INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDIES DEGREE PROGRAMME IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
JOUNI HUOTARI 2.9.2011 Degree Programme in IT (YII11S)
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• Short introduction of – ourselves – the courses and their schedule
• Taking photographs – Just for you and us (teachers): helps to recognize and
remember the connection between the name and the face
– If you do not attend the second part of the introduction, please inform Jouni
• Basic systems and practical arrangements • Free discussion
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCING OURSELVES
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• M.Sc. 1992, Ph.D. 2005
• Principal lecturer
• Project manager (SkyNEST project)
• Group manager; leader of the SW team in ICT
• Entrepreneur, coach
• Specialized for: – Project management
– Databases
– Information visualization
• e-mail: [email protected]
• http://homes.jamk.fi/~huojo/index_eng.htm
JOUNI HUOTARI
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• Name
• Your expectations & goals
• Optional
– Who your know from this group
– What do you do; day job (& company) or equivalent
YOUR BACKGROUND
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INTRODUCING COURSES
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2nd year studies 1st year studies
Elective Studies 5 cr
Professional studies 10 cr
Project management 5 cr
Elective studies 5 cr
Professional studies 10 cr
Product Lifecycle Management 5 cr
Product Data Management 5 cr
Advanced Technology 5 cr
Thesis 30 cr
E.g. Marketing and sales in
entrepreneurial context 5 cr
E.g. Growth and international
expansion strategies 5 cr
Part time studies for two years
http://www.jamk.fi/english/forstudents/studyguidemaster/degreeprogrammes/generaldescriptions
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Elective Studies 10 cr
Professional studies 20 cr
Project management 5 cr
Product Lifecycle Management 5 cr Product Data
Mgmt 5 cr
Advanced Technology 5 cr
Thesis 30 cr
E.g. Marketing and sales in
entrepreneurial context 5 cr
E.g. Growth and international
expansion strategies 5 cr
Full time studies for one year (September 2011 – August 2012)
http://www.jamk.fi/english/forstudents/studyguidemaster/degreeprogrammes/generaldescriptions
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COURSE OFFERING
• http://www.jamk.fi/koulutus/tutkinnot/ylemmat/informationtechnology
• http://www.jamk.fi/opiskelijoille/opinto-opasylempi/opintotarjonta
• Number of Credits: 5
• Type of Course: Compulsory Professional Studies
• Prerequisites: Experience of project work
• Objectives: To know the basic principles and methods of project selection, initiation, planning, follow-up and control, and closure. The perspective emphasizes the role of the project manager responsible for all the phases of the project life cycle. One specific objective is to be able to create and maintain a project management plan.
• Course Contents: Project selection, planning, implementation, management, control, closure and evaluation. The course focuses both on project leadership and management issues
• Course Material: Outlines of the slides, templates, examples, and other materials are located in the Optima learning environment.
• Schedule: http://homes.jamk.fi/~huojo/opetus/YIIP1100/
YIIP1100 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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1. Project management plan and its presentation: 40%
2. Exercises and assignments (including a self-assessment): 40%
3. Learning diary: 20 %
• Grading Scale: 0-5
• Implementation: Introduction, classroom-based lectures and laboratory work, intermediate checking of the project work, and the final seminar take place in the classrooms and computer laboratories
• The assignments including the project plan and exercises are returned to the Optima learning environment
ASSESSMENT
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OTHER COURSES
• YIIP1200 Product Lifecycle Management
• YIIP1300 Product Data Management
• YIIP1400 Advanced Technology
• YII20Z ELECTIVE STUDIES
• YIIZZ100 Master's Thesis – Introduce your topic ASAP (deadline: December 2011)
– Supervisor for the thesis must be arranged separately
• See ASIO for further details
• Students can select elective studies from e.g. – the entire selection of interdisciplinary elective master-level
courses of Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences
– the master-level course selection of other universities of applied sciences
– the selection of courses of equivalent level offered by universities and other higher education institutions
– E.g. http://www.it.jyu.fi/launchpad/
• Students must have their elective courses accepted as parts of their personal study plans by the head of programme in advance
ELECTIVE STUDIES
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BASIC SYSTEMS AND PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS
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• Collection of links: http://www.jamk.fi/opiskelijoille
• ASIO: https://webas.jypoly.fi:8885/pls/asio/amk
• Labranet: http://student.labranet.jamk.fi/
• GroupWise Webaccess: http://webaccess.jamk.fi/
• Webfile: http://webfile.jamk.fi/
• Optima: http://optima.jamk.fi/
• Helpdesk: http://oppimateriaalit.jamk.fi/helpdesk/
• Dictionary: http://mot.kielikone.fi/mot/jyvasamk/netmot.exe
BASIC SYSTEMS IN JAMK
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ASIO
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• “Lectures” on Friday afternoons (14.30-20) and Saturdays (9-15), once or twice a month (see schedule: http://homes.jamk.fi/~huojo/opetus/YII11S/)
• D410: normal classroom, D42x: computer class • Communication preferably via email (please inform if you
do not attend a class) • Teaching and discussions in English, unless we all decide to
use Finnish • Some lectures are broadcasted by using Adobe
ConnectPro,; log in to http://connect.jamk.fi/huojo if you want to attend the lesson remotely
• Mobile phones: silent; answering outside of the class room
PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS
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• http://optima.jamk.fi/ => http://kyvyt.fi/
RECOGNIZING PRIOR LEARNING
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QUESTIONS?
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• You’re on (not so candid) camera
SMILE
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