Innovation

Code:

2M3E16

Acronym:

EI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Economics of Business and Strategy

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEEE	43	Syllabus	2	-	3	21	81

Teaching language

English

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to provide a specialized knowledge of innovation and innovation management in a business environment, with a focus on the ways innovation becomes part of the strategic process and its impact on the internal organization and management practices.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- analyse innovation processes;
- understand the impact of innovation on the organization;
- understand how innovation can be stimulated within businesses and other types of organization.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Innovation and competitive advantage
2. Types of innovation
3. Innovation strategies
4. Alliances and innovation networks
5. Effective implementation mechanisms
6. The creative organization

Mandatory literature

Tidd, J. & J. Bessant; Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change, 5th edition, John Wiley & Sons., 2013
Scotchmer, Suzanne; Innovation and Incentives, MIT Press, 2006

Complementary Bibliography

Radjou, N. & Prabhu, J.; Frugal Innovation, The Economist, 2005

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course is organized into six weekly sessions and a final concluding session and combines formal lectures with case studies. 
The mix of lectures with case studies assures that the learning goals are attained in terms of knowledge acquisition (via the lecture component of the course) and in terms of skills development (via the option for collaborative methods oriented to the resolution of case studies).

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	60,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	40,00
Frequência das aulas	21,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Students should attend at least 75% of the classes. Approval requires a final grade equal to or higher than 10 and a grade in the test equal to or higher than 7.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade = 60% test grade + 40% assignment grade