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Postgraduate Course: Management of R&D and Product Innovation (BUST11169)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is concerned with understanding how companies in the research-based industries (for example software, biotechnology, chemicals, electronics and advanced services) go about product innovation. It is a business-oriented course, continually referencing practical examples and includes a speaker from a hi-tech start-up.

There is a lot of skill development on the course including the use of online learning (Wikis, blogs and an e-portfolio) and detailed tuition on preparing an essay and project report.

* the economic significance and general nature of innovation

* innovation process in the R&D-based industries, including frequent references to raising and using venture capital

* practical problems surrounding the management of innovation, such as issues in the management of R&D, design, technology transfer and technological collaboration

* issues of public and private policy

The tutor supplies reading materials, other material relating to particular industries, countries and technologies is available from the library, web and course website

Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  18
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 19, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4, Summative Assessment Hours 70, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 103 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 20% blog discussion, 30% wiki essay - theory and literature, 50% individual/ group e-portfolio project report.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course the student will have:

Developed knowledge and understanding, including:

enabling her/him to better understand product innovation processes,

critically appreciate literature relevant to product innovation processes,

appreciate product innovation processes in selected emergent sectors

link product innovation processes to a range of organisational and social issues
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsMGMT-MRD-20
Contacts
Course organiserDr Raluca Bunduchi
Tel: (0131 6)51 5544
Email: Raluca.Bunduchi@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Peter Newcombe
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: Peter.Newcombe@ed.ac.uk
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