Course

INN301 Innovation

Credits (ECTS):5

Course responsible:Dagfinn Sætra

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Course frequency:Annually.

Nominal workload:125 hours.

Teaching and exam period:This course has teaching/evaluation in the August block.

About this course

The course provides students with fundamental insight into and understanding of what innovation is and the significance of innovation for value creation in business and society. Key topics include an introduction to innovation, establishing, working in, and developing an innovation team, creativity and innovation. Furthermore, students gain theoretical and practical knowledge of Design Thinking. The course also covers innovation management and decision-making under uncertainty. Innovation is also viewed from a sustainability perspective.

Learning outcome

A student, upon completing the course, will have the following overall learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

  • has good knowledge of key innovation theories and types of innovation
  • has knowledge of the relationship between innovation and technological development
  • has knowledge of innovation processes, creativity in innovation, decision-making, and learning in creation processes

Skills

The student:

  • can apply knowledge to develop ideas, as well as screen and test them in an early innovation phase
  • can evaluate and analyze innovation in light of a sustainability perspective

General Competence

The student:

  • can communicate about innovation with others in an understandable way
  • has a critical and constructive problem understanding and can contribute to problem-solving in a team
  • Learning activities

    The course is based on active participation of the students and focuses on knowledge building through individual problem solving, exercises, presentations and group work.

    The course will focus on starting the team-work which will be continued in the autumn semester in INN341 Entrepreneurship in practice.

  • Teaching support

    The learning platform Canvas.

    Team contract.

  • Prerequisites
    None.
  • Recommended prerequisites
    None.
  • Assessment method
    The course is concluded with an oral team based examination based on the work the students have done and what they learned during the course (Lesson learned and a two minutes video). Final grading are based upon an evaluation of the presentation and a discussion with examinators. A retake exam is not organized in this course.

    Oral exam Karakterregel: Passed / Not Passed
  • Examiner scheme
    An external examiner will participate at the final oral examination.
  • Mandatory activity

    Compulsory attendance at all lectures, and participation in group work and two written assignments from each team.

    The mandatory activities must be completed again when retaking the course.

  • Notes
    The course is only for master students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
  • Teaching hours
    The work on the course will take place in the form of lectures, exercises along the way, and work on mandatory activities. It is expected that students come well-prepared to the classes and read the syllabus and literature as the course progresses. The course lecturers will facilitate group work, active participation, questions, and discussions.
  • Preferential right
    M-EI.
  • Admission requirements
    The course is only for master students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.