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Course syllabus - Innovation Management in Practice
Scope
3.0 credits
Course code
INO112
Valid from
Autumn semester 2020
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements)
Main area(s)
Innovation Technology
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2020-01-24
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Managing innovation: integrating technological, market and organizational change
ISBN: 9781118360637 (pbk.)
Changing the dynamics and impact of innovation management: a systems approach and the ISO standard
ISBN: 9781800612099
Articles
Innovation as a learning process: Embedding design thinking
Other Materials
Till litteraturen tillkommer även vetenskapliga artiklar samt andra kortare texter framtagna av lärare eller student inom ramen för de olika examinationsmomenten. Vissa artiklar kommer du som student hitta på kursens lärplattform eller anvisad databas.
Objectives
The course aims to develop practically applicable knowledge about different parts of an innovation process as well as how these types of processes can be managed in practice.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student should be able to:
1. Document and account for an innovation process at a company or organization supported by existing theory.
2. Analyze and reflect on how innovation processes can be further developed.
3. Apply methods to create a model or artifact.
Course content
The course deals with different parts of an innovation process in practice. This is done by developing a model / artifact for how a company or organization can work with innovation and innovationprocesses. Through the work of developing a model or artifact, describing, explaining, analyzing and reflecting on innovation work and developing an innovation process in practice, the subject of innovation technology is placed in an authentic context.
Requirements
General entry requirements
Examination
Exercise (OVN1), an assignment, 3 credits, examines the learning agreement 1-3, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Two-grade scale