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2 Mast s Dg Pogamm in Futus Studis (FUTU) Th Finland Futus Rsach Cnt (FFRC) oganiss a two-ya Mast s Dg Pogamm in Futus Studis. Futus Studis is a nw mging fild of sach. As th futu dos not xist yt, th fild studis th futu pojctions of and discontinuitis in past tnds and cunt viws of th long-tm futu. Futus Studis is intstd in th pobabl futus, possibl futus and pfd futus. As an acadmic fild of sach, Futus Studis gnats knowldg of th ways and pocsss of how individuals and oganizations dal with th unctain futu. Typical sach qustions in th fild a focusd on th pistmology of knowldg about th futu, th mthodological dvlopmnt of futus studis tools and analyss of altnativ futus of a cla topic o a mo gnal thm. Futus Studis is an intdisciplinay fild, wh ath wid topics a analysd and th sults and appoachs of mo taditional disciplins mt. Th studnts will build up thi knowldg and skills in Futus Studis in a visionay and futus-ointd way. Studnts will lan to concptualiz ality and vnts in a multi-disciplinay and systmic way and to analys local phnomna, social dvlopmnt, and dcision-making pocsss in th light of global chang. Aft studying in th FUTU pogamm th studnts will b qualifid as xpts in futu businss and th businss of th futu. Th pogamm will admit appoximatly 20 studnts annually. Th application piod is Dcmb-Januay fo studis bginning in Sptmb. Mast s Dg Pogamm: Futus Studis (FUTU) 120 c Obligatoy Futus Studis couss Foundations of Futus Studis Scnaio Thinking Mast s Thsis Futus Cas Evaluation Futus Rsach Mthods Ethics of Futus Studis Optional advancd couss (9 c fom th following) Systms Thinking Statgic Fosight Futus Rsach Mthods in Pactic Global Challngs and Sustainabl Futus Changing Futus Thm Optional couss Ca Managmnt Oth studis Mino Languag and communication studis Mthodological studis 60 c 9 c 12 c 25 c 10 c 4 c

3 Cous Dsciptions * (Acadmic yas ) Foundations of Futus Studis 4 cdits Makku Wilnius Studnts a abl to xplain th oigins and dvlopmnt of th disciplin and know ky actos in th fild. Studnts a abl to distinguish vaious thois and appoachs of futus studis. Studnts a abl to diffntiat futus studis as an acadmic disciplin. Basd on lvatd awanss of futus studis, studnts can daw conclusions of a givn matial. of th cous is dividd into th pats which a: th histoy of futus thinking and sach, pincipal actos in th fild of futus studis and ky thois of futus studis. Th objctiv is to giv a boad ovviw to futus studis and challng studnts to undstand how futus studis a pat of acadmic disciplins. Moov, studnts bcom familia with diffnt appoachs and mthods of futus studis. Studnts will also lan though vaious xciss how futus studis a applid to scintific wok. Lctus 12 hous Wittn xam + xcis(s) 1 st ya autumn Study matials 1. Bll, Wndll, Foundations of futus studis: human scinc fo a nw a. Vol. 1, Histoy, puposs and knowldg. Nw Bunswick, Tansaction Publishs Bll, Wndll, Foundations of futus studis: human scinc fo a nw a. Vol. 2, Valus, objctivity and th good socity. Nw Bunswick, Tansaction Publishs Lombado, Thomas, Contmpoay Futuist Thought. Bloomigton, AuthoHous Masini, Elonoa, Why Futu Studis? London, Gy Sal Books Philosophical ssays of Knowldg of th Futu, ds. Malaska, Pntti; Masini, Elonoa, Futua 1/2009. Scnaio Thinking 4 cdits Sikka Hinonn Studnts a abl to apply th pincipls of scnaio building. Studnts a abl to idntify and valuat th dvlopmnt of tnds. Basd on nvionmntal scanning, studnts a abl to constuct scnaios. Studnts a abl to diffntiat btwn vaious classifications of scnaios and to us diffnt mthods citical to scnaio building. Th cous is dividd into fou pats. Th fist pat is scnaio thinking in th contxt of statgic dcision making. Th scond is how to gath data fo scnaio pocsss by using nvionmntal scanning, th futus whl mthod, cating futus tabl, finding wak signals and analyzing black swans and wild cads. Th thid pat consists of how to cat scnaios by assssing th impotanc and th lvl of unctainty by paticulaly xploing Shll scnaios to illustat th cas. Th fouth pat is how to mov fom scnaios to dcision making. Th objctiv