Innovation competences (5 cr)

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?

Evaluation

Students can

-use professional vocabulary systematically.

-look for information in the key information sources of the field.

-identify interrelated tasks.

-plan in a user-driven way and take other stakeholders into consideration.

-use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

-work as team members in a goal-oriented way

-justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.

Course material

Materials will be published in Learn.

Timing of exams and assignments

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

Student workload

5 ECTS is equivalent to 135 hours of student work.

Course part description

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.