Postgraduate Course: Management of R & D and Product Innovation (BUST11127)

Course Outline
School	Business School	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course is concerned with understanding how companies in the research-based industries (for example software, biotechnology, chemicals, electronics and advanced services) go about product innovation. It is a business-oriented course, continually referencing practical examples and includes a speaker from a hi-tech start-up. There is a lot of skill development on the course including the use of online learning (Wikis, blogs and an e-portfolio) and detailed tuition on preparing an essay and project report. ? the economic significance and general nature of innovation ? innovation process in the R&D-based industries, including frequent references to raising and using venture capital ? practical problems surrounding the management of innovation, such as issues in the management of R&D, design, technology transfer and technological collaboration ? issues of public and private policy The tutor supplies reading materials, other material relating to particular industries, countries and technologies is available from the library, web and course website
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary.

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
After completing the course the student will have developed knowledge and understanding, including: enabling her/him to better understand product innovation processes, critically appreciate literature relevant to product innovation processes, appreciate product innovation processes in selected emergent sectors link product innovation processes to a range of organisational and social issues