Study Guide

Objective

The student knows innovation process, innovation tools and is able to apply them into practise when creating sustainable, commercialised customer oriented and viable ideas.
He/she understands the role of innovations in global business world and in entrepreneurship.
He/she understands role of technology and disruptive ideas that create change beyond standard business models.
The student knows the basics of IP Rights and their use in protecting new ideas.
He/she is able to take IP Rights into account in innovation process.
He/she understands the meaning of IP Rights in commercialisation of new ideas.
The student is able to create and analyse his/her own innovation project.

Competences: Proactive Development Competence, Sustainable Development Competence

Content

- Innovation

- Innovation process

- Innovation tools

- Role of innovation

- Role of technology

- Innovation project

- Commercialisation of innovation

- Creating a sample or a prototype

- IP Rights and their application

Location and time

Fall 2022.

Materials

Will be given in the beginning of the study unit.

Teaching methods

Learning process is organized through the project work and problem-solving process. It includes teamwork, team tasks, team tutoring, independent studies, lectures and knowledge acquisition activities.

Employer connections

Possible commission from the work life.

Exam schedules

DL Copyright expert badge DL 2.12
DL IPR Strategy assignment DL 2.12
DL Portfolio ?

Content scheduling

The study unit proceeds according to the implementation plan during weeks 36-45

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1
The innovation process and tools:
The student knows the innovation process and tools and is able to apply them into practise with assistance when creating sustainable, commercialised, customer oriented and viable ideas.

He/she understands the role of innovations and role of technology and disruptive ideas that create change beyond standard business models.

The student knows the basics of IP Rights and their use in protecting new ideas and is able to take them into account in innovation process.

He/she understands the meaning of IP Rights in commercialisation of new ideas.

The student is able to create and analyse his/her own innovation project with assistance.

Level 2
The innovation process and tools:
The student can describe the innovation process and tools with examples and is able to apply them some of them independently when creating sustainable, commercialised, customer oriented and viable ideas.

The student is able to apply innovations in creating change.

The student can describe and give examples of IP Rights and their use in protecting new ideas and is able to take them into account in innovation process.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3
The innovation process and tools:
The student understands the innovation process and tools and is able to apply them.

The student is able to utilise innovations in creating change.

He/she understands the basics of IP Rights and is able to utilise them in innovation process.

He/she is able to create and analyse his/her own innovation project.

Level 4
The innovation process and tools:
The student has a command the innovation process and tools and is able to apply them in a creative way.

The student is able to utilise and evaluate innovations in creating meaningful change.

He/she is able to choose suitable IP Rights tools to protect his/her idea in the innovation process and justify the choices made.

He/she is able to create and reflect his/her own innovation project and its outcomes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5
The innovation process and tools:
The student is able to choose suitable innovation tools and utilise them for his/her innovation project.

The student is able to utilise and critically evaluate innovations in creating positive change.

He/she is able to make an IP strategy for his/her innovation.

He/she is able to critically analyse his/her innovation project and the viability of the idea.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on the process and actual skills and knowledge evaluation.

• Innovations / Elisa 80 %
-Portfolio
• IP Rights / Leena 20 %
-IPR Strategy and participation in the workshop
-the Copyright Expert Badge (pass/fail) individual assignment

Plagiarism and use of references:
Please notice that in study unit assignment returns the plagiarism detection programs (for example Ouriginal) will be used. Also notice that you need to use Lapland UAS templates (essay, thesis, report etc) and writing instructions. Textual references must be done according to the given instructions. Please download the thesis template and the referencing instructions here: https://www.lapinamk.fi/en/Students/Study-Guide,-Degree-Programme-Students/Thesishttps://lib.luc.fi/c.php?g=662513&p=4803830Submitting assignments against given instructions may lead to failing and other possible consequences according to the Degree Regulations.

Qualifications

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