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Course Catalog 2013-2014

MOL-62276 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-62276 2013-01 Friday 12 - 15, K4441A

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). 

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

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:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Managing Innovation   Tidd J, Bessant J         Yes    English  
Lecture slides     Mattila, H.         Yes    English  
Other online content   Research papers by students           Yes    English  

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MOL-62276 Product Development and Innovations, 5 cr MOL-9706 Product Development and Innovations, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
MOL-62276 2013-01 The course focuses on management of product development and innovations.       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified23.08.2013