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Bachelor 2022/2023

Introduction to Digital Innovations

Type: Compulsory course (Management and Digital Innovation)
Area of studies: Business Informatics
When: 1 year, 2 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Margarita Gladkova
Language: English
ECTS credits: 4
Contact hours: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course is aimed at providing the students with the fundamental understanding of digital innovation: its conception, implementation and limitations. The key topics covered will circle around a framework of People, Processes and Technology, and how those affect various aspects of innovation within different industries.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Introduce the current landscape of digital innovation: what has been done so far in different countries and industries
  • Brainstorm and prepare for what´s next: technology & innovation foresight
  • Acquire tools & frameworks to approach and critique various digital innovation strategies
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • The student will acquire fundamentals of agile culture and its applications, basic presentation skills and frameworks to create and evaluate innovation teams
  • The student will acquire the capability to analyze and evaluate cutting edge technologies on the basis of its potential to disrupt businesses
  • The student will acquire the skillset to analyze, interpret and evalute possible implications of various innovations, both short and long term (beyond the business case)
  • The students will learn how to implement innovation nurturing activities in an organization
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Technology
  • Processes
  • People
  • Responsible innovation
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Essay on ethics of innovation
  • non-blocking Group final project presentation
  • non-blocking Elevator pitch 60 second video of your innovative business idea
  • non-blocking Persona map & product prototype (group assignment)
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2022/2023 2nd module
    0.4 * Group final project presentation + 0.2 * Elevator pitch 60 second video of your innovative business idea + 0.2 * Persona map & product prototype (group assignment) + 0.2 * Essay on ethics of innovation
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Arthur M. Langer, & Lyle Yorks. (2018). Strategic Information Technology : Best Practices to Drive Digital Transformation: Vol. Second edition. Wiley.
  • Bogers, M., Chesbrough, H., Heaton, S., & Teece, D. J. (2019). Strategic Management of Open Innovation: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective. California Management Review, 62(1), 77–94. https://doi.org/10.1177/0008125619885150
  • Heinimäki, A. (2020). The Future of Labour in a Digital Economy : How Technology is Changing the Nature of Work.
  • Isaac Sacolick Driving Digital: The Leader's Guide to Business Transformation Through Technology, AMACOM, 2017 (доступ через электронную библиотеку НИУ ВШЭ https://library.books24x7.com/, для перехода по ссылке нужна авторизация в системе удаленного доступа ресурса
  • Kerzner, H. (2019). Innovation Project Management : Methods, Case Studies, and Tools for Managing Innovation Projects. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2183351
  • Miles, I., Saritas, O., & Sokolov, A. (2016). Foresight for Science, Technology and Innovation. Switzerland: Springer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1242395
  • Pressman, A. (2019). Design Thinking : A Guide to Creative Problem Solving for Everyone. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1923524

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Beckerman, W. (2017). Economics As Applied Ethics : Fact and Value in Economic Policy (Vol. Second edition). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1527286
  • Daniel, K. (2016). Heuristics and Biases. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316422250.038
  • Georg M. Eichler, & Erich J. Schwarz. (2019). What Sustainable Development Goals Do Social Innovations Address? A Systematic Review and Content Analysis of Social Innovation Literature. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.F879E2B0
  • I. V. Danilin. (2019). Emerging Technologies Development: Challenges for the Science, Technology and Innovation Policies. Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, (6(63)), 255. https://doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2018-6-63-255-270
  • Orr, T. (2020). The Information Revolution : Transforming the World Through Technology. New York: Lucent Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2174025
  • Vladimir Geroimenko. (2020). Augmented Reality in Education : A New Technology for Teaching and Learning (Vol. 1st ed. 2020). Springer.

Authors

  • YAKOVLEVA NATALIYA VADIMOVNA
  • Brom Veronika Kirillovna