Course: Business Innovation

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Course title Business Innovation
Course code UPEM/EPIN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kotková Stříteská Michaela, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Myslivcová Kateřina, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic innovation theory. Creative process and creativity in the team. Determinants of organizational creativity and innovation. Classification of innovation, sources of innovation. Elements of the innovation process. Basic innovation strategy. Rules for effective implementation of innovations and evaluation of innovation effects. Value management and its application in practice. Innovation Trends in Business - Industry 4.0, Innovation Networks.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Writing a seminar paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 45 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 35 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to teach students to develop creative thinking, to actively seek innovation opportunities and to apply selected tools for effective implementation of innovations.
A student who has successfully completed the course can: Identify common and different elements of basic innovation theories; explain the essence of creative thinking of a manager; describe the traits of a creative personality and the principles supporting creativity in a team; characterize the typical features of innovative organizations, including the specifics of a corporate culture focused on creativity and innovation; define the different types of innovation, innovation strategies and describe the stages of the creative and innovation process;
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Credit: completion of tasks assigned in seminars. Examination: written.
Recommended literature
  • LIKAR, B. [et al.]. INNOVATION management [Electronic ver]. Ljubljana. 2013.
  • Tidd, Joseph. Managing innovation . Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2013. ISBN 978-1-118-36063-7.


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