IDENTIFYING DATA 2017_18
Subject (*) PROCESS AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT Code 20725115
Study programme
Technology and Engineering Management (2017)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Compulsory First 2Q
Language
Anglès
Department Economics
Coordinator
GIRÓ ROCA, JORDI
 E-mail jordi.giro@urv.cat
Lecturers
GIRÓ ROCA, JORDI
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General description and relevant information The course has as a main goal to analyze the nature of the innovation process, the role of the technology and the knowledge of technological firms. The first section will show the models of generation of innovations, the typologies of innovations and the role of innovation, technology and knowledge in the economy. The second section will present the model of management of innovation projects and will develop the tasks of knowledge valorization.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A1.5 Analyse the complexity of the micro- and macroeconomic and legal environment of technology and innovation companies in a changing and ill-defined context.
 A2.1 Design strategies for exploiting innovation.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 B2.3 Create an environment that fosters individual development.
 B2.4 Integrate knowledge and cope with the complexity of making judgements and taking decisions on the basis of incomplete or limited information that include reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities of professional practice
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A1.5 Understand and interpret indicators from the Frascati Manual to determine the state of innovation in the industrial or technology sector.
 A2.1 Analyse the innovation process at company level
Design innovation strategies for technology companies and understand the barriers to the innovation process at company level.
Design strategies for exploiting innovation.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B2.3 Develop a professional environment that encourages and stimulates innovation.
 B2.4 Take technological decisions regarding investment in innovation on the basis of incomplete and limited information.
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Lecture 1. Innovation and Firm 1. Innovation as a process. Main activities associated with the process of innovation (Manual of Oslo and Manual of Frascati)
2. Measures and rankings of innovation. Innovation and competitiveness.
3. Importance of technological and non-technological innovation on economic growth.
4. Analyses of impacts on the productive structure and
Lecture 2. The innovation process of technological firms 1. Different typologies of innovation: Incremental and radical/disruptive.
2. Technological evolution. Identification of strategic technological trends
3. Open innovation. Innovative ecosystems
4. “Corporate Ventures” and “Corporate Accelerators” as examples of Open Innovation.
5. Industry 4.0 and Economy 4.0. Digitalization of manufacturing and service industries
6. New business model. Lean Canvas as a business model for start-ups.
7. Case studies
Lecture 3. The process of mergers and acquisitions of technological firms 1. The process of M&A of firms as a strategy to acquire knowledge.
2. Case studies
Lecture 4. The management of knowledge in a technological firm 1. (Internal and external) Sources of knowledge
2. Creativity applied to the resolution of technological problems. “Design Thinking”
3. Strategies for the generation and acquisition of knowledge
4. Bridges between technological development and firms. The role of technological centers.
5. Protection of Industrial and Intellectual Property. Patents and other protection tools.
Lecture 5. Management of innovation in a technological firm 1. The stages of the innovation process

2. Models to facilitate the management of innovation process. Innovative firms.
3. The innovation in large firms. Internal and external innovation. “Intrapreneurship” as a key tool for large firms
4. Specific tools for managing innovation in SMEs

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
A1.5
 0.5 0 0.5
Seminars
A2.1
B2.3
B2.4
 13 17 30
Case study
A2.1
B2.3
B2.4
 14 18 32
Assignments
A1.5
A2.1
B2.3
B2.4
 0.5 10 10.5
Personal tuition
A1.5
B2.4
 1 0 1
 
Oral tests
A2.1
 0.5 0.5 1
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Presentation of the course
Seminars Seminars developing the theory.
Case study At the end of each lecture, the students will revise the main contents through case studies and practice. The main purpose is to critically think and summarize the contents.
Assignments The student will have to solve a practical assignment which will include the whole material of the course.
The Student will either take the role of a project / department manager in a large Corporation or owner of a small company and develop an explain execution of entrepreneurship plan to implement technological innovation program in its organization.
Students will have to prepare an oral presentation to defend their project.
Personal tuition Personal tuition to solve doubts concerning the theorical and practical contents.

Personalized attention
Description
Personal tuition to solve doubts concerning the theoretial and practical contents.

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Seminars
A2.1
B2.3
B2.4
 Student’s active participation in the class.
5%
Case study
A2.1
B2.3
B2.4
 Solving practical exercises that will be included in the final project. 10%
Assignments
A1.5
A2.1
B2.3
B2.4
 Each student will develop their own innovation project where he/she has to apply the theoretical knowledge learnt in the course.
The main objective is that the student will face up to a R&D&i project the most real possible.
The student will play the role either of project manager in an established Corporation or owner of an start-up company. Objective is to set up a detailed plan for an intrapreneurship or entrepreneur activity , identifying not only the activities but also partners and tools required for each step. Expected the use of tools presented in the course ,like ‘Lean Canvas’, specifically designed to handle uncertainty in the definition of the business model.

 75%
Oral tests
A2.1
 Oral presentation of the project 10%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

The second call consists of an examn (100% of the total mark).


Sources of information

Basic

Swann, G. M. P., The Economics of innovation : an introduction, , Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c

Mike Griffiths , PMI-ACP Exam Prep, Premier Edition,

Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (Pmbok Guide) , 5th Edition,

Claus Sehested and Henrik Sonnenberg, Lean Innovation: A Fast Path from Knowledge, 2011.,

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