Innovations and Business ManagementLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: 3B00DW45
Credits
5 op
Objectives
Learning outcomes of the course:
The course provides a theoretical overview and the tools for creating innovations for profitable business. Using service creation as a tool, it provides insights of product and services development process and the positioning of innovation into right marketplace. Also, creating a reasonable business model and basics of ensuring the intellectual property rights (IPR’s) are discussed.
After completing the course, students will be able to:
• Understand the different aspects of innovation, and its role in developing a business
• Recognize, assess and suggests solutions for supporting organizations innovation performance
• Apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings
• Evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services
• Understand the product and service design process phases
• Identify the critical phases of product and service design projects
Content
How to foster innovations?
How to develop products and services from innovations?
What are intellectual property rights and how to ensure them?
How to evaluate project business feasibility?
Prerequisites
-
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
The student can name different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing a business. He/she can recognise solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student recognises the different phases in the product and service design process.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
The student is familiar with the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise and assess solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student understands the strategies most effective for exploiting innovations. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can identify critical phases of product and service design projects.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student has in-depth understanding of the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise, assess and advocate the most suitable solutions for improving an organisation's innovation performance. The student can develop and implement the most effective strategies for exploiting innovations. The student is able to implement innovation theories into practice in a variety of business settings. He/she can boost the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can tackle critical phases of product and service design projects.
Further information
-
Enrolment period
01.08.2024 - 08.09.2024
Timing
05.09.2024 - 10.10.2024
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
International Business
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Jarmo Tuominiemi
- Anu Vänskä
- Katri Koli
Person in charge
Jarmo Tuominiemi
Groups
-
24KVHN2SInternational Business Exchange Student Group Autumn 2024
-
23IBInternational Business, syksy 2023, kaikki
Objectives (course unit)
Learning outcomes of the course:
The course provides a theoretical overview and the tools for creating innovations for profitable business. Using service creation as a tool, it provides insights of product and services development process and the positioning of innovation into right marketplace. Also, creating a reasonable business model and basics of ensuring the intellectual property rights (IPR’s) are discussed.
After completing the course, students will be able to:
• Understand the different aspects of innovation, and its role in developing a business
• Recognize, assess and suggests solutions for supporting organizations innovation performance
• Apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings
• Evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services
• Understand the product and service design process phases
• Identify the critical phases of product and service design projects
Content (course unit)
How to foster innovations?
How to develop products and services from innovations?
What are intellectual property rights and how to ensure them?
How to evaluate project business feasibility?
Prerequisites (course unit)
-
Further information (course unit)
-
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student can name different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing a business. He/she can recognise solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student recognises the different phases in the product and service design process.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student is familiar with the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise and assess solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student understands the strategies most effective for exploiting innovations. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can identify critical phases of product and service design projects.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student has in-depth understanding of the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise, assess and advocate the most suitable solutions for improving an organisation's innovation performance. The student can develop and implement the most effective strategies for exploiting innovations. The student is able to implement innovation theories into practice in a variety of business settings. He/she can boost the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can tackle critical phases of product and service design projects.
Location and time
There are six teaching sessions altogether taking place once a week.
Assessment methods and criteria
Will be presented on the first lecture.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises, individual and group assignments
Learning materials
Materials available in Moodle
Lecture slides
Student workload
The course is worth 5 credits, which means a total workload of 135 hours.
Content scheduling
The course is part of the Innovation Management and Business Development study module. Consultation Projects: Entrepreneurship focus / Business Development focus courses will run parallel with this course. It is the practical part of the study module where the learnings of this course will be implemented.
Enrolment period
01.08.2024 - 08.09.2024
Timing
03.09.2024 - 08.10.2024
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
International Business
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Jarmo Tuominiemi
- Anu Vänskä
- Katri Koli
Person in charge
Katri Koli
Groups
-
24KVHN2SInternational Business Exchange Student Group Autumn 2024
-
23IBInternational Business, syksy 2023, kaikki
Objectives (course unit)
Learning outcomes of the course:
The course provides a theoretical overview and the tools for creating innovations for profitable business. Using service creation as a tool, it provides insights of product and services development process and the positioning of innovation into right marketplace. Also, creating a reasonable business model and basics of ensuring the intellectual property rights (IPR’s) are discussed.
After completing the course, students will be able to:
• Understand the different aspects of innovation, and its role in developing a business
• Recognize, assess and suggests solutions for supporting organizations innovation performance
• Apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings
• Evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services
• Understand the product and service design process phases
• Identify the critical phases of product and service design projects
Content (course unit)
How to foster innovations?
How to develop products and services from innovations?
What are intellectual property rights and how to ensure them?
How to evaluate project business feasibility?
