Course Catalog 2011-2012
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Course Catalog 2011-2012

MOL-9706 Product Development and Innovations, 5 cr

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies

Person responsible

Heikki Mattila

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises
Assignment
Seminar




 




 
 12 h/per



+6 h/per
 19 h/per
 30 h/per
 4 h/per




 
MOL-9706 2011-01 Thursday 12 - 16, K4441A

Requirements

Approved research paper, participation in work shop and approved exam. Each student is expected to write a research paper and give an oral presentation at the course seminar. The paper will be personally commented on by the lecturer. Three practical case exercises will be carried out by teams of 3-5 students during the workshop. Cases are prepared, then presented and discussed in a work shop. Evaluation for the grade will be based 60% on exam, 30% on research paper and 10% on workshop.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

Once the course has been successfully completed, the student will be able to: Apply design management techniques in managing and controlling of product development. Analyze product development projects by using Boston matrix and Growth vectors. Recognize the connection of various types of innovations to cash flow. Organize systematic screening of new innovations. Select suitable strategies for protecting new innovations

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Managing the process 'from idea to product'. Innovation techniques.  R&D portfolios. Developing applications for interactive and intelligent materials. Scheduling of product development.  How to protect your innovations (IPR, patents, utility patents, trademarks, copyrights). 

Evaluation criteria for the course

Evaluation for the grade will be based 60% on exam, 30% on research paper and 10% on workshop.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Managing innovation, design and creativity   Stamm, v. B.   13 978-0-470-51066-7          English  
Lecture slides     Mattila, H.            English  
Other online content   Research papers by students              English  

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MOL-9706 Product Development and Innovations, 5 cr KMT-6206 Product Development and Innovations, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
MOL-9706 2011-01 The course focuses on management of product development and innovations.       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified07.05.2012