The Innovation in a Global Perspective module aims to provide the students with the ability to:
1. Explain what global innovation is, and what its effects are;
2. Critically evaluate the opportunities that global innovation presents for businesses, regions, and policymakers;
3. Explain which factors are believed to contribute most to the pursuit and achievement of global innovation, and which barriers exist;
4. Assess how particular grand challenges may be addressed through global innovation efforts;
5. Understand and synthesize the main findings of recent studies on the globalization of innovation and formulate critical questions on the academic state-of-the-art;
6. Formulate and communicate an informed opinion on global innovation approaches at the business and policy level.

(LO1) Students will be able to acquire and develop an understanding of global innovation and its effects.

(LO2) Students will be able to assess the opportunities that global innovation presents for businesses; society in general.

(LO3) Students will be able to apply relevant theoretical and conceptual frameworks, and empirical insights from the broad literature to evaluate which factors contribute and detract from the pursuit and achievement of global innovation.

(LO4) Students will be able to outline and communicate an informed opinion on global innovation approaches at the business and policy level.

(S1) Flexibility and Adaptability

(S2) Ethical Awareness

(S3) Teamwork

(S4) Problem-Solving

(S5) Time Management

(S6) Commercial Awareness

(S7) IT Literacy

(S8) International Awareness

(S9) Excellent Communication

Teaching Method : Synchronous Lecture
Description: This module uses a mix of traditional lectures and active learning seminars. A state-of-the-art overview of academic knowledge on the core concepts and theories relevant to this module.
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 12
Attendance Recorded: No

Teaching Method: Online Asynchronous Learning Content
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 12
Attendance Recorded: No

Teaching Method : Seminar
Description: The seminars provide students with an active learning environment and experiential learning, putting students into the shoes of key actors involved with the facilitation and pursuit of global innovation. The seminars will prepare students for both their individual assignment and group presentation, utilizing a range of methods (at the discretion of the module leader) ranging from brainstorming, to roleplay, simulation, case study analyses, et cetera, to create a vivid and collaborative learning enviro nment.
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 10
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 3: Group Study
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 6
Attendance Recorded: No

Self-Directed Learning Hours: 110
Description: The self-directed learning hours should include the student’s independent and collaborative reading, research, development of academic writing and wider reading to support the brainstorming and experiential learning based group activities in the seminars.

Skills Mapping

Skill 1: Flexibility and Adaptability
How is it Developed: Students need to collaborate and address competing interests and values.
Mode of Assessment: Group presentation

Skill 2: Ethical Awareness
How is it Developed: Students must reflect on the broader societal impact and relevance of tackling grand challenges through global innovation.
Mode of Assessment: Group presentation

Skill 3: Teamwork
How is it Developed: Students need to collaborate and address competing interests and values.
Mode of Assessment: Group presentation

Skill 4: Problem-Solving
How is it Developed: Students must both individually and collectively reflect on the barriers and opportunities facing businesses and policymakers relating to global innovation and solving grand challenges.
Mode of Assessment: Individual assignment and group presentation

Skill 5: Time-Management
How is it Developed: Students will individually (in written coursework) and collectively (via a group presentation) be responsible for planning and completing coursework.
Mode of Assessment: Individual assignment and group presentation

Skill 6: Commercial Awareness
How is it Developed: Students will be familiarized with the opportunities and barriers that businesses face in their global innovation efforts.
Mode of Assessment: Individual assignment and group presentation

Skill 7: IT Literacy
How is it Developed: Stude nts will individually complete coursework and collectively create a presentation.
Mode of Assessment: Individual assignment and group presentation

Skill 8: International Awareness
How is it Developed: Students will be familiarized with the phenomenon of global innovation, and the international nature of grand challenges.
Mode of Assessment: Individual assignment and group presentation

Skill 9: Excellent Communication
How is it Developed: Students will need to effectively communicate their individual research findings via written coursework, and verbally communicate the findings from their group project.
Mode of Assessment: Individual assignment and group presentation

Innovation in a Global Perspective will cover the three areas of interest mentioned above: a) what the globalization of innovation entails, b) which factors enhance and detract from it, and c) how ‘grand’ innovation challenges could be tackled through global collaborative action. Examples of the first area of interest include companies offshoring innovation, licensing technologies developed elsewhere, and entering new markets to access novel knowledge and capabilities. The second topic connects to the first, considering matters such as the cost of research and development, and the availability of skilled workers. The third and final topic shifts the focus to global grand challenges such as the transition to sustainable energy and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The module uses lectures to deliver core theories and knowledge, and seminars to support experiential learning.

Lectures:

In this 12-week module, the first week is a general introduction to the module, featuring instruction on the assessment and general introductory materials. Furthermore, 3 weeks are dedicated to a) the globalization of innovation, 3 weeks to b) the factors enhancing and detracting from it, and 3 weeks to c) grand innovation challenges. In-between these core materials, there is room for the delivery of council and formative feedback on coursework 1 (individual assignment), any other instruction (e.g. based on student inquiries or coursework 2), as well as familiarizing students with additional materials broadly relating to any of the three main areas of interest.

Seminars:

Seminars will be used to answer student inquiries and provide feedback on their work. In addition, students will present coursework 2 (group assignment) and engage in debates.

General:

Students are expected to peruse materials published on the virtual learning environment prior to lectures and seminars.