Prerequisites (course unit)
-
Further information (course unit)
-
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student can name different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing a business. He/she can recognise solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student recognises the different phases in the product and service design process.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student is familiar with the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise and assess solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student understands the strategies most effective for exploiting innovations. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can identify critical phases of product and service design projects.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student has in-depth understanding of the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise, assess and advocate the most suitable solutions for improving an organisation's innovation performance. The student can develop and implement the most effective strategies for exploiting innovations. The student is able to implement innovation theories into practice in a variety of business settings. He/she can boost the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can tackle critical phases of product and service design projects.
Location and time
There are six teaching sessions altogether taking place once a week.
Assessment methods and criteria
Will be presented on the first lecture.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises, individual and group assignments
Learning materials
Materials available in Moodle
Lecture slides
Student workload
The course is worth 5 credits, which means a total workload of 135 hours.
Content scheduling
The course is part of the Innovation Management and Business Development study module. Consultation Projects: Entrepreneurship focus / Business Development focus courses will run parallel with this course. It is the practical part of the study module where the learnings of this course will be implemented.
Enrolment period
02.06.2023 - 07.09.2023
Timing
30.08.2023 - 06.10.2023
Credits
5 op
Virtual portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning
Unit
International Business
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
15 - 80
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Sini Jokiniemi
- Jarmo Tuominiemi
Person in charge
Sini Jokiniemi
Groups
-
23KVHN2SExchange Students International Business autumn 2023
-
22IB
Objectives (course unit)
Learning outcomes of the course:
The course provides a theoretical overview and the tools for creating innovations for profitable business. Using service creation as a tool, it provides insights of product and services development process and the positioning of innovation into right marketplace. Also, creating a reasonable business model and basics of ensuring the intellectual property rights (IPR’s) are discussed.
After completing the course, students will be able to:
• Understand the different aspects of innovation, and its role in developing a business
• Recognize, assess and suggests solutions for supporting organizations innovation performance
• Apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings
• Evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services
• Understand the product and service design process phases
• Identify the critical phases of product and service design projects
Content (course unit)
How to foster innovations?
How to develop products and services from innovations?
What are intellectual property rights and how to ensure them?
How to evaluate project business feasibility?
Prerequisites (course unit)
-
Further information (course unit)
-
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student can name different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing a business. He/she can recognise solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student recognises the different phases in the product and service design process.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student is familiar with the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise and assess solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student understands the strategies most effective for exploiting innovations. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can identify critical phases of product and service design projects.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student has in-depth understanding of the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise, assess and advocate the most suitable solutions for improving an organisation's innovation performance. The student can develop and implement the most effective strategies for exploiting innovations. The student is able to implement innovation theories into practice in a variety of business settings. He/she can boost the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can tackle critical phases of product and service design projects.
Location and time
The course starts August 30th of August at 12:15 in class C4-05a. There are altogether 9 teaching sessions taking place twice a week except for the last week.
Exam schedules
There's no exam. The course evaluation is based on the individual learning diary and team/pair exercises. Active attendance in lectures has a positive impact on grading.
Assessment methods and criteria
Individual learning diary
Team assignments
Active participation in the contact sessions and teamwork.
More detailed assessment criteria will be given in the first contact session.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
Lectures, team exercises, learning diary
Learning materials
Selected articles available in Moodle
Lecture slides
Student workload
The course is worth 5 credits, which means a total workload of 135 hours. Contact teaching is appr. 27 hours and the rest is students' independent work.
Content scheduling
The course is part of the Innovation Management and Business Development study module. Towards the end of the course "Consultation Projects: Entrepreneurship focus / Business Development focus " course will start. It is the practical part of the study module where the learnings of this course will be implemented.
Completion alternatives
None
Further information
Teachers:
Sini Jokiniemi and Jarmo Tuominiemi
Enrolment period
02.07.2023 - 31.08.2023
Timing
01.08.2023 - 23.10.2023
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Business and Media
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Sini Jokiniemi
- Jarmo Tuominiemi
Person in charge
Jarmo Tuominiemi
Groups
-
23KVHN2SExchange Students International Business autumn 2023
-
22IB
Objectives (course unit)
Learning outcomes of the course:
The course provides a theoretical overview and the tools for creating innovations for profitable business. Using service creation as a tool, it provides insights of product and services development process and the positioning of innovation into right marketplace. Also, creating a reasonable business model and basics of ensuring the intellectual property rights (IPR’s) are discussed.
After completing the course, students will be able to:
• Understand the different aspects of innovation, and its role in developing a business
• Recognize, assess and suggests solutions for supporting organizations innovation performance
• Apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings
• Evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services
• Understand the product and service design process phases
• Identify the critical phases of product and service design projects
Content (course unit)
How to foster innovations?
