| Kursusnavn (dansk): | Organizing and Managing Process Innovation with Specialisation Project |
| Kursusnavn (engelsk): | Organizing and Managing Process Innovation with Specialisation Project |
| Semester: | Efterår 2014 |
| Udbydes under: | cand.it., Digital Innovation & Management (dim) |
| Omfang i ECTS: | 15,00 |
| Kursussprog: | Engelsk |
| Kursushjemmeside: | https://learnit.itu.dk |
| Min. antal deltagere: | 4 |
| Forventet antal deltagere: | 40 |
| Maks. antal deltagere: | 50 |
| Formelle forudsætninger: | Please note that this course is only available for students enrolled in the programme Digital Innovation & Management and signed up for the 1st course of the specialisation Process Innovation and new Business Models. |
| Læringsmål: | After the course the students should be able to:
1. Discuss theories and frameworks for process and service innovation focusing on:
a. How to organize process and service innovation initiatives
b. Leadership and governance issues related to multidisciplinary innovation initiatives
c. If/how to balance exploitation and exploration in specific settings
2. Reflect on how theories and frameworks covered in the two specialization courses may be applied in a specific empirical setting in order to analyses a specific topic and/or provide recommendations for a specific innovation initiative
3. Based on the project work, be able to describe and discuss a master thesis synopsis |
| Fagligt indhold: | The aim of the theoretical part of the course is to provide the students the ability to reflect on issues how to organize, govern and lead process and service innovation initiatives within an organization or inter-organizational networks. The course will cover classic and contemporary theories about process and service innovation, theories and frameworks about multidisciplinary innovation and finally theories about the innovation dilemma; balancing exploitation and exploration. Relevant research methods for empirical research will be covered considering the nature of the actual student projects. |
| Læringsaktiviteter: | The theoretical part of the course will be taught as a few introduction lectures and three master class workshops (three Fridays from 8-16). In addition the students have to collaborate with a firm, a government agency or a not for profit organization investigating a course relevant topic or developing an actual process or service innovation. A few workshops will be conducted focusing on the students project work, and finally the students will be offered supervision for their projects. |
| Obligatoriske aktivititer: | Four mandatory assignments have to be handed in: a synopsis with a project plan and three master-class assignment one for each of the three workshops. |
| Eksamensform og -beskrivelse: | X. experimental examination form (7-scale; external exam), 7-trins-skala, Ekstern prøve Hand-in for groups with following oral exam supplemented by the hand-in (D2G)
The hand-in is drafted by groups of one to four students. A report should be approximately 15 pages plus 2 pages per student (i.e. one student 17 pages, two students 19 pages etc.).
Duration of exam: 30 minutes per student incl. assessment and feedback.
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