Study Guide

Objective

You learn how to use the essential methods of development work and apply creative operations models.

You can promote creativity, innovation, and productivity in a team.

You are able to estimate business opportunities of an innovation.

You are able to analyze business opportunities by future research methods.

You are able to develop and evaluate new innovative ideas.

You become familiar with the user-driven innovation process.

Content

What are the essential methods of development work?

What are the principles and application of the creative operations models?

How to promote creativity, innovation and productivity at individual and team level?

How to analyse business opportunities of an innovation?

How to apply future research methods in the analysis of new business opportunities?

What are the principles and methods of developing and evaluating new innovative ideas?

How to plan and operate the user-driven innovation process?

Materials

Materials will be published in Learn.

Exam schedules

The course consists of a number of tasks and a concept test.

Student workload

5 ECTS is equivalent to 135 hours of student work.

Content scheduling

After completing the course:
* You learn how to use the essential methods of development work and apply creative operations models.
* You can promote creativity, innovation, and productivity in a team.
* You are able to estimate business opportunities of an innovation.
* You are able to analyze business opportunities by future research methods.
* You are able to develop and evaluate new innovative ideas.
* You become familiar with the user-driven innovation process.

We will discuss e.g. the following topics:
* What are the essential methods of development work?
* What are the principles and application of the creative operations models?
* How to promote creativity, innovation and productivity at individual and team level?
* How to analyse business opportunities of an innovation?
* How to apply future research methods in the analysis of new business opportunities?
* What are the principles and methods of developing and evaluating new innovative ideas?
* How to plan and operate the user-driven innovation process?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course will be assessed on a 1-5 scale, where 1 is "fair" and the lowest acceptable grade and 5 is "excellent" and the highest grade.

The course overall assessment is based on a number of tasks and a concept test.