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The course is targeted at JYU, JAMK and FORTHEM students. All students in master’s degree programmes and especially international master’s degree programmes at the Ģ��ֱ�� and students in bachelor's degree programmes in JAMK University of Applied Sciences who are looking for specialization studies can apply for the course. Preliminary information (recommendation): Intermediate studies in the major subject.

Next Team&Client Project Course will start in February 2026! Deadline for the course applications is 18th January.

The Team&Client Project Course starts in period 3 and last for 3 months. ECTS credits will be determined by the working hours spent on the project work. In order to complete the course, you must be able to work for the project at least 10 hours per week. Workload will be higher in the beginning of the course, altogether about 135 hours. 

Timetable Spring 2025 

- Project management pre-assignment by Feb 2nd  
- Introductory lectures Feb 3rd-4th at 14.15-17.45 
- Project implementation 
- Mid-term meeting March 20th at 14.15-15.45 
- Closing seminar on April 24th at 14.15-15.45

In the application form, we ask you to describe briefly: who you are, what competencies you have, what new things you would like to learn, and why you wish to participate in a multicultural business project? Based on the applications, the students selected to the course will also be divided into student teams to carry out the projects. It is therefore worthwhile to invest in filling out the application form and express your own competences and interests clearly. Nearly always there are more applicants to this course than what can be taken in, so you should point out credibly why you, in particular, would be an excellent choice!

NB: You should not register for the course yourself in Sisu. Students selected to the course will be added to the course in Sisu by course coordinators. The student selection for the course will be communicated on Wed 22nd, Jan 2025.

The course coordinators arrange students into teams so that the members will have relevant and applicable competence with regard to each client’s assignment. The selection criteria arise from the preliminary assignment defined by the client, the competences needed to fulfill it, and possible other wishes of the client. The clients may be, for example, local companies, associations and public sector organisations. The teams can influence the orientation of the assignments according to their own competences and interests. Your own team and the project guidelines will be specified at the beginning of the course.

The study module includes:

• A preliminary assignment and a personal writing task
• Introductory lectures, two days (compulsory attendance)
• Project implementation and active participation in project work (team plans the timetable with client)
• Team’s joint writing tasks: project plan, interim and final report
• Midterm project meeting (compulsory attendance)
• Final seminar (compulsory attendance)
• Guidance discussions with the Coach-Teacher scheduled separately
• Meetings with the client scheduled separately

Preliminary assignments, initial lectures, launching the project = 1 ECTS, carrying out the project = 4 ECTS. Required attendance rate 80%. You will get the preliminary assignment upon receiving the notification about your admittance to the course. Be prepared to do the assignment before the course starts!

• You will have an opportunity to gain unique work experience of expert work
• You will have a chance to apply your current competences in various work tasks
• You will get a better insight as regards what kind of work tasks your education is applicable to
• You will learn to recognize and market your own expertise
• Your project management skills will improve
• Your networks will grow larger and you will get to learn new things from students in other fields
• You will receive a project certificate, which you can use when seeking a job

After completing the course you will be able to:

• Identify your competence in project-based and multicultural teamwork
• Know the principles of the project work
• Work as a member in a project team
• Set goals, prepare project plan, assess time-management and workloads, implement project and present its results to the client and peer group