Course: Business Inovations

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Course title Business Inovations
Course code UPEM/FPIN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Myslivcová Kateřina, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kotková Stříteská Michaela, doc. 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), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities, Skills training
  • 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.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment

Recommended literature
  • DYTRT, Z., STŘÍTESKÁ, M.:. Efektivní inovace: odpovědnost v managementu. 1. vyd. Brno:Computer Press, 2009, s. 150. ISBN 978-80-251-2771-1.
  • Franková, Emilie. Kreativita a inovace v organizaci. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3317-3.
  • Mikuláštík, Milan. Tvořivost a inovace v práci manažera. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-2016-6.
  • NOVÁK, A. Inovace je rozhodnutí: kompletní návod, jak dělat inovace nejen v byznysu : 12 praktických nástrojů, 40 příkladů z praxe.. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0333-1.


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