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Creativity and Innovativeness (5 cr)

Code: 3041234-3014

General information


Enrollment
01.12.2024 - 12.01.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
13.01.2025 - 16.05.2025
Implementation is running.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
English
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Business
Teachers
Lasse Lehtonen
Course
3041234

Realization has 7 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 21 h 0 min.

Time Topic Location
Wed 15.01.2025 time 14:00 - 17:00
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LEM_A309 Teoriatila
Thu 23.01.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
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LEM_A173_Lemminkäinen Lemminkäinen
Thu 30.01.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
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LEM_B164 Tapio muunto
Tue 04.02.2025 time 12:00 - 15:00
(3 h 0 min)
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LEM_A309 Teoriatila
Tue 11.02.2025 time 12:00 - 15:00
(3 h 0 min)
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LEM_A309 Teoriatila
Thu 06.03.2025 time 13:00 - 16:00
(3 h 0 min)
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LEM_A309 Teoriatila
Wed 12.03.2025 time 08:00 - 11:00
(3 h 0 min)
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LEM_B143 Teoriatila muunto
Changes to reservations may be possible.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Course introduction and key concepts. Seven lectures (1.2025 - 4.2025).
1. Creativity tools and innovation
2. Using AI for innovations
3. Content production and marketing with AI
4. Innovativeness and product development
5. Sources of innovations
6. Innovative business development and strategy
7. Course wrap up and project presentations

Objective

Having completed the course, the student
- is able to apply creativity and innovation tools in marketing context
- can use different sources of innovation (internal and external) to detect and exploit opportunities
- can analyze and describe how innovative firms are changing business reality
- is able to explain the importance of product/service development and the people and factors involved in the development work.

Content

Creativity tools and idea management
Innovativeness and product /service development
Sources of innovation and innovativeness
Success and diffusion of innovations
Open innovation

Materials

ItsLearning and email

Teaching methods

Lectures
Group work
Independent work

International connections

Innovation Pedagogy

Completion alternatives

All materials available in ItsLearning

Student workload

Contact lectures, workshops and preparation for classes: 40h.
Self-study and online assignments: 60h
Group work: 35h.

Further information

Group work 20%

Weekly assignments 30%

Final project 50%

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