Competencies (according to EQF standard of the European Union). Students will be able to develop and boost at least four of the 8 key competencies for lifelong learning provide by the EU. Specifically, the four competencies are:
Indeed, the course is entirely taught in English; in class activities and home assignments will be performed in English; exams will be held in English; so, attending students will become more familiar with English as a second language (a). The use of social media and of the Web to discuss posted articles, videos or news in a small dedicated group on Facebook, on Studium and the learning class of Google in addition to the utilization of Power Point (or similar applications) for presentations in class will enhance the existing digital competencies of students (b). Case studies to be analyzed in class or at home through short assignments and presentations/discussions in class will boost both the learning to learn and the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship (c and d). Furthermore, outdoor activities, tour factories and interaction in class with business testimonials will boost the competencies (c) and (d)
Knowledge and skills (according to the Descriptors of Dublin).
The course is entirely taught in English. So, a previous good knowledge of English as second language is required. Students are also expected to have attended classes and to have passed exams of the managerial disciplines learned during the first year of the program's attendance.
Attendance is a requirement, even if it's not a mandatory. Each class will consist of a lecture provided by the Instructor as well as of presentation and of a discussion from two opponent groups (presenters and discussants), while the rest of students has to intervene in discussion with questions about issues and contents. Occasionally, testimonials from companies can be invited to do a presentation in class or activities can be outdoor through factories tours
See the course website: https://innovationandbusinessmodels.com and also the FB page
See also Studium
Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | |
1 | Team Building and Orientation in Class (Oct 2 and 3, 2017) | On line Reading |
2 | A Strategic Management Approach to Technological Innovation (Oct 9, 2017) | Schilling, Chapter 1 |
3 | Sources of Innovation (Oct 16, 2017) | Schilling, Chapter 2 |
4 | Types and Pattern of Innovation (Oct 17, 2017) | Schilling, Chapter 3 |
5 | Standards Battles and Design Dominance (Oct 23 and 24, 2017) | Schilling, Chapter 4 |
6 | Timing of Entry (Oct 30, 2017) | Schilling, Chapter 5 |
7 | Defining the Organization's Strategic Decision | Schilling, Chapter 6 |
8 | Choosing Innovation Projects (Oct 31 2017) | Schilling, Chapter 7 |
9 | Collaboration Strategies | Schilling, Chapter 8 |
10 | Protecting Innovation (Nov 20 and 21, 2017) | Schilling, Chapter 9 |
11 | Organizing for Innovation (Nov 22, 2017) | Schilling, Chapter 10 |
12 | Managing the New Product Development Processes (Nov 27, 2017) | Schilling, Chapter 11 |
13 | Managing New Product Development Teams (Nov 28, 2017) | Schilling, Chapter 12 |
14 | Crafting a Deployment Strategy | Schilling, Chapter 13 |
15 | Business Models and Business Model Canvas (Dec 4,5 and 6; 11,12 and 13 2017) | On line Readings |
For those students attending regularly the course, the final grade will be the result of Class Participation and Group Activities (50%) and Final Exam (50%). Class Participation will be evaluated on the basis of a regular attendance in class and an active and smart contribution to all class activities and discussions. Occasional home/class assignments will be considered as well. Group Activities will be evaluated according to the quality of working projects; such projects include the contents of the book that will be presented and/or discussed in class, but additional readings and extended concepts are more than welcome. Students will be organized in small teams which will present in class a chapter drawn from the textbook and discuss a different chapter presented by another group. In addition, they can present and discuss other readings provided by the Instructor. The Final Exam will consist of an oral conversation about the topics of the class and the contents of the textbook and the assigned readings.
For the other students, the Exam will consist of an oral conversation about the contents of the textbook and the assigned readings. The fluency in English will be considered as a part of the final grade in addition to the quality, the effectiveness and the technicalities of the discussion. Students are expected to answer "discussion questions" posted at the end of each chapter of the textbook and to debate on the contents of the assigned readings.
There is no Mid-term exam
The Final Exam will be reserved only to those students who have regularly attended the course and have presented a chapter in class and discussed another chapter presented by a different group. The Final Exam will consist of an oral conversation based on topics discussed in class and the contents of the textbook and the assigned readings. The fluency in English will be considered as a part of the final grade in addition to the quality, the effectiveness and the technicalities of the discussion.
A sample of Discussion Questions posted at the end of each chapter
Questions about open business models, business models as models and the business model canvas of Osterwalder