How to develop products and services from innovations?
What are intellectual property rights and how to ensure them?
How to evaluate project business feasibility?
Prerequisites (course unit)
-
Further information (course unit)
-
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student can name different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing a business. He/she can recognise solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student recognises the different phases in the product and service design process.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student is familiar with the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise and assess solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student understands the strategies most effective for exploiting innovations. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can identify critical phases of product and service design projects.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student has in-depth understanding of the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise, assess and advocate the most suitable solutions for improving an organisation's innovation performance. The student can develop and implement the most effective strategies for exploiting innovations. The student is able to implement innovation theories into practice in a variety of business settings. He/she can boost the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can tackle critical phases of product and service design projects.
Location and time
The course starts August 30th of August at 14:15 in class C4-05a. There are altogether 9 teaching sessions taking place twice a week except for the last week.
Exam schedules
There's no exam. The course evaluation is based on the individual learning diary and team/pair exercises. Active attendance in lectures has a positive impact on grading.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
Lectures, team exercises, learning diary
Learning materials
Selected articles available in Moodle
Lecture slides
Student workload
The course is worth 5 credits, which means a total workload of 135 hours. Contact teaching is appr. 27 hours and the rest is students' independent work.
Content scheduling
The course is part of the Innovation Management and Business Development study module. Towards the end of the course "Consultation Projects: Entrepreneurship focus / Business Development focus " course will start. It is the practical part of the study module where the learnings of this course will be implemented.
Further information
Teachers:
Sini Jokiniemi and Jarmo Tuominiemi
Enrolment period
08.06.2021 - 30.08.2022
Timing
29.08.2022 - 13.10.2022
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
International Business
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Tuula Andersson
- Sven Rassl
- Mark Curcher
- Salman Saleem
Person in charge
Sven Rassl
Groups
-
22KVHN2Exchange Students International Business A2022
-
21IB
Objectives (course unit)
Learning outcomes of the course:
The course provides a theoretical overview and the tools for creating innovations for profitable business. Using service creation as a tool, it provides insights of product and services development process and the positioning of innovation into right marketplace. Also, creating a reasonable business model and basics of ensuring the intellectual property rights (IPR’s) are discussed.
After completing the course, students will be able to:
• Understand the different aspects of innovation, and its role in developing a business
• Recognize, assess and suggests solutions for supporting organizations innovation performance
• Apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings
• Evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services
• Understand the product and service design process phases
• Identify the critical phases of product and service design projects
Content (course unit)
How to foster innovations?
How to develop products and services from innovations?
What are intellectual property rights and how to ensure them?
How to evaluate project business feasibility?
Prerequisites (course unit)
-
Further information (course unit)
-
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student can name different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing a business. He/she can recognise solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student recognises the different phases in the product and service design process.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student is familiar with the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise and assess solutions for supporting an organisation’s innovation performance. The student understands the strategies most effective for exploiting innovations. The student is able to apply innovation theories and practices in a variety of business settings. He/she can evaluate the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can identify critical phases of product and service design projects.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student has in-depth understanding of the different aspects of innovation, and their role in developing and growing a business. He/she can recognise, assess and advocate the most suitable solutions for improving an organisation's innovation performance. The student can develop and implement the most effective strategies for exploiting innovations. The student is able to implement innovation theories into practice in a variety of business settings. He/she can boost the business feasibility of innovations, products and services. The student can plan, implement and assess the different phases of the product and service design process. He/she can tackle critical phases of product and service design projects.
Location and time
The course starts 29th of August at 11:15 in class B5-20. There are altogether 9 contact teaching sessions. Attendance to the classes is necessary because the students will write a learning diary of the topics introduced in the classes. Possibility to attend online will depend on the pandemic situation.
Exam schedules
There's no exam. The course evaluation is based on the individual learning diary and 1-2 team/pair exercises. Upgrading of the final grade is possible with an extra assignment which must be discussed with the instructors.
Assessment methods and criteria
Individual learning diary
Team assignments
Active participation in the contact sessions and teamwork.
More detailed assessment criteria will be given in the first contact session.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
Lectures, team exercises, learning diary
Learning materials
Kim, W.Chan & Mauborgne, Renee: Blue Ocean Strategy or Blue Ocean Shift
Selected articles available in Moodle
Lecture slides
Student workload
The course is worth 5 credits, which means a total workload of 135 hours. Contact teaching is appr. 27 hours and the rest is students' independent work.
Content scheduling
During the two first weeks of the course there will be two contact sessions / week, and after that 1 session / week. During the 3rd week the course "Consultation Projects" will start. It is the practical part of the study module where the learnings of this course will be implemented.
Completion alternatives
None
Further information
Teachers:
Sven Rassl and Tuula Andersson