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Seminar on Technology and Innovation Management
(dt. Seminar Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement)

Level, degree of commitment Specialization module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Term paper of a project, presentation of interim and final results, private study, discussion of theoretical and practical content in small groups, teams, and free class discussions,
180 hours (attendance: 40 hours, preparation/elaboration of the written project work: 80 hours, preparation of the presentation: 52 hours)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 6 CP
Course requirement(s):
Examination type: Term paper (3 CP) and presentation (3 CP)
Language,
Grading		 German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program M.Sc. Business Administration.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
each semester
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Michael Stephan

Contents

In the seminar Technology and Innovation Management, selected topics on technology and innovation management are dealt with. The seminar takes the form of a project seminar. The methodology of the project seminar includes a structured research program: The aim is to record and structure concrete innovation-related problems from industrial and service companies relating to specific markets and current innovation projects and to develop proposed solutions in group and individual work. Suitable concepts and theories are to be selected for this purpose and used to develop solutions.


Qualification Goals

The seminar takes the form of a project seminar. The methodology includes a structured research program: the aim is to record and structure concrete innovation-related problems from companies and to develop proposals for solutions in group and individual work. The project seminar imparts the relevant skills and knowledge of information acquisition, teamwork and targeted solution of a selected project from innovation management for both scientific questions and practice-oriented problems. Skills that are learned independently include obtaining relevant information, structuring key questions and developing concrete results.


Prerequisites

None.


Applicability

Module imported from M.Sc. Business Administration.

When studying M.Sc. Business Informatics, this module can be attended in the study area Practical and Seminar Modules.

The module is assigned to the focus area Innovation and Information. Further information on eligibility can be found in the description of the study area.


Recommended Reading

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