72404 Product Innovation
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Danish title: Produktinnovation
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Language: English
Credit points: 5 |
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Type: | Open University Language: English |
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Prerequisite: 72221. 72611.72614.72621 (eller andet PMP)
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Recommended semester: 7th - 9th semester
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Examination: Evaluation of report(s) (13-scale)
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Department: Department of Control and Engineering Design
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Aim: To create an understanding of the activities of innovation and technical innovations. To create an understanding for establishing business and to compete, based upon innovation. To comprehend some innovation techniques and be able to create innovative technical solutions by their use.To use personal creativity.
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Contents: The course treats the following dimensions of innovation:
- Technology, research, development, management of innovation.
- The company's technology platform, its innovation and development of competencies.
- Systematic innovation, systematic search, design methodology, Altschuller-method.
- Patents, licenses, copyright, inventions, product development.
- Knowledge systems, WWW, solution catalogues.
- Evaluation methods, Cooper's method, business, quality, feasibility.
- Organising systematical, goal oriented innovation.
- Industrial design, MMI-design, multidisciplinary innovation.
- Creativity, creativity training.
- Entrepreneurship, establishing a company's product assortment.
The exercise part of the course demands the creation of innovation ideas of their commercial potential, developed for evaluation and patent opportunities.
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