Study university: Åbo Akademi
Emerging technologies & ecosystems
The course introduces the students to emerging technologies, their characteristics, and their potential to create new business and shape markets. During the course, the students learn about disruptive contexts in which technology spurs development, such as wireless communication technologies (5G, 6G), the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous solutions, as well as…
Nanomaterials in energy technology
The course will focus on state-of-the-art nanostructured materials for sustainable energy production/storage applications such as solar cells, water splitting, batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen storage. Course contents The focus of the course is to give insight into the state-of-the-art nanostructured materials used for various energy production/storage applications (including photovoltaic cells, water splitting, batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen…
Introduktion till informationsteknologi (MOOC)
Digitaliseringen påverkar alla samhällsområden genom att förändra strukturer, processer och arbetssätt. Målet med den här MOOC-kursen är att ge insyn i IT och dess betydelse för digitaliseringen. Kursen lämpar sig för alla som är nyfikna på vad informationsteknologi är, och också för personer som funderar på vidare studier i IT. Lärandemål Under kursen får du…
Energy transition and climate neutrality
The global transition to climate neutrality and a more sustainable energy supply means that net emissions of greenhouse gases will be gradually reduced. The demand to be able to estimate carbon footprints for energy carriers, processes, products and companies has therefore increased. The aim of the course is to become more familiar with both scientific…
Introduktion till marknadsföring
Marknadsföringskunnande stöder både försäljning, innovationsprocesser och strategi i företag. Kursen introducerar dej till vad marknadsföring är, vilka de centrala begreppena är, och hur du kan använda dem i en kontext där din uppgift är att tolka och förstå kundbeteende. Kursinnehåll Målet med kursen är att introducera studenterna till grundläggande begrepp, principer, teorier och modeller inom…
Perspectives on international markets
Course contents The overarching aim of the course is to broaden your understanding of international business markets. We start with how firms and networks of firms can act to enter and shape international markets. Then we focus on how their efforts to do so enmesh with the interests of different stakeholders and with external dynamics…
Entrepreneurship and market creation
On this course, you will learn about business opportunity identification and increase your knowledge on how markets are created and shaped, how they evolve and develop, and which implications they have for business actors. You will also train your skills in turning business ideas into business models. Course contents Digitalisation, new technologies, products and service…
Entrepreneurship – the art, science and plain vanilla
This course provides an introductory overview of the knowledge and skills needed for the identification, evaluation, and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities in a variety of circumstances. Over the course, we will expand the definition of an entrepreneur beyond what we typically consider an entrepreneur (i.e., a person who starts and/or runs a business) to include…
Development of digital services
Digitalisation is a trend that is radically changing the way we do business. With this trend, digital services design is becoming a key business skill. On this course, you will learn to design digital services from identifying new revenue opportunities to changing whole business models. Course contents Learning outcomes Students will learn to Course material…
Industrial value creation
The goal of the course is to provide an overview of the changing premises for value creation on industrial markets and the various means to create, deliver and capture value based on these premises. We use the business model concept to understand how industrial companies can meet changing demands, contribute to and cease new opportunities…