sammanhörande mätteknik. Seminariearbetena består till största delen av praktiska projekt som utförs hos företag.

Kursansvarig: prof. Matti Hämäläinen, prof. emer. Hans Andersin

T-86.5141 Enterprise Systems Architecture (4 sp)

The objective of the course is to give an overall view of the use of information technology in industrial enterprises, with emphasis on the use of computing in various product processes (new product development, customer order satisfaction) and their main support processes (marketing, material processes, etc.). The course covers topics which are deemed relevant for this purpose, including: product and process modelling, product data management, architectures of industrial information systems, integration technologies and future directions.

Instructor: Timo Itälä, Matti Hämäläinen, Yong Han

Valbara kurser

Minst en av kurserna markerade med *:

*TU-22.1307 Introduction to Services L II  (4 sp)

Contents: Service systems and processes are discussed in terms of modelling, analysis, and management. Service business and revenue models are included.

Objective: The course provides an introduction to service production systems.
Exercise: Short examination based on the lectures and the reading package. The examination will be held during some of the lectures. Active participation in the seminar sessions. Students should prepare a learning diary or other written summary of what they perceive as the core issues learned.

Instructor: prof. Paul Lillrank

*TU-22.1425 Advanced Project-based Management (3 sp)

Application of project management procedures and methodologies in organizations. Processes and their management in professional organizations. Project-based business and project portfolio management. Focus is on deepening and on the practical application aspect project-based management. Different project types and industry specific approaches and applications.

Instructor:prof. Karlos Artto

* TU-22.1441 Project Marketing and Customer Management II ( 5 sp)

The course discusses the project sales process together with the concept of project sales and marketing. The concepts of customer, market, value, and quality as the technical quality of artefacts vs. the interactive quality of negotiated preferences are included. Relationship management and buying and selling in different industries with regard to cultural contexts are important topics discussed. Empirical cases highlight current practices related to these areas.

Instructor:Jaakko Kujala

Välj bland följande kurser så att det blir totalt minst 30sp

Tfy-56.4311 Nya energitekniker (5 sp)

OBS! Kursen föreläses på finska.

Graduate course dealing with: trends in renewables, technical solutions, dynamics of emerging technologies, limits to growth, biomass, wind, solar, hydrogen.

Instructor: prof. Peter Lund

Kon-41.4002 Produktutvecklingsprojekt (10 sp)

Content: The students work in teams of roughly 10 members. Each team is carrying out a particular product development project, based on industry needs. The teams work out a detailed project plan, including budget and resource plans. The idea is to apply all the adequate skills learned through the studies in practise. The principles of systematical and integrated product design should be followed and applicable methods and tools should be used (e.g. creative teamworking, QFD, Value engineering, DFMA etc.). In every project, a functional prototype, or suchlike should be manufactured.

Kursen föreläses på engelska period 1-4

Instructor: prof Kalevi Ekman

Tu-91.2015 Advanced Case-Seminar in Strategy (3-5 sp)

OBS! Det finns endast 25 platser på kursen. Se kursens hemsida för anmälningsinstruktioner!

The course will be organized as an intensive course during September and October, and completion of the course will require mandatory attendance in all seminar sessions (with only very limited room for exceptions).

Strategic management is one of the most demanding disciplines to study and to master. It cannot be learned solely by browsing through theories. The Advanced Case-Seminar in Business Strategy brings in an integrated view on issues that you have learned about strategic management with real life problems in various administrative situations. The cases are instructed by experienced top management consultants and academicians, as well as managers from cutting-edge industrial enterprises.

Students taking the course will develop their capabilities in analytical problem solving, especially in the context of business strategy, their communication skills, as well as their skills to work in a multinational group.

Instructor: prof. Tomi Laamanen

TU-91.2005 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (SMOTI) (5 sp)

This course is designed to provide students with practical skills for the analysis, design, and implementation of firm-level technological and innovation strategies. Upon completion of the course, the student should have gained a good understanding of: nature of technology and technological development, drivers and dynamics of technological development and innovation, types of innovation and their impact on firm performance, technology strategy and how it impacts firm performance, how firms’ technological environments shape their strategic choices, nature of planning in technology-intensive sectors, and national technology and innovation policy and how it links with firm-level activity.

Instructor: Robin Gustafsson

Tu-91.2003 New Venture Development (3 sp)

Entrepreneurship involves innovative and creative thinking, proactive and risk-taking behaviour on the part of individuals, and is centrally concerned with the identification and exploitation of business opportunities. Entrepreneurship, thus, is best viewed as a process, which brings people, opportunities, and resources together in ways that create value for customers, shareholders, and society as a whole. The insights gained from this course are widely applicable to many different business contexts.

Instructor: Peter Kelly