TEK2850 Innovation and Sustainable Business Models Course description

How can you as a technologist contribute in innovative and value-creating projects? How can digital technologies help solve problems and opportunities? Based on innovation in this course you will work at development aimed at digital and sustainable business models. This is an introductory subject that gives you the skills and tools to contribute in digital projects. The course emphasizes innovation, business models, finance in development projects, sustainability and ethics. The course provides practical use of tools and examples from Norwegian working and business life to give you a understanding of how you can think and act as a technologist in local working life.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

When completing this subject you will

• have knowledge of key concepts, tools and methods within innovation and value creation

• have knowledge of sustainable and digital business models

• have knowledge of finance in development projects

Skills:

You should be able to

• contribute to innovation processes and value-creating projects

• carry out simple analyzes of business models and be able to identify opportunities for sustainable solutions

• present your own work using relevant work tools

• apply knowledge of finance in development projects, be able to identify deviations and propose measures

• apply knowledge of ethics and sustainability and the influence of technologists in working life

General competence:

The candidate is

• able to apply knowledge and skills about innovation and sustainable business models in collaboration with others and show an ability to reflect on process and results. 

Lectures, project work, supervision, presentations and exercises.

One oral group presentation (max. 4 students) lasting a maximum of 10 minutes.

Individual written exam under supervision of 3 hours.

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of resit and rescheduled exams, another exam form may also be used or a new assignment given with a new deadline. If oral exams are used, the result cannot be appealed.

A) A handheld calculator without wireless communication and which cannot calculate symbolically. If the calculator has the option of storing in the internal memory, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random controls can be made.

B) The candidate may bring and use all physical written material, including books and notes.

Grade scale A-F.

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly

Assistant Professor Ellen Sethov

This course overlaps 7,5 credits with TEK2800.