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Innovation competences (5 cr)

Code: IB00EC54-3001

General information


Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 17.01.2022

Timing

07.03.2022 - 06.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Liiketalouden koulutusyksikkö, Kouvola (vanhettu)

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Digital International Business

Teachers

  • Mikhail Nemilentsev

Teacher in charge

Mikhail Nemilentsev

Groups

  • IBKV20SP1
    Digital international business, full-time studies
  • IBKV20SP2
    Digital international business, full-time studies

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?

Opiskelumateriaali

Materials will be published in Learn.

Tentit ja muut määräajat

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

Opiskelijan työmäärä

5 ECTS is equivalent to 135 hours of student work.

Toteutuksen osien kuvaus

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.