W941 – Innovation Management

Module
Innovation Management
Innovation Management
Module number
W941
Version: 1
Faculty
Business Administration
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Swen Günther
swen.guenther(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Anja Stöhr
anja.stoehr(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Innovation Management"

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Swen Günther
swen.guenther(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Innovation Management"

Course language(s)

English
in "Innovation Management"

ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Seminar)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Paper
Module examination | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Innovation Management"

Form of teaching

Comprehensive lectures with input sesions, discussions, exercises and project learning

Media type

Mix of PowerPoint presentations, computer work, and panel painting

Instruction content/structure

The agenda sticks to the generic innovation process, including the following four parts

  1. Idea creation (Creativity & Invention)
  2. Idea evaluation (Financials & Non-financials)
  3. From Invention to Innovation (Design & Validation)
  4. Innovation commercialization / Marketing
Qualification objectives

The objective of the course is to enable participants to

  • Gain profund knowledge about innovation management
  • Recognize and apply relevant tools of innovation management
  • Install and manage an innovation process in a global environment
Social and personal skills

The participants are able to improve their soft skills, e.g.

  • Working in interdisciplinary teams
  • Solving real-life problems
  • Developing entrepreneurial skills
Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites

Fundamentals of project & process management

Continuation options
No information
Literature

Tidd, J./ Bessant, J. (2013): Managing Innovation, Wiley

Orloff, M.A. (2012): Modern TRIZ, Springer

Keller, K.L. (2012): Strategic Brand Management, Pearson

Current teaching resources

Scripts, templates, and handouts are provided via OPAL

Notes

Innovationmanagement  and Marketingmanagement  are among the key challenges
for companies, enabling them to differentiate and outpace the competition. Think of marketing and innovation like a pair of gears that work together to move the entrepreneurial success engine forward.

Innovation without marketing and marketing without innovation cannot be successful,
which is why both should be considered together. So the modul International Marketing Management fits well with the modul Innovation Management, and vice versa.

The modul International Marketing Management includes CSR based Marketing Strategies and Techniques to attract Customers and Customer's Loyalty, and provides insights into profitable brand strategies.