Innovation management and IPR law (5 cr)

Objective

You learn how to productize, commercialize and manage different types of innovations in businesses.

You learn the characteristics of innovation ecosystems in the international context.

You are able how to manage innovation processes effectively in existing and new organisations.

You learn the characteristics and implementation principles of closed and open innovation.

You learn how to plan, implement and evaluate an innovation strategy for profit and non-profit businesses.

You are able to design sustainable innovation processes in organisations.

You understand the importance of protecting your intellectual property and know how to avoid infringing IPR rights.

Content

How to productize, commercialize and manage different types of innovations in business?

What are the characteristics of innovation ecosystems in the international context?

How to develop and manage innovation processes in existing and new organisations?

What are the characteristics and implementation principles of closed and open innovation?

How to plan, implement and assess an innovation strategy for profit and non-profit businesses?

How to design sustainable innovation processes in organisations?

How is the appearance of products, industrial inventions, computer programs, music, photos, texts and know-how protected and how is exclusive right to their use acquired?

Course material

IPR: A Short Course in International Intellectual Property Rights by Karla C. Shippey. Available in Xamk e-library.

Innovation Management: The recommended book for the course: Innovation and entrepreneurship / John Bessant and Joe Tidd. - Third Edition. Wiley. Available in Xamk e-library.


Links, Lecture slides and other materials provided by the teachers during the course. Materials will uploaded to Learn.

Study forms and methods

As the course will have both group and individual tasks, the course can be completed by participating in group and individual work.

RDI and work-related cooperation

There will be course project done for the real business with international context.

Timing of exams and assignments

Deadlines and other important dates will be provided during the first lecture by latest.

There will be an exam covering both parts of the course.

International cooperation

The course is planned for the international business context. All material and project cooperation are at the international level.

Student workload

5 ECTS is equivalent to 135 hours of student work.

Course part description

Suomeksi
Content of the course concerning IPR-Law

How to protect your IP rights?
Trademarks
Designs
Copyright

Content of the innovation management part:
Part 1: Entrepreneurship and innovation context

- processing innovations in/for entrepreneurship

- basics of productisation and commercialisation of innovations

- managing social and sustainable-led innovation



Part 2: Opportunity recognition

- sources of innovation

- search strategies for innovations (including a deeper view of open innovations)



Part 3: Resources for innovation process

- internal & external analysis, scenario development and risk assessment

- individual and team leadership, innovative climate + focus on organizational culture

- types of innovation networks + ecosystems of innovation



Part 4: managing ventures, growth and innovation development

- new product and new service development

- corporate venturing (entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship)



Part 5: added value of innovation (process)

- knowledge development in innovation process

- business models for innovations

- learning & innovation

Evaluation scale

1-5