TJTS5604 IS1: Topical Course on Digital Services (JSS32) (5 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Faculty of Information Technology
Curriculum periods:
2023-2024

Description

This course focuses on digital service research on a selected topical area. This summer we focus on how to support sustainable consumption behavior with digital service innovations. The course is organized as a four-week intensive course as part of the 32nd Jyväskylä Summer School (JSS32). The course literature is based on 160+ digital innovation articles published at the proceedings of International Conference on Information Systems (2016-2022) and Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (2016-2022) and 120+ articles published in Journal of Service Research (2000-2022) on different aspects of service design, development, and innovation. The idea is to give the students a broad understanding of the digital service innovation research as a body of knowledge. The course will be given in an online/hybrid format. Content Outline:

Week 1
Online Group Meeting I: Developing the research idea | Mon 7th August

  • Introduction and group formation
  • How to structure the project, milestones, review work etc.
  • What is an interesting research idea for supporting sustainable consumption behavior with digital service innovations?

Online Group Meeting II: Reviewing the literature | Thu 10th August

  • How to review the literature package

Week 2
Online Group Meeting III: Writing the article | Mon 14th August

  • How to write up the article
  • Full speed on the write-up

Online Group Meeting IV: Using the peer review system | Thu 17th August

  • How to use the peer review system
  • Finishing the write-up

Independent group work

  • Submitting the article to the peer review system
  • Submit deadline Sun 20th August at 10:00 pm

Week 3
Independent individual work

  • Reading and reviewing the assigned papers by other students
  • Submit your peer reviews by Sun 27th August at 10:00 pm

Week 4
Independent group work

  • Revise the article according to the received reviews and submit to Moodle course site (for plagiarism check)
  • Submit your final version of the article by Sun 3rd September at 10:00 pm

Learning outcomes

  • After the course students will have good knowledge and understanding of the selected topical digital service research area.
  • Students are able to acquire knowledge and read critically relevant research articles in some of the leading academic journals and/or conference proceedings.
  • Students are able to apply the selected conceptual tools, models and/or methods to develop a research essay on the given topic.

Description of prerequisites

This course assumes that you have completed your bachelor’s studies and you are currently doing your master’s or doctoral studies. Preferably you have already done some courses in the area of digital services, but this is not a mandatory requirement.

Study materials

To be defined later.

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
The course will be given as an online/hybrid course. The course consists of four 2h meetings, but most of the work is to be done by student groups outside the meetings.
Evaluation criteria:
Grading scale 0-5. Assessment Methods and Criteria: Group project deliverable 80%. Research essay development, write up, and revision based on the received reviews. Individual Assignment 20%. Peer-reviewing of other students’ essays. Note 1: Please note that you need to have a passing mark for both the group assignment and the individual assignment. Otherwise, the student will fail the course. Note 2: If the student is late on submitting the assignment(s), individual or group, the student will fail that particular assessment of the course. Please see note 1 for requirements for passing the course.
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
Grading scale 0-5. Assessment Methods and Criteria: Group project deliverable 80%. Research essay development, write up, and revision based on the received reviews. Individual Assignment 20%. Peer-reviewing of other students’ essays. Note 1: Please note that you need to have a passing mark for both the group assignment and the individual assignment. Otherwise, the student will fail the course. Note 2: If the student is late on submitting the assignment(s), individual or group, the student will fail that particular assessment of the course. Please see note 1 for requirements for passing the course.
Language:
English
Study methods:

The course will be given as an online/hybrid course. The course consists of four 2h meetings, but most of the work is to be done by student groups outside the meetings.

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