Module manager: Youngbin Joo
Email: Y.Joo@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module prepares a student to lead innovation initiatives in both large and established organizations as well as in new and growing ventures. The module navigates between different concepts and perspectives in order to unveil how organizations take strategic advantage from incremental and radical changes in products, services, business models and societal aspirations.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to critically evaluate:
- the process of innovation and its importance
- the different types of innovation and the interactions among them
- links between innovation and strategy and entrepreneurship
Transferable:
- Work as an effective team player
- Analytically underpin and influence decision making process
Subject Specific:
- Link theory and practice by applying innovation concepts to issues and pitfalls for managing discontinuous innovation
- Formulate and implement strategic innovation plans
- Lead innovative initiatives and projects
Ten interconnected topics will be discussed at lectures accompanied by interactive seminars aligned to each of the topics:
Session 1: Innovation dynamics and competitive advantage
Session 2: Types of Innovation
Session 3: Behavioural foundations of innovation
Session 4: Managing Innovation within the firm
Session 5: Managing for Creativity
Session 6: Corporate Entrepreneurship
Session 6: Innovation networks
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 120 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.
Your teaching methods could include a variety of delivery models, such as face-to-face teaching, live webinars, discussion boards and other interactive activities. There will be opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Online Time-Limited assessment | 3.0 Hrs Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
Resit will be 100% by examination
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 8/16/2024
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