International Trade and Business (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: MNG209
Course Name: Innovation Management
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. MELEK YURDAKUL
Course Lecturer(s): Melek Yurdakul
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to explain to students the status and importance of innovation and innovation management in today's business, based on scientific foundations.
Course Content: This course deals with the concept of innovation which is the most important power of sustainable growth in terms of strategy and practice; It comprehensively reveals the basic concepts, methods, processes, and types of innovation.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Develop a comprehensive view of innovation
2) Learn the importance of innovation for businesses
3) Have an in-depth view of innovation
4) Being able to criticize innovation from different perspectives

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course Introduction
2) Innovation management: Basic concepts
3) The business context for the innovation management
4) Innovation sources
5) Innovation models
6) Innovation types
7) Innovation dynamics
8) The changing nature of the innovation process
9) Innovation Strategies
10) Building innovative capabilities
11) The diffusion of innovation
12) The management of Research and Development
13) The management of product innovation
14) Commercialization of innovation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Drucker, Peter: “The Discipline of Innovation”, Harvard Business Review, May-June 1985, ss.67-72.
* Dodgson, M., Gann, D. M., & Salter, A. (2008). The management of technological innovation: strategy and practice. Oxford University Press on Demand.
* Meissner, D., Kotsemir, M. Conceptualizing the innovation process towards the ‘active innovation paradigm’—trends and outlook. J Innov Entrep 5, 14 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-016-0042-z
References: Drucker, Peter: “The Discipline of Innovation”, Harvard Business Review, May-June 1985, ss.67-72.
* Dodgson, M., Gann, D. M., & Salter, A. (2008). The management of technological innovation: strategy and practice. Oxford University Press on Demand.
* Meissner, D., Kotsemir, M. Conceptualizing the innovation process towards the ‘active innovation paradigm’—trends and outlook. J Innov Entrep 5, 14 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-016-0042-z

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics,
2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade.
3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods.
4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems.
5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment.
6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs.
7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge.
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them.
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics,
2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade.
3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods.
4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems.
5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment.
6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs.
7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge.
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them.
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 1 % 30
Presentation 1 % 20
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Presentations / Seminar 1 5 3 8 16
Homework Assignments 1 10 15 25 50
Final 1 20 11 31 62
Total Workload 128