Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

To provide the student with an understanding of modern technologies that support innovation and product and service development.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Must have basic knowledge about organizational theory and design.
• Must have knowledge about innovation technologies and approaches such as rapid prototyping, virtual reality and modelling and simulation
• Must have basic knowledge about design and state-of-art production technologies

Skills

• Must be able to use innovation technology within the innovation process
• Must be able to identify the key advantages of the different technologies and use them to optimally support the innovation process
• Must be able to combine different technologies as necessary
• Must be able to communicate the innovation results
• Must be able to involve end-users and stake holders into the virtualized innovation process
• Must be able to related innovation processes to organizational designs                   

Competences

• Must have the competence to optimize the innovation process using innovation technology to proto-type, simulate and virtualize the innovated product and service

Type of instruction

The teaching is organized in accordance with the general form of teaching. Please see the programme cirruculum §17.

Extent and expected workload

Since it is a 5 ECTS course module the expected workload is 150 hours for the student.

Exam

Exams