2023/2024
KAN-CMIBO1035U Innovation and Knowledge
| English Title |
| Innovation and
Knowledge |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
15 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for cand.merc. and GMA (CM)
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| Course
coordinator |
- Christoph Grimpe - Department of Strategy and Innovation
(SI)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
01-06-2023
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| Learning objectives |
- Understanding the theories and concepts of the course
curriculum
- Ability to apply analytical tools and to assess their
usefulness
- Familiarity with key findings of the empirical literature
- Developing skills in carrying out a small empirical project on
a specific innovation
- Aptitude in drawing on course readings for the preparation and
execution of this project
- Ability to use general insights from the curriculum to build an
analytical understanding of the case, and to reflect on possible
discrepancies between theory and case findings
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| Examination |
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Innovation and
Knowledge:
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| Exam
ECTS |
15 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance, see also the rules about
examination forms in the programme regulations. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual oral exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
4-5 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 30 pages |
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Max. 30 pages (groups of 5 students), max. 24
pages (groups of 4 students) |
| Assignment type |
Report |
| Release of assignment |
An assigned subject is released in
class |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Re-take exam is to be based on the
same report as the ordinary exam:
* if a student is absent from the oral exam but has handed in the
written group product she/he does not have to submit a new product
for the re-take.
* if a whole group fails the oral exam they must hand in a revised
product for the re-take.
* if one student in the group fails the oral exam the course
coordinator chooses whether the student will have the oral exam on
the basis of the same product or if he/she has to hand in a revised
product for the re- take.
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Description of the exam
procedure
Students have to form groups of four or five and choose a case
company and case innovation for analysis. The exam includes a
description of the chosen case and a discussion of questions/topics
jointly prepared by the students in the group. The questions/topics
are introduced to the students at the beginning of the semester. At
the oral exam, students briefly discuss their report. The dialogue
with the examiners will focus on the report but also include the
entire course curriculum as it relates to the chosen
case.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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Objective: This course builds analytical
insight into relationships between knowledge, innovation and
competitiveness and into their implications for the management of
innovation.
Content: The course introduces theories, concepts,
and methods for the analysis of innovations at the levels of
projects, firms and industries. The course also introduces a set of
tools related to innovation practices of firms, as one of the ways
in which the course bridges and integrates academic analysis of
innovations with the practical issues of their management.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| This course applies blended learning principles,
i.e. the combination of pre-recorded and live online teaching with
face-to-face teaching. The course features lectures and case
discussions. Moreover, students form groups of four or five to
analyze a recent innovation in a specific company based on
interviews and desk research in order to prepare for the
exam. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
Written home assignment: Students form groups of
four or five to submit a written assignment. The assignment is a
preparation for the exam. It is jointly prepared by the group and
submitted by a specific deadline. Written feedback will be
provided.
Multiple-choice quizzes: Students have the opportunity to take
self-paced multiple-choice quizzes. Online feedback will be
provided.
There is continuous feedback to students based on case analyses and
exercises in class. |
| Student workload |
| Lectures |
66 hours |
| Class preparation |
126 hours |
| Case work |
120 hours |
| Exam |
100 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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The course textbook is Schilling, M. (2022), Strategic
Management of Technological Innovation, McGraw-Hill Higher
Education, 7th edition.
Additional readings will be introduced for each course module as
part of the course syllabus.
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Last updated on
01-06-2023
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