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1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course provides students with the knowledge to understand, and the skills to manage, innovation at the operational and strategic levels. The students will have the capability to analyze how to combine the management of market, technological and organizational change to improve the competitiveness of firms and the effectiveness of other organizations.
2. COURSE CONTENT
No.
Content
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays, exercise,
Assignments
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
Lecture
Practice, Seminar
1
Key Issues in Innovation Management
2
1
1.5
5.5
1
2
Innovation as a Management Process
2
1
1.5
5.5
1
3
Developing the Framework for an Innovation Strategy
2
1
1.5
5.5
1
4
National and Competitive Environment and Exploiting Technological Trajectories
2
1
1.5
5.5
2, 10 - 14
5
Integration for Strategic Learning
2
1
1.5
5.5
3, 10 - 14
6
Learning from Markets
2
1
1.5
5.5
3, 10 - 14
7
Learning through Alliances
2
1
1.5
5.5
3, 10 - 14
8
Learning through Corporate Ventures
2
1
1.5
5.5
3, 10 - 14
9
Building the Innovative Organization
2
1
1.5
5.5
3, 10 - 14
10
Generating and Testing Business Ideas
2
1
1.5
5.5
4 - 6, 10 - 14
11
Entry Strategies
2
1
1.5
5.5
4 - 6, 10 - 14
12
Getting up and Running
2
1
1.5
5.5
4 - 6, 10 - 14
13
Raising Money
2
1
1.5
5.5
7 - 14
14
Building New Business Team
2
1
1.5
5.5
7 - 14
15
Growing Business
2
1
1.5
5.5
7 - 14
Total
30
15
22.5
82.5
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment:
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Proportion
Formative
Attendance
The number of attendances and participation in lesson
1-14
10%
Mid-term test
30-min test/Group report (15 pages)
1-14
30%
Summative
Final Exam
Written Exam
MCQ and/or written exam
1-14
60%
Total:
100%
- Grading rubrics for individual’s/group’s written assignment/report
Criteria
CLO
Weighted Average
Levels of Assessment
Grade
A
B
C
D
F
8,5-10
7-8,4
5,5-6,9
4,0-5,4
<4
Format
20%
All assignment format’s requirements are met with professional look. No spelling & grammar errors; well-presented tables & graphs; and sources are adequately cited.
Assignment format has professional look but may have some format and spelling errors
Assignment has format, spelling and grammar errors. Sources are not adequately cited.
Assignment is sparsely written with many errors of format, spacing, spelling and grammar
Assignment is carelessly written with many format errors; and fails to meet format’s requirements
Writing style
20%
Writing is very clear, coherent, logically organized and interesting. Main ideas are well developed and supported throughout the paper.
Writing is good with clear ideas, but some parts are not logical.
Writing is unclear with some incoherent and vague ideas
Substandard writing which lacks logical organization. Ideas are vague with little evidence of critical thinking
Poor writing with mainly “copy and paste” ideas.
Content
50%
Content meets assignment requirements very well, and indicates the synthesis, expansion and in-depth analysis of ideas. No sign of plagiarism
Content meets assignment requirements without sign of plagiarism. However, content does not indicate the expansion of ideas.
Content basically meets assignment requirements without sign of plagiarism. But some parts of content are inadequate
Content just meets the minimum requirement of assignment, without sign of plagiarism. But the analysis is underdeveloped and unoriginal.
Content strays from the main topic; or plagiarism is over 20%
Reference
10%
A variety of sources are adequately and correctly cited.
A variety of sources are included, but there are some format errors and incorrect citation.
Sources are reasonable but lack of diversity. There are quite a few format errors and incorrect citation.
Sources are lack of diversity. There are many format errors and incorrect citation.
The writing does not use adequate research reference. There are many format errors and incorrect citation.
Member contribution
*Indicates the participation, responsibility and independence
Based on peer review
Active and adequate participation. Proactively working to meet deadline set by group.
Quite active and adequate participation. However, there is a delay in meeting group deadlines.
Not really proactive when participating. there is a delay in meeting group deadlines.
Just participate in a small part of group work. Not proactive when participating
Little or no participation. Shows no responsibility with work and often fails to meet deadlines.
Note:
Lecturer instructs group member to conduct peer review on a scale of 1 to 10, based upon the contribution of each member to group work. The grade of each member will be adjusted according to the peer review which reflects this member’s contribution and participation.