2020/21 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LLLC0118 Innovation and Enterprise

20 Credits Class Size: 50

Module manager: David Gilding
Email: d.gilding@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

Mutually Exclusive

LUBS1000 Innovation and Creativity in Business
LUBS1890 Starting Your Own Business

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

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

Learning outcomes

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

Skills outcomes

Ability to :
-Apply creative problem solving skills
-Apply influencing skills
-Formulate a Business plan

Syllabus

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

Teaching Methods

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

Private study

Reading 80 hours
Critical reflection on practice 33 hours
Seminar preparation 20 hours
Assignment preparation 20 hours
Assignment Writing 20 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Through regular workshops, monitoring of student contributions, formative feedback and the staged submission of coursework

Methods of Assessment

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

Reading List

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 4/29/2024

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