Course syllabus

Welcome to TEK747 Management of innovation and R&D!

Lectures are held on-site at Vasa B. Literature seminars will be run in Zoom.

Information about course content and learning goals can be found in the Course PM, and in the Study Portal (aim and learning outcomes). The schedule for this course is displayed below, with all course activities (sessions) linked. Please note that you are required to prepare for the sessions in advance (e.g. by reading articles, watching videos). To find out more, click on the link for the respective session.


Schedule

Week
Date
Time

Course Activity

36 2/9 13.15-17.00

Session 0: Course Introduction

Session 1.1: Introduction to organization 

36

4/9

13.15-17.00

Session 1.2: Real-life case(s) and introduction to the ‘group presentation assignment’

37 9/9 13.15-15.00

Session 1.3: Self-managing, agile and other new forms of organizing

37

11/9

13.15-17.00

Time for preparation of group assignment

The teacher will be available on Zoom (password: TEK747) from 13:15 to 14:30 to answer questions (attendance is optional)

38 16/9

13.15-17.00

Session 1.4: Group presentations

38 18/9 13.15-16.00

Session 2.1: What is product development, and how can it be managed?

39 23/9 13.15-17.00

Session 2.2: Servitization and service development

39 25/9 13.15-16.00

Session 2.3: Platform development and modularization management

40

30/9

13.15-16.00

Session 2.4: Literature seminar: Product Development Processes

40 2/10 13.15-17.00

Session 3.1: Innovation in established firms

41 7/10 13.15-17.00

Session 3.2: Open and collaborative innovation

41 9/10 13.15-17.00

Session 3.3: Innovation capabilities

42 14/10 13.15-16.00

Session 3.4: Literature seminar: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Innovation Management

44 30/10 8.30-12.30

Written exam


Course literature

The literature for this course consists of articles and other materials. All articles are available at the session pages from the course start. Please check the latest Course PM as well as the respective session's page (see links above) for more detailed instructions on what and how to prepare for each session. Note that it is important that you read the articles BEFORE the sessions.


Contact details

Name Role Email
Magnus Persson Examiner, Lecturer magper@chalmers.se
Anmar Kamalaldin Lecturer anmar.kamalaldin@chalmers.se 
Karolina Drake af Hagelsrum Teaching assistant karolina.drake@chalmers.se