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Students will learn why organisations struggle to create and capture new value. The course will familiarise students with important aspects of innovation, providing frameworks and practical tips. It provides the relevant theories, insights and tools necessary to manage innovation in today’s organisations with emphasis on contemporary forms of innovation. The course will comprise interactive sessions with our world-class faculty as well as small groups exercises, breakout sessions and project work.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Innovation is increasingly the source of competitive advantage for firms globally. However, developing and managing innovation successfully and repeatedly to market is a daunting challenge. In this course we will focus on the practices and processes required to manage innovation effectively.
Students will learn how implement innovation in organisations and a set of practical tools and concepts that can applied to businesses. They will investigate and analyse frameworks for the effective management of the innovation process, including how organisations search for, select, implement and evaluate innovative ideas. The role of innovation, the various types of innovation, strategies as well as the importance of networking will be explored. Students will understand why organisations struggle with innovation and come away with insights into how organisations can capture value.
The learning and teaching approach is one of offering learning for, and through, innovation. This involves utilising theoretical models and frameworks and applying them to practical business scenarios. You will be provided with responsive, engaging and interactive learning materials which will include a general introduction to the topic together with core academic theory. You will also be directed to a variety of other learning sources including (e-)books, (e-)journals and other web-based resources to support your learning and acquire knowledge for yourself. The readings are drawn from research in the management of innovation as well as from entrepreneurship and strategy. The workshop cases provide an extensive opportunity to integrate and apply these tools in a practical, business context, and draw from a wide variety of firms and industries: established and entrepreneurial.
You will also be able to apply new knowledge within the context of your professional experience, reflecting on and learning from your prior experience and developing abilities to apply this in new situations.
Embedding of employability/PDP/Scholarship Skills:
The content will facilitate the development of key skills such as reflective learning and critical thinking. Scholarship skills are developed through completion of the assessment.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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The individual report task will enable student to interrogate key aspects of the innovation management in their chosen organisation. Reflective journal - students will be tasked to produce a reflective writing helps them develop and clarify the connections between what they already know and what they are learning, between theory and practice and between what they are doing and how and why they do. Individual report grades to be provided within normally agreed timescales. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | On completion of this course students should be able to conceptualise and critically explore the context and process of innovation management. |
| Factual | Analyse | On completion of this course students should be able to analyse innovation management in a variety of organisations using examples from the world’s most innovative firms |
| Procedural | Apply | On completion of this course students should be able to critically evaluate innovation management and provide recommendations for change demonstrating appropriate judgement |
| Reflection | Understand | On completion of this course students should be able to explain and critically reflect on innovation and why it is crucial to competitive advantage and organisational success |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Students will be tasked to identify theories that best explain innovation within organisations. Grades and feedback will be provided within normally agreed timescales. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Analyse | On completion of this course students should be able to analyse innovation management in a variety of organisations using examples from the world’s most innovative firms |
| Reflection | Understand | On completion of this course students should be able to explain and critically reflect on innovation and why it is crucial to competitive advantage and organisational success |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback to be provided within normally agreed timescales. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Understand | On completion of this course students should be able to explain and critically reflect on innovation and why it is crucial to competitive advantage and organisational success |
| Conceptual | Apply | On completion of this course students should be able to conceptualise and critically explore the context and process of innovation management. |
| Factual | Analyse | On completion of this course students should be able to analyse innovation management in a variety of organisations using examples from the world’s most innovative firms |
| Procedural | Apply | On completion of this course students should be able to critically evaluate innovation management and provide recommendations for change demonstrating appropriate judgement |
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