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Creativity and Innovation
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:02.04.2024 15:13:22
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SZF_079 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.67 | ECTS: | 4.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Management; Business Management | Target Audience: | Business Management | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kristaps Zaļais | ||||||||
| 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) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Microeconomics, macroeconomics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide a comprehensive insight into theories of innovation and creativity, as well as to develop students’ creative problem-solving skills. The course emphasises practical classes and games that develop the search for original approaches and lead to always looking for several alternatives. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Business, creativity and innovation. Development of innovation theories. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The concept of open innovations. Innovation classification. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | The most important innovation indicators, their pros and cons. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Global and EU innovation statistics. Diffusion of innovation. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | The world’s most innovative companies. Factors influencing innovation in companies. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Creativity theories. Lateral thinking. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | The role of creativity in business. Practical examples. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Presentations of situation analysis. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Literature analysis, situation analysis, home work assignments and group works. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance of lectures and seminars – 10%. Participation in seminars (activity and quality of answers provided, tests, group work) – 20%. Assessment of situation analysis work – 30%. Examination grade – 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon successful completion of the course, students gain knowledge about innovation theories and historical development thereof, as well as about innovation research tools and opportunities. Knowledge is gained about the factors promoting innovation, the most important methods and tools for the development of creativity. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Within the course, students are able to orientate in different innovation indicators, understand the processes of introduction of new products in companies, as well as are able to create and critically evaluate several original alternatives to business-related problems. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The study course helps to develop creative thinking and problem-solving competences, as well as develops the habit of independent thinking. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Andersen, E. S., Joseph A. Schumpeter: A Theory of Social and Economic Evolution. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011 | ||||||||
| 2 | Starko, A. J. Creativity in the Classroom. 5th ed., Routledge, 2014. | ||||||||
| 3 | De Bono, E. Think! Before its too late. Vermilion London, 2009. | ||||||||
| 4 | Chesbrough, H. Open Innovation Results: Going Beyond the Hype and Getting Down to Business. 1st Edition, Oxford University Press, 2020. | ||||||||
| 5 | Curedale, R. Design Thinking Process & Methods. 5th Edition, Design Community College Inc., 2019. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking. Harvard Business Review Press, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2 | Christensen, T. The Creativity Challenge: Design, Experiment, Test, Innovate, Build, Create, Inspire, and Unleash Your Genius. Adams Media, 2015. | ||||||||
| 3 | Keeley, L. Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs. Wiley, 1st edition, 2013. | ||||||||
| 4 | Vinsel, L., Russell, A. The Innovation Delusion: How Our Obsession with the New Has Disrupted the Work That Matters Most. Currency, 2020. | ||||||||
