Innovation Management (E)
level of course unit
Introduction
Learning outcomes of course unit
The students are able to:
• Describe innovation processes including technical innovation processes.
• Classify the maturity levels of products and technologies
• Identify current innovations
• Describe Design Thinking and Open Innovation as options in the innovation process and to apply them in examples
prerequisites and co-requisites
none
course contents
• Phase model to describe the spread of technical innovations
• Design Thinking
• Open Innovation
• Innovation management and interlocking with the technology and market management of companies
• Success factors for innovation management projects
• Current examples of innovations
The module contains 50% exercises. This form of teaching takes place in small groups.
recommended or required reading
• Rogers, E., 2016. Diffusion of Innovations Simon & Schuster International. 5.Auflage. Free Press
• Kelley, T., 2016. The Art of Innovation. Profile Books Verlag
• Köhler-Schute, C., 2011. Wettbewerbsorientierter Vertrieb in der Energiewirtschaft: Kundenverlustprävention, neue Geschäftsfelder und Produkte, optimierte Geschäftsprozesse. 2. Auflage. Berlin: KS-Energy-Verlag
• Ströbele, W., W. Pfaffenberger und M. Heuterkes, 2012. Energiewirtschaft: Einführung in Theorie und Politik. Oldenbourg: Wissenschaftsverlag
• Lewrick, M. et al., 2018. Das Design Thinking Playbook: Mit traditionellen, aktuellen und zukünftigen Erfolgsfaktoren. München: Vahlen
assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio
language of instruction
English
number of ECTS credits allocated
5
eLearning quota in percent
30
course-hours-per-week (chw)
2.5
planned learning activities and teaching methods
Blended Learning
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
5
name of lecturer(s)
Asc. Prof. (FH) Dipl.-Ing. Christian Huber
year of study
3
course unit code
ECO.2
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory
work placement(s)
none