of th cous is to povid studnts with sufficint thotical and pactical undstanding to us th scnaio appoach. This mans that studnts will go though an intnsiv laning pocss wh thy a challngd to us scnaio mthods in vaious cicumstancs. Lctus 10 hous Wittn xam + xcis(s) 1 st ya autumn Study matials 1. Ralston, Bill; Wilson, Ian, Th scnaio-planning handbook a pactition s guid to dvloping and using scnaios to dict statgy in today s unctain tims. Mason, Thomson South-Wstn Schwatz, Pt, Th at of th long viw: paths to statgic insight fo youslf and you company. Nw Yok, Cuncy Doublday (chapts on scnaios, dtails at th bginning of th cous). 3. Van D Hjdn, Ks, Scnaios: Th at of statgic convsation. Chichst, John Wily & Sons Millnnium pojct Futus Rsach Mthodology V3.0 cd 5. Scnaio mthod: Cunt dvlopmnts in thoy and pactic, ds. Wight, Gog; Cains, Gog; Badfild, Ron, Tchnological Fosight and Social Chang 80(4) Shll ngy scnaios to 2050 and cunt aticls and pots. * Subjct to chang

4 Ethics of Futus Studis 5 cdits Katiina Siivonn, Matti Minkkinn Studnts a abl to analyz th connctions btwn thics and futus studis. Moov, studnts a abl to valuat th vaious thical dimnsions of futu dvlopmnts. Paticulaly with tchnology fosight and assssmnt, studnts a capabl of discning th thical impacts of vaious tchnological applications. Cous givs comphnsiv account on th thical dimnsions of futus studis fom th point of viw of th philosophy of scinc. Cous will dal with two thms: th citical thical issus of futus studis, and how a pactition should follow thos thical pincipls in his/h wok. Lctus 10 h, goup discussions Wittn xam + ssay 1 st o 2 nd ya autumn Study matials 1. Bll, Wndl, Foundations of futus studis: human scinc fo a nw a Vol.2, Valus, objctivity and th good socity. Nw Bunswick, Tansaction Publishs Philosophical ssays of Knowldg of th Futu, ds. Malaska, Pntti; Masini, Elonoa, Futua 1/ A collction of aticls. Futus Rsach Mthods 8 cdits Pti Tapio Studnts a abl to intgat diffnt mthods into futus sach. Studnts a capabl of building a pactical cas using vaious mthods and build a comphnsiv account of givn sach itms. This cous povids a in-dpth mthodological account of futus studis. Th cous will b dividd into vaious pats. Th quantitativ pat consists of mthods, such as th xtapolation of tim-sis and mathmatical modlling. Th scond pat focuss on how to us xpt opinions in fosight activitis as wll as how to fomulat qustions fo a Dlphi panl. Th thid pat covs hoizon scanning, wak signals and xvnts. Studnts will b challngd to us ths mthods in vaious fictional and al cass. Th objctiv of th cous is to giv studnts a cla sns of how to apply vaious mthods in dsk-top sach as wll as in pactical wok situations. Th cous citiqu will b oganizd as a communicativ futus wokshop. Lctus 22 h Th final gad of th cous consists of two pats. An ssay of a mthod (75%) and activity on lctus and/o goup assignmnts and xciss basd on th lctus, litatu and supplmntay matial (25%). 1 st ya sping Study matials 1. Dlphi Mthod. Tchniqus and Applications, ds. Linston, Haold; Tuoff, Muay Updatd wbbasd vsion Futus Rsach mthodology: vsion 3.0, Th Millnium Pojct Washington Tapio, P.; Höj, M.; Svnflt, Å.; Vaho, V. Exploing th spac of altnativs. Huistics in sustainability scnaios. In: Huutonimi, K. & Tapio, P. (Eds.), Tansdisciplinay Sustainability Studis. A Huistic Appoach. Routldg, London Vaho, V.; Huutonimi, K. Envisioning solutions. Expt dlibation on nvionmntal futus. In: Huutonimi, K. & Tapio, P. (Eds.), Tansdisciplinay Sustainability Studis. A Huistic Appoach. Routldg, London A collction of aticls. Systms Thinking Makku Wilnius 6 cdits Studnts mast th diffnt paadigms of systms thinking and a abl to link thm with futus studis. Thy a capabl of conncting altnativ futus assssmnt with systmic appoach and analysis. Th cous is dividd into two pats. Th fist pat is appoachs, paadigms and mthodologis of systms thinking. Exploing how systmic appoach incopoats th study of lations and intactions btwn lmnts, componnts, constitunts and classs. Undstanding th systmic chaactistics nabl to modl thm in a way that dscibs th systm as a whol.

