LEARNING OUTCOMES
Student knows how to identify operational constraints in current operations and services and to design solutions using emerging digital technologies to address those constraints.
Student can identify the limitations of state of the art operations management practices and critically evaluate improvement proposals.
Students understand design thinking and are able to apply innovation management concepts and frameworks for innovative operations management.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 10.01.2023 - 28.03.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jan Holmström
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course is built around a number of real-life innovative solutions in operations and services. These solutions are presented by invited guest lecturers from industry and research groups. The students are this way - in class - taken to the cutting-edge of practice by the guest lecturer and challenged to address a current innovation problem. In doing so, the students will propose a real-life innovative solution.
Students will in groups work on one specific innovation problem, and evaluate solution proposals to all others presented in the course. Both solution and evaluation activities are conducted in a group. In class, innovation management theory is introduced and discussed in the context of the innovation problems and solution proposals.
An individual concluding assignment allow students to synthesize and reflect on the full course work.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Students are assessed based on their group activities (solving the innovation task, evaluations of other student group's solution proposals) and individual work (application of innovation management theory for synthesis and reflection).
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Thematic sessions, including visiting lectures and student presentations
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
7 Affordable and Clean Energy
8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
If enrolled and accepted students exceed the maximum for organizing the course with one weekly session, the course will be organized in two parallel weekly sessions. The division of students between the weekly sessions is organized at the beginning of the course by the responsible teacher.
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III - V
2023-2024 Spring III - VEnrollment :
The number of students admitted to the course is limited. Students are given priority as follows: 1) Master s students in Industrial Engineering and Management program, 2) exchange students in the Industrial Engineering and Management Master s program, and 3) other students.