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IWZV0200 - Road to Hackathon (Spring 2021 and 2022)

Course information

Course name Road to Hackathon
Course code IWZV0200
Teacher(s) @huojo and LauriMa
Period Spring 2021 and spring 2022
No. Implementations 1 (continuous)
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Why should I select this course?

Course prepares its students to participate a hackathon event. Hackathon brings students, universities and companies under the same roof for limited period. For a student it offers possibility to network with like-minded people, solve real-life problems and meet their future employee.

Course is co-curated by Lauri Mäkinen, who has won multiple categories in the biggest hackathons in Europe with his team. See e.g. https://www.jamk.fi/fi/Uutiset/2017/jamkin-it-opiskelijat-nappasivat-voiton-junction-2017-hackathonissa/

Following topics are discussed during the course

  1. Why participate a hackathon
  2. Team and roles
  3. Design thinking
  4. Technologies and environments
  5. Storytelling/pitching
  6. Choosing the challenge
  7. Practical arrangement before and during the event
  8. Priorities and scheduling during the event
Edited by Heli Vepsäläinen