Managing Innovation

Code:

MIET0006

Acronym:

GI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Innovation Management

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIET	40	Syllabus since 2008/09	1	-	6	42	160

Teaching language

English

Objectives

To disseminate knowledge in the area of Innovation Management, that on one hand makes students able to initiate research and, on the other hand provides them basic tools to analyse processes of creation and innovation and their implication in management, by exploring the ways through which innovation can be stimulated in organisations.

Program

Class 1- Research in Innovation Management (IM) – presentation of the methodology of scientific research
Class 2 – Research in IM – analysis of bibliographic databases; discussion of research subjects
Class 3 – Key factors in IM
Class 4 – Managing innovation as a process
Class 5 – Development of a structure for an innovation structure
Class 6 – Portuguese and competitive context
Class 7 – Exploitation of technological trajectories
Class 8 – Integration and strategic learning
Class 9 – Markets and alliances: R&D cooperation
Class 10 – Intellectual property and licensing strategy
Class 11 – Business plan and new projects financing
Class 12 – Presentation of group assignments

Mandatory literature

Joe Tidd, John Bessant; Managing Innovation, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2009. ISBN: 0470998105

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching will have a theoretical-practical nature with a special emphasis on the discussion of practical cases and students’ participation in class. Teamwork is also encouraged by the presentation of research assignments.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	36,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Students may not improve the grade or repeat the research assignment. The grade reached in this component will be combined with the grade of the exam at the normal or recurso (resit) season of exams, being the resit exam done to improve the grade or complete the course unit.

Calculation formula of final grade

Group assignment (40%) + Test/Exam (60%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

GROUP ASSIGNMENT

Rules:

- The groups are composed by three/four students.
- The final version (word) should not exceed twenty A4 pages (references and appendixes not included).

-The assignments have to be written according to the rules established in the format document which will be sent by e-mail.
- It is mandatory to hand in the word file to the professors via e-mail up until 12 pm of the scheduled date.
- Dates will be set for students to hand in each stage of the project:
- Abstract (up to 500 words) with the chosen theme and group composition (5%)
- 1st draft (literature review on the theme – up to 10 pages + references) (15%)
- 2nd draft (reviewed literature review + proposed methodology + up to 15 pages + references) (25%)
- Final version (reviewed literature review + reviewed proposed methodology + conclusion – up to 20 pages + references) (30%)
- Final and public presentation (15%)
- Assignments will not be accepted if handed in after the deadline, independently of the reason (please make sure you send the e-mail before the deadline with acknowledgment of receipt)
- The themes of the assignments are set by the professors according to the list below.
- All the group members have to take part of the public presentation and they will be assessed individually by their presentation and answers given. The presentation has a maximum length of 15m + 5 m of questions

Themes:
1 – Innovation in creative business
2- University-science relations
3- Innovation and entrepreneurship