Course Title: Innovation Management

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Innovation Management

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities. 

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption. 

Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209. 

Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus 

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance. 

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM4550	City Campus	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021, Sem 1 2022
BUSM4551	Singapore Inst of Management	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Offsh3 17, Offsh1 18, Offsh3 18, Offsh1 19, Offsh3 19, Offsh1 20, Offsh3 20, Offsh1 21, Offsh3 21, Offsh1 22
BUSM4553	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2018, Viet2 2018, Viet3 2018, Viet1 2019, Viet2 2019, Viet3 2019, Viet1 2020, Viet2 2020, Viet3 2020, Viet1 2021, Viet2 2021, Viet3 2021, Viet1 2022
BUSM4650	RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2020, Viet2 2020, Viet3 2020, Viet2 2021, Viet3 2021

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM4552	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22017 (UB3)
BUSM4552	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22018 (UB3)
BUSM4700	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22018 (All)
BUSM4700	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22019 (All)
BUSM4700	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22020 (All)
BUSM4700	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22021 (All)

Course Coordinator: Dr Gerrit De Waal

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5783

Course Coordinator Email: gerrit.dewaal@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 80, Level 9

Course Coordinator Availability: via Email

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course presents contemporary views of creativity and innovation and their importance to fostering entrepreneurial organisations and businesses that are better equipped to survive and thrive in environments characterised by risk and uncertainty. You will examine the need to manage these activities through the application of theory and the introduction of practices and tools to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. You will also explore the innovation imperative, creative problem-solving approaches, innovation process selection and management, and innovation performance measurement.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

1. Explain the relationship between creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship and how it impacts business growth, sustainability and wealth creation

2. Investigate factors that inhibit creativity in individuals and innovation within teams and organisations, and recommend strategies and tactics to encourage entrepreneurial behaviour

3. Identify and critique organisational models of innovation management 

4. Work individually, and collaboratively with others in applying a range of tools that assist the creative front end of innovation that leads to problem solving

5. Evaluate the characteristics that make innovative organisations successful and discuss how a business might emulate these traits 

6. Demonstrate learning through presentation and communication skills in a variety of business and professional contexts

Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; recommended readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing work in a variety of media and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.

Overview of Learning Resources

Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period. 

Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1,2, 3

Assessment Task 2: 50% 
Linked CLOs: 4, 6 

Assessment Task 3: 20%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6