5 Th scond pat focuss on th slf-oganizing natu of dynamic and complx dvlopmnts. Studnts bcom acquaintd with undstanding th gowing complxity of systms, paticulaly social systms. In this gad th fiv citical concpts of autopoisis will b clos xamind: fa fom quilibium, nthopy, itation, bifucation and tim. Th objctiv of th cous is to lan ky concpts and mthods of systms thinking and how to apply thm in futus studis. Lctus 8h Paticipation in classoom wok + ssay 1 st ya sping Study matials 1. Ståhl, Pijo, Th dynamics of slf-nwal: A systms-thinking to undstanding oganizational challngs in dynamic nvionmnts. A. Bounfou (Ed.) Oganisational Capital: Modlling, masuing and contxtualizing. London, Routldg Laloux, Fdic, invnting oganizations, Bussls, nlson Pak Rowly, Robin; Rovns, Josph, Oganiz with chaos. Managmnt Books 2000 Ltd Ball, Philip, Citical mass: how on thing lads to anoth. Nw Yok, Faa, Staus and Gioux Madows, Donlla, Thinking in systms a pim. Chlsa Gn publishing Statgic Fosight 6 cdits Makku Wilnius Studnts a abl to lat statgic fosight as an intgal pat of statgic activitis of copoations. Studnts know how to apply futus studis in statgic pocsss in copoations. Thy a abl to idntify th spcific ol fosight activitis play in th copoation and thy a capabl of qustioning convntional statgic thinking. Th objctiv is to mak studnts undstand how to apply futus thinking fo statgic activitis in copoat nvionmnt. Studnts a givn cass to undstand how systmatic futus thinking nabls copoations to incas thi comptitivnss. Excusion to a company. Lctus 16h Wittn xam + xcis(s) 1 st ya sping Study matials 1. Hins, Andy; Bishop, Pt, Thinking about th futu: guidlins fo statgic fosight. Washington, Social Tchnologis o updatd wb-basd vsion. 2. Wilnius, Makku; Kuki, Sofi, Sufing th sixth wav. FFRC Book 10/ Hiltunn, Elina, Fosight and Innovation: How companis a coping with th futu. Palgav Macmillan A collction of aticls and pots. Futus Cas Evaluation 8 cdits of study Study matials Katiina Siivonn Studnts a abl to compa vaious cass basd on futus sach mthods. Studnts a abl to citically valuat givn cass by dawing conclusions and stuctuing th logics and contnts. Studnts a abl to wok as a goup in th valuation pocss. Studnts a capabl to valuat and summaiz futus cass fom th bginning to th conclusions. This cous will giv studnts ability to apply futus studis mthods in vaious cas studis. Studnts will b povidd matial of diffnt cas studis don at th Finland Futus Rsach Cnt such as futu of scuity, gn ca, hybid oganisations, ual statgy, tanspot, food, and global futus map. On th basis of ths as wll as oth givn additional matial studnts will mak a cas study of a givn topic in goups. Lctus 16h, goup wok Wittn xam + xcis(s) 1 st ya autumn A collction of cunt pots and aticls.

