COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TOR 4056 INNOVATION MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Natural Building Stones Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TUNCAY DIKICI

Offered to

Industrial Glass and Ceramics
Natural Building Stones Technology
Drilling Technology
GEOTECHNICS
Welding Technology

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to understand the importance of innovation, to create a perspective on successfully executing and managing innovation and to present examples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the importance of innovation and innovation types
2   To have information about the innovation process and the mechanisms related to managing and controlling this process
3   To learn how to protect innovation outcomes and intellectual property rights
4   To understand the importance of innovation in people, companies and country life.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts; invention, design, innovation
2 The types of innovation; product, process, marketing and organizational innovations
3 Innovation models
4 System approach in innovation management; national, regional and sectoral innovation systems
5 The importance of innovation for individuals, companies and countries
6 The relationship between innovation and development
7 Innovation strategy
8 Midterm
9 Innovation management process
10 Intellectual property rights
11 Financing innovation, local and international resources
12 The relationship and management of R&D and innovation
13 Protection and Support of Intellectual Property Rights
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

- Tuğba Karabulut, 2009, Girişimcilik ve Sürdürülebilirliği, Istanbul: Papatya Yayıncılık Kahraman Arslan
- Foss, N. J., Pedersen, T., Pyndt, J. & Schultz, M. (2012). Innovating Organization and Management: New Sources of Competitive Advantage. Cambridge University Press.
- Lecturer's notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face-to-face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 +RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam (%25): To examine the theoretical information
II. Application (%25): To examine the research effort
III. Final Exam (%50): To examine the all learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Torbalı Meslek Yüksekokulu
Metal ve Makine Teknolojisi Programı
tuncay.dikici@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 3 4 12
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41

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