Course syllabus - Measuring innovation
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
INO242
Valid from
Spring semester 2023
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Main area(s)
Innovation Technology
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2018-02-01
Revised
2022-05-31
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
Articles
Innovation management measurement: A review
Volume 8 Issue 1 pp. 21-47
Assessing firm capabilities for innovation
Vol. 5, Nos. 1-2, s. 171-184
Can innovation be measured? A framework of how measurement of innovation engages attention in for
48, 64-75
A measure of absorptive capacity: Scale development and validation
29, 98- 116
Advancing innovation in the public sector: Aligning innovation measurement with policy goals
Measuring innovation using firm-level surveys: Evidence from developing countries
Measuring eco-innovation dimensions: The role of environmental corporate culture and commercial orientation
Start-ups survival through a crisis. Combining machine learning with econometrics to measure innovation
The EU 2020 innovation indicator: A step forward in measuring innovation outputs and outcomes?
Creating better innovation measurement practices
Web Adresses
Forbes artikel: Why Measuring Innovation Matters
URL: Link
McKinsey podcast on measuring innovation
URL: Link
OECD report: Measuring Innovation: A New Perspective
URL: Link
Other Materials
Det innovativa Sverige 2: innovation och attraktion i stad och på landsbygd
ISBN: 9789197772839
URL: Fulltext
Oslo manual 2018: guidelines for collecting, reporting and using data on innovation
ISBN: 9789264304550
Innovation Management Capabilities Assesment 2019: Innovation management maturity model for assisted or self-assessment based on ISO 56002:2019
(PDF)
ISBN: 9789171628893
Innovationsledning Ledningssystem för innovation Vägledning
Innovationsverksamhet i svenska företag 2016-2018
Frågor och svar: om frågekonstruktion i enkät- och intervjuundersökningar
URL: Fritt tillgänglig via Statistiska centralbyråns webbplats
Objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the use of quantitative measurement methods with a particular focus on measuring, analyzing and discussing different types of innovation capacity in society. The course deals with and challenges different methods for measuring innovation capacity and the relevance of the measurement result.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student shall be able to:
1. account for key methodological concepts for the design of quantitative survey methods
2. apply basic knowledge for quantitative data collection and analysis
3. Analyze a data base with adequate methods for assessing innovation capacity
4. critically reflect on possibilities and limitations in various forms of measurement and analysis of the ability to innovate and the consequences of such measurements
5. in oral and written form, report and discuss the results with internal or external stakeholders
Course content
Introduction to quantitative survey methods.
Discuss the purpose of different methodologies and the relationship between them.
Innovation in society.
Established innovation measurement methods and innovation indexes.
Ethical aspects and other consequences of different measurement methods.
Report and present measurement results.
Specific requirements
Completed courses of at least 45 credits, of which at least 22.5 credits in the subject of Innovation Technology. In Innovation Technology, the following two courses must be completed:
Introduction to Innovation Technology 7.5 credits and Processing for Value Creation 7.5 credits.
Examination
Written assignment (INL3), Report statistical analysis, 2.5 credits, examines the learning objectives 1-3 and 5, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL4), Essay, 3.5 credits, examines the learning objectives 4 and 5, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG)
Exercise (OVN1), 1,5 credits, examines the learning objectives 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
Three-grade scale
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
The course completely overlaps with INO336 Measuring innovation 7.5 credits.