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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Enric Camón Luis

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Ismael Hernández Adell

Teaching languages

  • Catalan

Skills

Basic skills

  • B4_That students can convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences

     

  • B5_That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

Specific skills

  • E10_Recognize and understand the mechanisms of innovation and entrepreneurship and develop entrepreneurial initiative through theoretical models that fit a business idea.

  • E11_Analyze and properly assess the scientific-technological and economic environment, both to seek innovative opportunities and to establish the necessary processes to adapt the organization to this environment.

     

General competencies

  • G2_Be able to innovate by developing an open attitude to change and be willing to re-evaluate old mental models that limit thinking

Transversal competences

  • T3_Show entrepreneurial leadership and leadership skills that build personal confidence and reduce fear of risk

     

Description

The subject has an advanced focus on innovation. Based on the knowledge acquired in the previous subjects in the field of innovation, the contents deployed during the course offer an advanced knowledge of the elements that must be taken into account in the implementation of an innovation management model adapted to the needs of each organization (private, public, with or without profit). These elements include the definition of an innovation strategy; the detailed analysis of the conditions that determine innovation processes in organizations (social, cultural, economic and technological); the establishment of mechanisms to generate innovations in a systematized way; the processes of prioritization of innovation projects; the planning of innovation processes; the management of the portfolio of innovation projects; the use of innovations inside and outside the organization; the economic and financial management of innovation; the search for public support for innovation in organizations; and the legal framework on the protection and exploitation of innovations. 

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer the prejudices of others.

Contents

Topic 1: General scheme of innovation

1. Permanent innovation and the forces of change in organizations 

2. Definition and type of innovation: cases and classification criteria

3. Professional roles

Topic 2: Planning and effective implementation of innovations

1. The innovation strategy

2. Organizational structure: people, teams and culture

3. Systematize the management of innovation: logics and methodologies for organizations

4. Discovery processes

5. Implementation processes

6. Innovation indicators

Topic 3: Making innovation profitable

1. Economic-financial concepts of innovation

2. Financing of innovation: own and private resources

3. Public administration support programs: direct and indirect aid 

4. Assignment, license and Spin-Offs

5. Certification of R+D+i projects

6. Innovations and their rights (industrial and intellectual)

Evaluation system

Support activities: 15%

Group work: 35%

- Written work: 50%

- Presentation: 30%

- Seminars: 20%

Final Exam: represents 50% of the final grade. In order to opt for the continuous assessment, a minimum of 5 points out of 10 must be achieved in the final exam.

Recovery: If the subject is suspended (final grade less than 5) or the minimum mark of the final exam is not reached, the final exam may be taken again. The part of the continuous assessment cannot be recovered.

A student who has not applied for the first call CANNOT apply for recovery.

REFERENCES

Basic

JURGENS-KOWAL, TERESA (2019): The Innovation ANSWER Book.

RADEKA, KATHERINE (2012): High Velocity Innovation: How to Get Your Best Ideas to Market. Career Press.

GOFFIN, KEITH and MITCHELL, RICK (2016): Innovation Management: Effective Strategy and Implementation. Red Globe Press.

TORRUELLA, ALBERT (2021): THE BOOK OF INNOVATION. Barcelona: Libros de Cabecera.

Complementary

FRIESE, REBECCA (2020): The Good Culture: The Leader's Guide to Creating a Workplace That Doesn't Suck. FLYN.

OLIVELLA, JORDI (2020): Efficient management of innovation projects. Profit.

CRESPO, PATRICIA and CASTILLO, DAVID (2011): 'The financing of business innovation', Revista de Contabilidad y Dirección, Vol. 12, pp. 145-164.

OECD (2007): Oslo Manual: Guide for the collection and interpretation of data on innovation. Paris, OECD.

BOFARULL, IVAN (2019): MOONSHOT THINKING: TRANSFORMS DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION INTO AN OPPORTUNITY. Barcelona: Harp.