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2015/2016  KAN-CCBLC1004U  Helsinki-Copenhagen Urban Challenge

English Title
Helsinki-Copenhagen Urban Challenge

Kursusinformation
Sprog Dansk
Kursets ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Valgfag
Niveau Kandidat
Varighed Et quarter
Starttidspunkt Forår
Tidspunkt Skemaet bliver offentliggjort på calendar.cbs.dk
Max. antal deltagere 15
Studienævn
Studienævnet for BSc og MSc in Business, Language and Culture, MSc
Kursusansvarlig
  • Sven Bislev - Institut for Interkulturel Kommunikation og Ledelse (IKL)
Primære fagområder
  • Innovation/Innovation
  • Interkulturelle studier/Intercultural studies
  • Statistik og kvantitative metoder/Statistics and quantitative methods
Sidst opdateret den 16/02/2016
Læringsmål
For at opnå karakteren 12 skal den studerende, med ingen eller få uvæsentlige mangler eller fejl, opfylde følgende læringsmål:
  • apply the concept of smart cities;
  • Identify and analyze relevant problems and challenges in relation to the theme of the course;
  • analyze and organize a multidisciplinary task and integrate different viewpoints;
  • effectively gather local data.
Forudsætninger for indstilling til prøven
Antal obligatoriske aktiviteter: 2
Obligatoriske godkendelsesopgaver (bedømmes godkendt/ikke godkendt)
Midterm project presentations in groups after the first two weeks.

Final project presentation after the four weeks of exchange to teachers and case company.
Prøve/delprøver
written product:
Prøvens ECTS 7.5
Prøveform Skriftligt produkt udarbejdet hjemme
Individuel eller gruppeprøve Individuel
Omfang af skriftligt produkt Max. 15 sider
Opgavetype Projektrapport
Varighed Skriftligt produkt afleveres på en fastsat dato og tidspunkt.
Bedømmelsesform 7-trins-skala
Bedømmer(e) En eksaminator
Eksamensperiode Forår
Syge-/omprøve
Samme prøveform som ved ordinær prøve
Beskrivelse af eksamensforløbet

Each student must deliver a individually written report reflecting on the process and outcome of their group projects
Kursets indhold, forløb og pædagogik
Course content and structure

The Helsinki-Copenhagen Urban Challenge is offered simultaneously by Copenhagen Business School and Aalto University. Students from both universities spend two weeks together in Helsinki and two weeks in Copenhagen. All students who attend the course are offered a student grant of 275 EURO. The course contents are innovative, practice-oriented and transdisciplinary. Student performance will be assessed according to learning objective specific to their home institutions.

 

Dates

The course will take place in Helsinki and Copenhagen. The dates are:

Helsinki: May 23th – June 3rd  

Copenhagen: June 6th – June17th 

 

Course Context

The vision of the Helsinki-Copenhagen Urban Challenge is to create a trans-disciplinary, cross-institutional, and cross-cultural learning experience for students, researchers, and practitioners. One of the core concepts in solving urban challenges is the concept of smart cities. By collecting and analyzing data from the physical environments and inhabitants, it is possible to improve sustainability and people’s everyday lives. Both Copenhagen and Helsinki meet the key requirements for a smart city in a number of ways. There is political vision and willingness to invest and research in smart cities and a strong culture of innovation. Big data is also available for public and private sectors.

 

Interdisciplinary collaboration is a key issue for smart cities. The Helsinki-Copenhagen Urban Challenge will explore the concept on smart cities and how it is being implemented in Helsinki and Copenhagen. It will also particularly study how parking is related to smart cities. It will offer students the opportunity to conduct a comparative examination of user and marketing studies with land use and transportation issues.

 

Course description

The course will consist of a number of interrelated tasks. The overall task will be to make a comparative analysis of the ways in which Helsinki and Copenhagen represent smart cities. The students will acquaint themselves with planning and the administrative context of both cities. By understanding the larger context of smart cities, and the ways in which the cities can promote a development towards smarter solutions, the students will engage in parking as a specific smart city question. The task for the students will be to create a business model for parking solutions in close collaboration with Enterlot Info Service (EIS). IBM, Denmark will act as a partner company and will show examples on smart city planning and usage of big data in urban governance and innovation from a multinational corporative point of view.

 

Course structure

The Helsinki-Copenhagen Urban Challenge proceeds during four weeks, including two weeks of exchange in Helsinki followed by two weeks in Copenhagen. The stay in Helsinki and Copenhagen is structured through lectures, company and site visits, group and field work, and project presentation. During the group work, students work on the specific course task. The groups will consist of cross-institutional teams. Participants are expected to take part in all planned activities, and help make the Helsinki-Copenhagen Urban Challenge a great experience for everyone, - both academically and culturally. Each student will hand in a final individual report one week after the course. 
Undervisningsformer
Teaching methods
Lectures, site visits, group work, field work, project presentations. The Helsinki-Copenhagen Urban Challenge programme is a total of four weeks, with two weeks in each partner city. Up to 15 students from each university (30 in total) will work together throughout the programme in mixed study groups across cultural and disciplinary backgrounds. The stays in Helsinki and Copenhagen are structured through lectures, seminars, site visits, individual study time, group work, and project presentations.

Participants are expected to take part in all planned activities, and help make the summer school a great experience for everyone, both academically and culturally.

The course will take place in Copenhagen and Hamburg. The dates are:
Helsinki: May 23rd – June 3rd
Copenhagen: June 6th – June 17th
Arbejdsbelastning
Lectures 60 timer
Site visits, group work, field work, project presentations 60 timer
Preparations 50 timer
Written report 40 timer
Yderligere oplysninger

Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements. However, we do provide a student travelling grant of 275 EURO per student. Apply by sending your résumé and Application Form to Coordinator Julie Jo Nygaard, jn.edu@cbs.dk. The deadline for applying is April 4th 2016. All applicants will be notified shortly hereafter.

 

Read more about the course, application procedure, and the Urban Challenge Programme on our website:   www.urbanchallengealliance.com   
Sidst opdateret den 16/02/2016