Objectives and competences
In this course students:
1. become more innovative
2. Enhance their theoretical knowledge in the field of various topics of innovation management.
3. Gain the ability to apply their theoretical knowledge in practice in the innovation management field.
4. Acquire holistic approach to analysis and understanding of innovating.
5. Develop the need for cooperation with different specialists and capacity for productive team work on their case studies.
6. Understand the innovative problem solving on all levels and in everyday practice.
7. Learn the need and possibilities of intellectual rights protection.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Innovativeness in current circumstances.
Success with holism and systemic thinking.
Creativness and ideas creating process.
Case study of innovative environment in companies.
Motivating for innovating and team work.
Methods and techniques of creative work.
Ethics and innovating. .
Implementation and diffusion of novelties in society
Innovative environments as model: Japan, USA, Europe
Case studies. .
Learning and teaching methods
- Class lectures
- AV presentations
- Visiting lecturers from business environment
- Case studies
- Active individual and team work
- Individual selection of problems from praxis for seminar work through all semester
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Development of knowledge and understanding:
Students:
1. Acquire specific knowledge in the field of innovating.
2. Have a detailed knowledge of theories in the field of innovating.
3. Learn to recognise interconnections in the field of innovating.
4. Develop the skills to interpret the gained results in the field innovations.
5. Learn how to analyse and synthesise different approaches in the field of innovation processes.
6. Are able to pursue further analysis regarding innovating.
7. Are qualified to control and supervise the innovating processes.
8. Can demonstrate awareness of wider social and environmental ethical issues in areas of innovations.
Cognitive/Intellectual skills:
Students:
1. Understand and apply critical analysis and theory development in the area of innovating and their usability in solving real professional problems, with minimum guidance.
2. Get the ability to search for and synthesize new information from the field of innovating in literature and praxis.
3. Synthesize different knowledge and procedures and are aware of importance of use of professional literature.
4. Can select appropriate techniques for problem solving and are able to evaluate the importance and significance of data.
5. Can identify key aspects of problem from different viewpoints.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Key/Transferable skills
Students:
1. Further develop skills and expertise in the use of knowledge in a specific working area.
2. Upgrade the ability to become an autonomous learner.
3. Upgrade the ability to work in pairs and groups.
4. Further develop their communication skills in an effective manner to effectively and professionally communicate.
Practical skills:
1. Get practical experience in the field of innovating.
2. Are able to act autonomously with defined guidelines and certain level of supervision.
Readings
Obvezna študijska literatura (Compulsory textbooks):
Ženko Zdenka. Zapiski predavanj v UM e studij in dodatni viri, s katerimi se študenti seznanijo na predavanjih / Lecture notes in UM e studij MS Teams and additional sources instructed to students in class
ŽENKO, Zdenka. Doseganje inovativnosti z metodami ustvarjalnega razmišljanja. V: HRAST, Anita (ur.), et al. ABC Model M Slovenija - kako inovativno do zaposlitve, ustanavljanja lastnega podjetja ali nevladne organizacije? : priročnik za mlade iskalce zaposlitve. 1. izd. Maribor: Inštitut za razvoj družbene odgovornosti - IRDO, 2018. Str. 25-39. ISBN 978-961-93815-7-1. [COBISS.SI-ID 13172764]
Rogers, E. (2003): Diffusion of Innovations, Free Press, New York.
Additional information on implementation and assessment - case study; 20%
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- in class participation; 20%
- written exam; 60%
Note:
A positive grade of case study is required for access to written exam.
theoretical written exam or two tests (each up to 30%) written during the semester
