Innovation Methods and Processes in Practice (5 cr)
Code: AL00CI81-3002
General information
Enrollment
21.11.2022 - 08.01.2023
Timing
16.01.2023 - 13.04.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management (LAB)
Campus
Lappeenranta Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Complementary competence, Bachelor's (in Finnish)
Teachers
- Anu Kurvinen
- Sari Jokimies
Scheduling groups
- Introduction (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Lectures (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Innovation day (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Dialogue (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminar (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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LLABTO23H
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LLPREX23KIB
Small groups
- Introduction
- Lectures
- Dialogue
- Seminar
Learning outcomes
Student is able to
-recognize the stages of innovation process
- observe and recognize development needs of organizations or processes
- apply multiple innovation process methods and innovation tools in real business cases
- experience step-by-step innovation process and experiment innovation methods as well as working in development team in practise
Implementation and methods of teaching
Lectures, individual/groupwork, presentations, innovation session, literature dialogue session.
Study course will be implemented in cooperation with case companies.
Study course is linked with Service Design study course AL00CI80-3002 ans student must enroll to the both study courses.
Timing and attendance
Compulsory attendance in the introduction lecture (week 3) on the campus. Attending Innovation session (week 11) and literature dialogue session (week 14 & 15) are compulsory part of the study course.
Learning material and recommended literature
Lectures, articles, reports and other material provided by the lecturer.
Working life cooperation
In cooperation with companies.
Learning environment
Moodle, lectures, simulations.
Student time use and work load
5 cr = 135h student work.
Contents
Key factors that are important in creativity and innovation.
Creating value through innovative practices.
Creative problem solving process, clarification, analysis -methods, ideation -methods, developing -methods, implementing.
Applying multiple innovation process methods in practice in cooperation with companies.
Organization culture, team work, working environments.
Assessment criteria
Group and individual assignments.
Assessment scale
1-5
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student has limited understanding of the tasks and requirements of innovation methods and processes. The student is hardly ready to participate an innovation process.
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student has some understanding of the tasks and requirements of innovation methods and processes. The student has shown some initiative to independently acquire information on innovation methods and processes.
The student can partly recognize the stages of innovation process.
The student can apply some innovation process methods and innovation tools in real business cases.
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student can recognize the stages of innovation process in an excellent way.
The student can observe and recognize development needs of organizations or processes in an excellent way.
The student can excellently apply multiple innovation process methods and innovation tools in real business cases.
The student can lead experiment of innovation methods as well as working in development team in practise.