Course period: 2.
Year of study: 2.
Type: Compulsory
Target of subject: The aim of the course is to provide current knowledge of the theory of innovation processes in the company, the application of techniques used in innovation management and knowledge intensive business services and to learn the necessary skills to manage the creation and implementation of innovations. The course also provides an overview of the development and current state of progressive industries, current barriers to innovation, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises, and knowledge in the field of financing innovation activities.
Brief module description
- Definition of basic concepts in the field of innovation and classification of innovations.
- Approaches to innovation and innovation models.
- The need for innovation. Evaluation of innovation opportunities.
- Innovation process. Product life cycle.
- Product innovation development phase.
- Management of innovation activities and techniques of IMTs.
- Organizing in the innovation process.
- Risks, effects, failure and success of innovation activities.
- Barriers to innovation.
- Private sources of financing innovation activities.
- Public sources of financing innovation activities.
- Support for innovation activities from European Union funds.
- Documents supporting innovation activities.
