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Knowledge and Innovation Management
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:15
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KSK_081 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences | Target Audience: | Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ivans Jānis Mihailovs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basics of management. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote the formation of theoretical knowledge and practical skills of students about organisation of the process of development of a new and innovative solution. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction: content and requirements of the course. Knowledge, innovation and experiment in the modern dynamic, unstable and unpredictable world. Instability: threats and possibilities. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Social innovation in practice: ageing of society – one the main challenges in Europe of the 21st century. The role of old people in a society: short historical insight. Reasons of society ageing and risks related to ageing globally and in Europe. Innovative solutions (social innovations) for reduction of reviewed risks. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | False news, disinformation, propaganda, information war. Segmentation of audiences, problem of informative isolation in social networks and other related challenges. Fight against disinformation: potential social innovations and solutions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Concept of management. Initial mission of management. Tasks of management today: different views and different opinions. Role of knowledge and understanding at different stages of history. Knowledge society and information society. “Exclusive” and “open” (“inclusive”) knowledge society. Knowledge transfer: three approaches. Researcher’s role in knowledge transfer and innovation/ action research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Different understandings of the concept of innovation. Social innovation concept and its topicality. Basic components of social innovation. Disputable aspects. Roles of social sciences in social innovation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Classification and sources of innovations. Future trends. Innovation process and its stages. Innovation management. Innovation process. Situation analysis: identification of the problem/need, setting goals and tasks. Knowledge management. Importance of creativity in the innovation development process. Generation of ideas and methods used. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Work in teams: setting goals and tasks to solve the identified problem/need in matters of ageing of the society. Generation of ideas to create an innovative solution. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Evaluation and selection of ideas. Creation and evaluation of a concept of an innovative solution. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Evaluation and selection of ideas. Determination of selection criteria. Enrichment of ideas. Evaluation of the concept of an innovative solution in accordance with set criteria. Next stages of the innovation development process. Joint discussion of independent works of students. Recommendations. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Report, upon agreement with the university lecturer, analysing the latest trends in the area of knowledge management or innovation. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | According to a 1-10-point grading scale: 20% – participation in classes 40% – report 40% – examination | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After mastering the study course students understand in depth the nature of social innovations, classification and sources of innovations, know latest trends in knowledge management and in the process of creation of ideas. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After mastering the study course students are able to creatively organise and manage evaluation and selection of ideas when acting in-between different sectors and taking a decision. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After mastering the study course students, assuming the role of a leader, organise and lead the creation process, certifying knowledge and skills in accordance with the latest considerations. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Gaubinger K., Rabl M., Swan S., Werani T. Innovation and Product Management. A Holistic and Practical Approach to Uncertainty Reduction. Springer, 2014 | ||||||||
| 2 | Luecke R. Managing creativity and innovation. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation, 2003 | ||||||||
| 3 | Robin R. Creativity and concept design. Milton Keynes: Open University, 2004 | ||||||||
| 4 | Fostering creativity: expert solutions to everyday challenges. Boston: Harvard Business Press, 2010 | ||||||||
| 5 | Sociālā inovācija: izaicinājumi un risinājumi Latvijā. Rīga: RTU, 2019 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Michalko M. Thinkertoys: A handbook of creative-thinking techniques. 2nd Edition. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press, 2006 | ||||||||
| 2 | Kaufman J.C., Sternberg R.J. The Cambridge handbook of creativity. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010 | ||||||||
| 3 | Von Stamm B. Managing innovation, design and creativity. 2nd Edition. Chichester, UK; Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2008 | ||||||||
| 4 | Lando I. Zināšanu vadīšanas metožu pilnveidošana organizācijā. Promocijas darbs. Rīga: LU, 2013 | ||||||||
