EPN-V2

UNIK4000 Technology, Innovation and Product development Emneplan

Engelsk emnenavn
Technology, Innovation and Product Development
Studieprogram
Masterstudium i produktdesign – design for kompleksitet
Omfang
10.0 stp.
Studieår
2017/2018
Programplan
Emnehistorikk

Forkunnskapskrav

Admission to the Master's programme.

Læringsutbytte

On successful completion of this course students are able to

  • explain how social, economic and cultural factors interact with technological factors in innovation processes
  • recognise and discuss alternative approaches and strategies involved in technological innovations
  • identify and analyse factors that may promote or threaten the innovation process
  • write a basic business plan for an innovation based start-up or a plan for the implementation of entrepreneurial ideas in existing companies
  • perform communicative skills orally and visually in the presentation of innovative ideas
  • relate well to students of all abilities and from other academic backgrounds in a project

Innhold

  • Innovation theories and related analytical approaches to innovation.
  • Diffusion of innovations and various diffusion dynamics.
  • Product development processes, management and organization.
  • Alternative approaches and strategies in product development.
  • How to anticipate and predict technology trends and future market demand.
  • Innovation and commercialisation.
  • Funding innovations and company start-ups, and intellectual property rights.

Arbeids- og undervisningsformer

The most important teaching and learning methods for this course are individual work, group work, lectures, tutorials and excursions.

The course is organised in three parts with a total of 42 hours of lectures.

Part 1: Theories on technological innovations - 15 hours of lectures.

Part 2: Product development - 12 hours of lectures.

Part 3: Commercialisation and business development - 15 hours of lectures.

In addition to this: Approximately six hours for excursions.

Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter

  • One individual presentation.
  • One group presentation.
  • One written assignment.

Vurdering og eksamen

Oral examination in small groups.

The examination result cannot be appealed against.

Hjelpemidler ved eksamen

At the final oral examinations, the student groups may use power-point presentations, exhibits, prototypes, etc. as they consider fit.

Vurderingsuttrykk

A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade.

Sensorordning

One internal and one external.