6 Futus Rsach Mthods in Pactic 6 cdits Sofi Kuki Studnts a abl to cogniz how diffnt mthods of futus studis a applid in gional and national fosight activitis. Studnts a abl to suggst and choos appopiat mthods fo a givn topic and contxt. This cous focuss on govnmntal, gional and national fosight pocsss. Studnts a instuctd on how to us vaious mthods. Cas studis of compltd national o gional fosight including th following mthods (wokshop, Dlphi, cativ paticipatoy futus dsign, tchnology fosight and oad mapping, gam simulation). Lctus 12 h, Indpndnt wok Wittn xam + ssay 1 st ya sping Study matials 1. Schwatz, Pt, Th at of th long viw: paths to statgic insight fo youslf and you company. Nw Yok, Cuncy Doublday Govnmnt fosight pot on long-tm climat and ngy policy: towads a lowcabon Finland. Hlsinki, Pim Minist s Offic Publications Futus Rsach mthodology: vsion 3.0, Th Millnium Pojct Washington Collction of aticls and fosight pots. Global Challngs and Sustainabl Futus 6 cdits of study Jyki Luukkann Studnts a abl to analys diffnt tnds of global dvlopmnt and thi lation to th diffnt dimnsions of sustainabl dvlopmnt. Thy a abl to analys th global divs of th tnds and thi impacts on futus dvlopmnt. Thy a abl to study th global souc us and latd dvlopmnt and sustainability challngs. Studnts a also abl to valuat vaious altnativ ffots to dal with ths poblms. Ky global challngs and thi citical tnds a xamind by tnd and colation analyss. Exciss concning analysis of Impact Population Afflunc Tchnology (IPAT) typ lations associatd with diffnt dimnsions of sustainability. Studnt study dcomposition analysis and us of Advancd Sustainability Analysis (ASA) appoach in th valuation. Rsouc and oth poductivity masus and th long tm challngs of globalization a xamind as wll as thi linkags on nvionmnt and povty issus. Lctus 24h, Goup Wok Wittn xam + xcis(s) 1 st and 2 nd ya sping Study matials 1. Th Post Cabon Rad: Managing th 21st Cntuy s Sustainability Ciss, ds. Hinbg, Richad; Lch, Danil, Haldsbug, Watshd Mdia Hndn, Robt, A, Ecological Numacy. Quantitativ Analysis of Envionmntal Issus. Hobokn, Wily A collction of aticls to b dfind at th bginning of th cous. Changing Futus Thm 3 o 6 cdits Study matials Makku Wilnius Studnts will futh thi knowldg of cunt tnds in futus sach, thois and actos in th fild. Cunt futus cous (not aangd vy ya) on intnational o domstic issus. Studnts will paticipat th cous of a givn thm, ad qustd matials and poduc a pot. Lctus + xcis(s) Wittn xam + ssay Collction of books and aticls, will b dfind accoding to thm.

7 Ca Managmnt 2 cdits Study matials Johanna Käki Th aim of th cous is to dvlop undstanding of futus ointation, psonal futus and psonal ca managmnt. Th studnts will dvlop and divsify thi skills in multidisciplinay poblm solving, tamwok and pofssional skills. Thy will lan to cogniz and cat oppotunitis basd on acquid knowldg and xpincs. Th studnts will lan how to tansf thi thotical knowldg into skills. Th studnts will dvlop thi pofssional skills by th us simulations, assignmnts and commissions. h cous consists of psonal futus ointation, ca simulation and planning. A wok-lif simulation tool is usd to suppot psonal futus planning both in ointation and kick-out sssions. Th studnts will hav th oppotunity to tak pat in vaious pojcts that giv thm oppotunitis to wok with al-lif cass, assignmnts and commissions. Paticipation in cous ointation and kick-out sssions, potfolio. Th studnts will b xpctd to paticipat in th cous ointation and a minimum of on oth modul. Th studnts will collct a potfolio fom th wok concludd thoughout th cous. Th potfolio will consist of: all of th wok concludd duing th cous, psonal flctions, a cntly updatd plan that analyss th studnt s possibilitis to pusu thi pogam latd ca and th pots of th wok-lif simulations don duing th cous. Th potfolio will b tund to th pogam coodinato. 