COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: INNOVATION AND HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BUS 339	B	5	3	0	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Esmir Demaj
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	This course is designed to provide participants with practical tools and techniques to help them generate and gain support for creativity and innovation in the workplace. Students will explore the conditions necessary for creativity and innovation to thrive in the workplace. Through highly interactive group activities, self-assessment, and discussion, participants will practice a wide range of techniques to access their creative capacities, develop persuasive cases in order to implement new ideas, and obtain buy-in for innovation from stakeholders.
Course Objectives:	This course is designed to provide participants with practical tools and techniques to help them generate and gain support for creativity and innovation in the workplace. Students will explore the conditions necessary for creativity and innovation to thrive in the workplace. Through highly interactive group activities, self-assessment, and discussion, participants will practice a wide range of techniques to access their creative capacities, develop persuasive cases in order to implement new ideas, and obtain buy-in for innovation from stakeholders.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to Course
2	Course overview and introduction to innovation
3	Opportunity identification and creation
4	Current approaches to innovation
5	Pitching entrepreneurial ideas
6	General Overview
7	MIDTERM EXAM
8	Study visit
9	Technology and organization
10	Corporate entrepreneurship & innovation
11	HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS
12	Culture and the organization
13	Project Presentation
14	Project Presentation

Prerequisite(s):	No
Textbook:
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Understanding Creativity and Innovation
2	information on the Conditions Needed to Build Innovation Capability
3	Types of Innovation
4	The Innovation Process
5	Generate innovative solutions by discovering and testing creative ideas
6	Develop a persuasive case for implementing an innovation
7	Recognize the potential for thinking creatively and enabling innovation

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Business Administration (3 years) Program
1	Identify activities, tasks, and skills in management, marketing, accounting, finance, and economics.	4
2	Apply key theories to practical problems within the global business context.	5
3	Demonstrate ethical, social, and legal responsibilities in organizations.	4
4	Develop an open minded-attitude through continuous learning and team-work.	5
5	Use technology to enable business growth and sustainability.	4
6	Analyze data to make effective decisions.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	25
Project	1	20
Case Study	1	10
Final Exam	1	45
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms			0
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	23	23
Other	1	6	6
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5