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Postgraduate Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)
Module BUSI53315: INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Department: Economics, Finance and Business (Business)
BUSI53315: INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 4 | 15 | Available in 2010/2011 | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations
- None
Aims
- To enable students to study the principles and practice of managing innovation and technology at an advanced level.
Content
- The evolution of innovations and technologies: static models of innovation; technology-push and market-pull models; invention and innovation; radical and incremental models; evolutionary models and Christensen’s disruptive/sustaining model of innovation
- The diffusion process and the danger of the 'chasm': traditional and social network-based approaches to diffusion of innovation
- Breakthrough innovation: current trends in the management of innovation.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
Subject-specific Skills
Key Skills
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The learning outcomes will be met through a series of lectures, seminar discussions and presentations, together with guided reading.
- The assessment of the module, by written assignment and group presentation, is designed to: test the acquisition and articulation of knowledge; test conceptual understanding and skills of application and interpretation within the business context.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 8 | 2 hours | 16 | ||
| Seminars | 6 | 1 hour | 6 | Yes | |
| Preparation & Reading | 128 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group presentation | 50% | Group presentation based either on a case study or on the assessment of the innovation capabilities of a real company. There will be approximately 4 students in each group and all will be expected to present. All group members will receive the same mark for this element. | 45 minutes | 100% | In the event of a FT student being ill or being required to retake the group presentation element, the assessment will take the form of an individual written assignment of 1,000 words (maximum. |
| Assignment | 50% | Individual written assignment | 2,000 words maximum | 100% |
Formative Assessment
Group presentation
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.