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Course Catalog 2012-2013
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 |
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Requirements
A written exam must be passed by each student. In addition to this there will be a case assignment prepared by student teams. Each team selects an existing company, and becomes the product development team for the company. By analysing the current product range the team proposes a road-map for the company and makes a proposal for launching a large-scale product development project. The proposals are evaluated by the rest of the class in a workshop. Evaluation for the grade will be based 60% on exam, 40% on case assignment and workshop presentation.
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 in terms of profitaility and cash flow by using various planning methods. Connect strategic planning to management of product development. 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 and 40% on case assignment and workshop presentation.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
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
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More precise information per implementation
| Implementation | Description | Methods of instruction | Implementation |
| The course focuses on management of product development and innovations. |
Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 % |