Course detail

Innovations Management

FP-ipKAcad. year: 2011/2012

The course focuses on innovation process and the position of innovations in entrepreneurial strategy

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will have a clear idea of modern methods applied when preparing and implementing an innovative process in the given company.

Prerequisites

Fundamentals of the organization and managerial functions of the company

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Conditions for awarding the course-unit credit:
1. Active participation in exercises will be controlled and assessed by teacher - max. 100 points.
2. Successful completion of credit test - max assessment: 100 points in due term, 80 points in a resit exam and 60 points in the second resit exam.
3. Successful elaboration of semester work in a preset deadline. Maximum 100 points for handing over on the deadline max 80 points for late handing over.
4. Total number of points needed for awarding the course-unit credit has to be higher than 150.
Conditions for passing an exam: Knowledge of taught topics and their practical application.
Form of examination: Combined - a written test possibly followed by an oral examination.

Course curriculum

Topics of lectures are as follows:
- Resources of innovative opportunities
- Innovations implementation principles
- Creating innovation spirit in the company
- Principles of a new project creation and management
- Innovative Entrepreneurial Strategies
- Kondratyev cycle and related theories
- Strategy of science and technology development today
The seminars are focused on practising the lectured topics and elaboration of case studies (both individually and in teams).

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main objective of the course is to provide students with the theoretical foundations and methodology necessary for the preparation and realization of innovation process emphasizing the creation of suitable conditions for innovations and the use of the most suitable innovation technologies.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Control of results of independent work on specified tasks. Excused absence from seminars make be compensated for via additional condition set by the teacher, usually via elaboration of partial written task.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BARTES, F. Inovace v podniku. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, s.r.o., 2008. 125 s. ISBN: 978-80-214-3634-3. (CS)
VALENTA,F. Inovace v manažerské praxi. Praha: Velryba, 2001. (CS)

Recommended reading

DRUCKER, P.F. Inovace a podnikavost. Praha: Management Press, 1992. ISBN 80 – 85603 – 29 – 2. (CS)
PITRA, Z. Příprava a provádění organizačních změn. Praha: Grada, 1998. ISBN 80 – 7169 – 623 – 4. (CS)
VLČEK,R. Hodnota pro zákazníka. Praha: Management Press, 2002. ISBN 80 – 7261 – 068 – 6. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR-KS Master's

    branch MGR-ŘEP-KS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Topics of lectures are as follows:
- Resources of innovative opportunities
- Innovations implementation principles
- Creating innovation spirit in the company
- Principles of a new project creation and management
- Innovative Entrepreneurial Strategies
- Kondratyev cycle and related theories
- Strategy of science and technology development today
The seminars are focused on practising the lectured topics and elaboration of case studies (both individually and in teams).

Exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer