Entry requirements

180 credits including 40 credits in industrial engineering and management at Master's level. Participation in Engineering Ethics and Industrialisation.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• identify different theoretical traditions, both classical and contemporary, that inquire into how value is created in society, and describe, discuss and problematise innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship,
• relate these theoretical traditions to the social and technological conditions that have marked different societies, and review various interests in innovation among the actors populating them,
• account for the differences between theoretical traditions on value creation and innovation by identifying various assumptions (ethical, political, social, etc.) and theoretical conceptions that they build upon,
• assess the limitations, the appeal and the relevance of both classical and contemporary models of value creation and innovation for understanding current trends and practices in innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship,
• independently identify, deconstruct and formulate alternative models for understanding current innovation trends and practices using the theories studied in the course, and considering the confines of our contemporary society.

Content

Orientation and conceptual analysis of central theoretical traditions, both classical and contemporary, discussing how value is created in society, and the role innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship plays in such processes. Examinations of how these traditions stand in relation to the contexts from which they have emerged. Critical-analytical engagement with both theoretical and practical models and trends within the field of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. Creative work that takes into account contemporary limitations on society, and utilizes the analytical resources and exercises encountered in the course to generate alternative understandings and guidelines for innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.

Instruction

Lectures, seminars, individual reading and writing tasks, essay writing.

Assessment

Active participation in seminars (5 credits). Essay and oral presentation of the essay (5 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.