Study Guide

Location and time

The hackathon begins at 11 am on October 3rd and ends by 4 pm October 4th. The hackathon requires physical presence in Turku.

Materials

Some prereading will be provided by the assigner.

Teaching methods

A 2-day hackathon in blended groups with students from the business as well as the health and welfare program, both local and exchange students. The assignment is related to diversity, equity and inclusion work in companies and how it can be further enhanced through leadership. The students will use different collaborative methods during the days and in the end pitch their solutions to a jury.

Employer connections

The assignment is provided by an external party, deidei.co.

Exam schedules

In addition to the event, the students are required to write a reflection paper afterwards of appr. 3-4 pages, describing their learnings from the event.

International connections

The hackathon involves collaboration with students from different countries. The jurors also represent different nationalities.

Student workload

The total work amount equals 1 ECTS, i.e. approximately 27 hours.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The student will be graded 0-5 based on handed-in material (both group work and individual reflection).

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Not present during hackathon.
No reflection handed in.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Passive participation during event and low quality of reflection.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Active participation during event, good quality of reflection with some references to theory in the field, in addition to own insights.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Very active participation during event, high contribution to the result. High quality of reflection with several references to theory in the field, in addition to own insights.