| CODE | IOT1004 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Design and Innovation | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | The Edward de Bono Institute for the Design and Development of Thinking | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit explores: • The concept of innovation; • What constitutes innovation; • How innovation is generated and ideas developed; • How designs are translated into products. Some issues that will be discussed include: - What motivates an individual to create? - What leads to success or failure of a new design? - The effects of markets and other factors in shaping the design and innovation process? - The discovery, identification and engagement of targets of opportunity. - Crowd-sourcing innovation. By the end of the study-unit students will be able to identify and evaluate innovation and engage in innovation. Reading List: Online open access articles and other material relevant to the subject indicated by coordinator or identified by course participants. Suggested reading: - Bruce M., & Bessant J. (2002). Design in business - Strategic innovation through design. Pearson Education Ltd. (ISBN 0 273 64374 6) - Von Stamm B. (2008). Managing Innovation, design and Creativity. 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (ISBN 978-0-470-51066-7) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Online Lecture and Workshop | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | John Charles Betts |
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