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AI303700 - Interdisciplinary innovation

About

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Oral exam 40/100 20 minutes E
Portfolio 60/100

Course content

The course focuses on development of skills to do innovation work in interdisciplinary teams and in various contexts. Through the course students will get insight and practical experience with product and service development. A central aspect in the course will be to develop an understanding of one's own role in an innovation process, both as participant and process manager.

In the course students will undertake several feasibility studies for business ideas that has their origin from industry, cocreation in public sector and entrepreneurship.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

After the course, students will have foundational knowledge of product and service development. The students are expected to have insight into what needs to be in place to success in innovation work in interdisciplinary teams, as well as to have insight into different contexts for innovation processes.

Skills:

Students will get practical experience in participating in a product and service development process in interdisiplinary teams. Students will develop skills for collaboration and process management, and must be able to reflect well on own role in team and innovation processes. In the course students will apply previous skills and knowledge of business development in interdisiplinary projects.

Competence:

After finishing the course, students should be able to both participate in and lead innnovation processes. Students are expected to have a good understanding for how one facilitates for collaboration and change processes, as well as to how they can bring their inisight on business development into interdisciplinary teams.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, project work in groups, supervision and presentations.

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory assignment

Further on evaluation

Portfolio assessment counts for 60% of the grade and oral exam in groups 40%. The portfolio consists of up to four assignments, and further details will be announced in the beginning of the semester. The portfolio is to be handed in via Inspera at a specified date which will be announced later in the semester. There will be a resit exam only for the oral exam, not the portfolio. All elements of the portfolio must be retaken on the next ordinary exam, including all mandatory assignments. If a student wants to improve their grade, both exams must be retaken.

Mandatory assignment:

There are mandatory attendance in some of the lectures throughout the semester in addition to an oral group presentation. Further details will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Biomarine Innovation (298BMI)
Marketing, Innovation and Management (359ML)

Course materials

Reading list will be announced at the first lecture

More on the course

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Third-year courses, level III

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2024

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Ålesund

Subject area(s)
  • Economics and Administration
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of International Business

Examination

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Portfolio 60/100

Release
2024-11-22

Submission
2024-11-25


12:00


12:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Autumn ORD Oral exam 40/100 E

2024-12-09 - 2024-12-10

09:00
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring UTS Oral exam 40/100 E
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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