1 st and 2 nd ya Aticls and oth matial dfind by th contact psons. Mast s Thsis Pti Tapio, Makku Wilnius 30 cdits Studnts a abl to poduc a scintific pot basd on futus studis mthodologis. Studnts a abl to fomulat a sach poblm and giv agumnts to suppot thi hypothsis. Th mast s thsis is a mandatoy quimnt fo th Mast of Ats dg. Th aim of th piod of study ddicatd to th thsis pocss is to povid th studnt with th ncssay tools fo locating scintific infomation and applying it in od to find a solution to a sach poblm. Bfo stating wok with th mast s thsis th studnt must hav compltd sufficint amount of studis in Futus Studis in od to b abl to indpndntly choos th focus aa of th thsis. Woking with mast s thsis taks two tms. At its bst, th mast s thsis is a poductiv and advancd study in th poblmatics of a spcific subjct matt. Th pocss involvs a st numb of compulsoy smina goup mtings, sinc a fundamntal pat of th laning pocss is th oal psntation of on s wok and th ability to discuss th woks of oths. Th studnts can b xcusd fom attnding th smina mtings only und spcial cicumstancs, and th non-attndancs hav to b compnsatd. Compnsation wok has to b confimd with th tach bfohand. Onc th thsis wok is complt and bound, th studnt is quid to tak a matuity ssay. Th ssay must b takn in conjunction with th mast s dg. Fo studnts whos tuition is givn in English, th matuity ss dmonstats th studnt s command of th subjct aa covd by th thsis. Lctus + xcis(s) Thsis/Disstation

8 Th futu is catd today Th Mast s Dg Pogamm in Futus Studis is dsignd to ducat fosight xpts who hlp oganisations to hanss futu oppotunitis and avoid unncssay isks. Th pogamm tains studnts to bcom pofssionals who a comptnt to choos fom vaious mthods whn facing a paticula dvlopmnt challng. Th studnts will gt a vsatil toolkit to implmnt fosight thinking fo th bnfit of a givn oganisation. Thy will qualify to a wid aay of xpt positions in th statgic/fosight units of pivat companis o public institutions. Fosight xpts a found fo xampl in govnmntal offics, pivat companis and acadmic sach cnts. Th pogamm also svs as an xcllnt basis fo building a consultant businss. Th pogamm includs plnty of hasal, cas-studis and al-lif xpincs on using fosight mthodology, anging fom quantitativ and qualitativ mthods to innovativ and cativ futus dsign tchniqus. Th studnts will bcom visionay thinks with a futus ointd stat of mind. Futus studis is uniqu and diffnt fom mainstam pogamms. Th couss includ intsting pojcts wh you can apply you knowldg in pactic. Tinsh Champani, U.K. Th pogamm povids m with th possibility to not only add a futus focus to my own ducational backgound, but also to wok in multidisciplinay tams and gain xpinc in coping with poblm solving. Nina Jntl, Austia I am happy to b taining as a futuist bcaus I hav alizd th impotanc of futus consciousnss in planning, dcision making and vn in vyday lif. Matins Kwazma, Nigia Th pogamm is un by th Finland Futus Rsach Cnt, which is th only acadmic futus sach oganization in Finland and th biggst in th Nodic countis. Th Cnt is spcializd in futus studis and fosight. Th mast s dg pogamm utilizs th soucs, connctions and psonnl of th Cnt to povid studnts with a comphnsiv, multidisciplinay and pactical ducation in th fild of futus studis. CONTACT INFORMATION Mast s Dg Pogamm in Futus Studis Finland Futus Rsach Cnt Tuku School of Economics, Univsity of Tuku FI Tuun yliopisto, Finland Tl futu@utu.fi Mast of Ats Duation: 2 acadmic yas (120 ECTS) Languag of instuction: English Majo: Futus Studis Mino: Economic Sociology, Entpunship, Managmnt and Oganisation o Sustainabl Dvlopmnt Fo application quimnts and pocdu as wll as mo dtails on th cuiculum, plas visit: Fo all intnational Mast s Dg Pogamms availabl at th Univsity of Tuku, plas s: