COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Innovation and Creativity
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
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 Discussion
Group Work
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
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;
  • will be able to assess the importance of innovation to individual businesses, the wider economy and society.
  • will be able to discuss the range, scope, and complexity of the phenomena, issues, and problems related to technology innovation management.
  • will be able to identify, critically analyze and discuss the possible connections and synergies between the different theories, models, and concepts.
  • will be able to set contemporary innovation experience against academic theory.
  • will be able to apply critical thinking skills to a variety of different situations (through innovation search assignments).
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

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

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.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

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

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
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

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
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