Module manager: David Gilding
Email: d.gilding@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
| LUBS1000 | Innovation and Creativity in Business |
| LUBS1890 | Starting Your Own Business |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
To enable students to:
-Develop creative and innovative solutions to organisational problems and challenges
-Develop an understanding of the processes involved in creating and launching a new product
Knowledge of:
-the role of creativity and innovation within organisations
-the tools and techniques of creative and innovative management
-the ways to overcome barriers to creativity
-the processes involved in creating and launching a new product
Ability to :
-Apply creative problem solving skills
-Apply influencing skills
-Formulate a Business plan
The content will cover such areas as
Consideration of theory and practice in relation to :
-the role of creativity and innovation within organisations
-the tools and techniques of creative and innovative management
-the ways to overcome barriers to creativity
-the processes involved in creating and launching a new product
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Seminar | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Private study hours | 173 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 27 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Reading 80 hours
Critical reflection on practice 33 hours
Seminar preparation 20 hours
Assignment preparation 20 hours
Assignment Writing 20 hours
Through regular workshops, monitoring of student contributions, formative feedback and the staged submission of coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Case Study | 2000 words | 50 |
| Presentation | Group Presentation - 45 minutes | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 12/21/2018
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