Course Name | Innovation and Creativity |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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BA 565 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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Course Objectives | The goal is to develop an understanding of innovation processes. The course aims to link theory and practice and thus enabling students to discuss and apply on theories and models of innovation in order to value the applicability and practicality of the concepts introduced during the course is a major objective. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course examines the theory and practice of promoting innovation in startups and existing firms. The main topics include: the workings of the process, managing and organizing innovation in existing firms and building innovative organizations. The course designed to provide students with a basic understanding of how innovative activities of a firm are managed by developing students’ understanding of how firms use innovation and creativity in order to position themselves strategically on the competitive landscape. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | X | |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction and Course Overview | Ch1 |
2 | What is Innovation? | ch2 |
3 | Sources of Innovation | ch3 |
4 | Innovation Lifecycle and Dominant Design | ch4 |
5 | Diffusion of Innovation | ch5 |
6 | Process Innovation | ch6 |
7 | Product Innovation | ch7 |
8 | Service Innovation | ch8 |
9 | Open Innovation | ch9 |
10 | Building the Innovation Case | ch10 |
11 | Building the Innovative Organization | ch11 |
12 | Coping with Innovation and Making it Happen | ch12 |
13 | Innovation and Organizational Learning | ch13 |
14 | Innovation is SME Context | ch14 |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Trott, P. (2008). Innovation management and new product development. Pearson education. ISBN: 978-0-273-71315-9 Above mentioned book chapters, scholarly articles and Powerpoint lecture slides. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Serious business press disseminating rising innovative applications. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
Project | 1 | 10 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 70 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 30 | |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 35 | |
Project | 1 | 15 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | 1 | 40 | |
Total | 210 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Broadening and deepening the knowledge about business administration at the master’s level based on the undergraduate level qualifications, | X | ||||
2 | Comprehending the interaction across various disciplines related to the field of business administration, and evaluating the knowledge and skills gained on an interdisciplinary dimension, | X | ||||
3 | Using theoretical and practical information and skills gained at the expertise level in the field business administration, | X | ||||
4 | Analyzing problems requiring expertise in the field business administration by using scientific research methods, | X | ||||
5 | Evaluating a problem in the business administration field independently, developing a way for solution, solving the problem and evaluating the results, | X | ||||
6 | Developing and championing new strategic approaches to solve unforeseen complex issues in the business administration field through integrative and creative elaboration, | X | ||||
7 | Evaluating the knowledge related to the field of business administration through critical perspective, stimulating constant learning and management of independent studies at advanced levels, | X | ||||
8 | Communicating systematically the recent developments and one’s s individual studies in the field of business administration to the groups within and outside the field via written, oral and visual presentations, | X | ||||
9 | Analyzing the social relations and the norms through critical perspective, developing effective relations, training leaders who are capable of sustaining these social relations, applying teamwork and managing risk and change in the field of business administration. | X | ||||
10 | Developing strategies, policies and implementation plans to address the issues in the fields of business administration and management, and evaluating the consequences according to the processes of quality, | X | ||||
11 | Digesting the necessity to apply the values of business ethics, teaching and controlling to act according to social, scientific and ethical values under any circumstances such as data collection, evaluation, announcing and practicing in the field of Business Administration, | X | ||||
12 | Being able to use a foreign language for both chasing the scientific publication and developing proper communication with colleagues from other countries, in written and verbal ways (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1), | X | ||||
13 | Being able to use computer programs needed in the field business administration as well as information and communication technologies in advanced levels (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level”). | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest