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2017/2018  BA-BSSIO2000U  Service Management Operations: Service and Innovation

English Title
Service Management Operations: Service and Innovation

Course information

Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Quarter
Start time of the course Second Quarter
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for BSc in Service Management
Course coordinator
  • Ana Maria Munar - MPP
Main academic disciplines
  • Experience economy
Last updated on 30-08-2017

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Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:
  • Explain concepts and theories about the nature and role of services in the economy
  • Apply the different economic theories with special focus on the management conditions of service firms.
  • Provide a critical analysis of the characteristics of a service operation and present solutions to management problems.
  • Critically discuss the competitive environment of services and apply theoretical frameworks to examine the competitiveness of service firms.
  • Examine service design, innovation processes and quality management in services applying theoretical models and new service development tools.
  • Work in teams and apply academic knowledge to practical cases in services
Course prerequisites
English language skills equal to B2 level (CEFR) and math skills equal to Danish level B are recommended
Examination
Service Management Operations: Service and Innovation:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Written sit-in exam on CBS' computers
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration 4 hours
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Winter
Aids Open book: all written and electronic aids, including internet access
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take examination will be held as an oral examination instead.
Course content and structure

Course aim: Service industries play a central role in the world economy. This course aims to provide students with economic and business theories, analytical tools and practical methods to understand the specific characteristics and conditions of the service economy and to provide solutions to improve the management of service firms.

Course content: The course consists of different knowledge areas of the service economy: the economic role and specific characteristics of services, the design of the service enterprise and the managing of services. The first part of the course focuses on understanding services’ characteristics, their relation to economic evolution and it discusses competition and strategy issues in services. The second part focuses on theories, tools and methods for designing the service firm and deals with the areas of innovation, quality and new service development. The third part introduces strategies for process improvement and facility and location considerations relevant to the management of service firms. The final part analyses models and methods to manage capacity and demand, capacity planning and queuing systems. The different theories and tools are applied using interactive exercises and practical case studies of (1) service innovation, (2) tourism and hospitality, and (3) culture and the arts.

Teaching methods
The course comprises of lectures and structured class activities. In the lectures the different theories and models are presented using cases of the service industries and interactive exercises. The course involves the preparation of a case in one of the following specializations (1) service innovation, (2) tourism and hospitality, and (3) culture and the arts. Students work in teams, choose a problem statement related to the management of a service corporation of their specialization and present their case analysis in class. There will be a peer evaluation of the cases. Guidelines for the development of the case will be introduced as a preparation for the student activities.
Feedback during the teaching period
The feedback on the project and the grade is received after each written exam
Student workload
Classes 30 hours
Cases workshop 6 hours
Preparation for class 85 hours
Home assignment 14 hours
Exam 72 hours
Expected literature

Fitzsimmons, James A. & Fitzsimmons, Mona J. (2014) Service Management – Operations, Strategy, Information Technology, 8th edition. McGraw-Hill, Boston.

A few chapters from Fitzsimmons, James A. & Fitzsimmons, Mona J., eds. (2002), New Service Development – Creating Memorable Experiences, Sage Publications, London.

Please note, minor changes may occur. The teacher will upload the final reading list to LEARN two weeks before the course starts.

Last updated on 30-08-2017