COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BUS 209	C	3	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)	Dr. Vilma Çekani vcekani@epoka.edu.al
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Vilma Çekani vcekani@epoka.edu.al , Wednesday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Software Engineering (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Thursday D - 204 11:40 AM - 14:30 PM/ Monday A - 130 - 13:40 PM - 16:30 PM
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	Mandatory
Course Description:	This course is focused on innovation, what it is (or not), how it appears (“search” & “select”), and how it can be managed (“implement” and “capture”). Innovation will not be restricted to creativity and new technical ideas, but also take organizational aspects into account. The course is committed to providing an opportunity to learn to use some tools and news ways of thinking which are better suited to addressing complex problems and opportunities inherent in organizations today. The course provides exercises on applying innovation related theories to specific context and phases of innovation. Furthermore, the course will introduce innovation concepts such as “open innovation”, “front end innovation”, which are important tools in today’s innovation approach by most companies. This interactive course includes several assignments and case studies, and engages the student with active participation.
Course Objectives:	Grasp the main innovation management terminology and concepts • explain the adoption life cycle and innovation adoption at the individual level • define creativity and explain how creativity can be stimulated • define and explain the idea management systems • understand change management: definition, scope, and relevance • Understand the Fintech and blockchain revolutions • Management of blockchain and other emerging technologies • Understanding the Role of the government in the encouraging product development or innovation in firms

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Innovation
2	Invention
3	Novelty
4	Business Models
5	Research and Development
6	Product development
7	Government and Innovation
8	Policies and Innovation
9	Sustainability and Innovation
10	Start-up and Innovation

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	What is Innovation?
2	Innovation Management: An Introduction
3	National Systems of Innovation and entrepreneurship
4	Managing Innovation within firms
5	Operation and process innovation
6	Managing Intellectual Property
7	Managing organizational knowledge
8	Strategic Alliances and Networks
9	Research and Development
10	Open Innovation and technology transfer
11	Business Models
12	Market adaption and technology diffusion
13	New Product Development
14	Market Research and its Influence on new product development

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	Trott, P. (2021). Innovation management and new product development (Seventh edition). Pearson Education. https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=6481876
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:	-
Computer Usage:	-
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	What is Innovation? - to understand the basics of what is innovation and how it is perceived
2	Innovation Management: An Introduction - what is innovation management and how it can help the firms to increase efficiency
3	National Systems of Innovation and entrepreneurship - How the government encourage innovation
4	Managing Innovation within firms - how do firs manage innovation and its drawbacks
5	Operation and process innovation - understanding how the process innovation it is made and its steps
6	Managing Intellectual Property - what type of intellectual property existed and how they have changed overtime and whats their relationship with innovation
7	Managing organizational knowledge - the importance of organizational knowledge and how companies manage their knowledge by putting it into practice when it comes to product development
8	Strategic Alliances and Networks - importance of collaboration and how companies decide on how to make this collaboration ( Open Innovation), along with that IoT is an added value to companies
9	Research and Development - The most important department in the company as it decides on the product and service that it will be entering in the market.
10	Open Innovation and technology transfer - the importance of open innovation and the technology when it is applied to open innovations cases.

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

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Software Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.	4
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations	5
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	5
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	5
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	5
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	5
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	4
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	5
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	4
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.	4
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.	4
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	0	0
Midterm Exam(s)	1	25
Presentation	1	10
Project	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Laboratory	0	0
Lab/Practical Exams(s)	0	0
Case Study	1	5
Term Paper	0	0
Final Exam	1	40
Attendance		0
Other	0	0
	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	1	1	1
Assignments	1	3	3
Final examination	1	1	1
Other	3	8	24
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

This course envisions the use of knowledge gained in theoretical courses in a practical and professional context.2. In order to meet the anticipated requirements, students should develop practice in one or several institutions / organizations / companies.