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Course, academic year 2026/2027
  
   
Innovations Management and Innovation Project - AM501014
Title: Innovations Management and Innovation Project
Guaranteed by: Department of Economics and Management (837)
Faculty: Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual: from 2025
Semester: summer
Points: summer s.:6
E-Credits: summer s.:6
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/2, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)Schedule is not published yet, this information might be misleading.
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Švecová Lenka doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Vacík Emil prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Interchangeability : M501014
Examination dates   Schedule   
This subject contains the following additional online materials
Annotation -
The course focuses on understanding innovation management as a key part of organizational management in a dynamic competitive environment. Students will become familiar with the concept of innovation, its typology, innovation cycles and trends, the relationship between innovation and competitiveness, and the main instruments supporting innovation activities. The course also addresses corporate innovation strategy, innovation process management, innovation assessment, change management, methods and techniques for managing innovation, economic aspects of innovation, intellectual property protection, and the role of knowledge management and intrapreneurship. In addition, the course introduces alternative perspectives on innovation and emphasizes the practical application of acquired knowledge in organizational and business settings.
Last update: Švecová Lenka (09.03.2026)
Course completion requirements -

Credit: online tests of articles, literature and other outputs on the topic, activity in seminars, individual reflection. Exam: result of the simulation game (30%), online tests (20%), essay exam (50%).

Last update: Švecová Lenka (13.05.2022)
Literature -

R: SCHILLING, M. A., & SHANKAR, R. Strategic management of technological innovation. McGraw-Hill Education. 2019.

A: TIDD J., BESSANT J. R. Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change. 2013.

A: SILVERSTEIN, D., SAMUEL, P., DECARLO, N. The innovator's toolkit. 50+ techniques for predictable and sustainable organic growth. Hoboken, John Wiley. 2012.

A: DAVILA, T., EPSTEIN, M. J., SHELTON, R. How to become innovative. Amazon. 2013.

A: GOFFIN, K, MITCHELL, R. Innovation Management: Effective Strategy and Implementation. 3rd ed. 2017.

A: TROTT, P. Innovation Management and New Product Development. 6th ed. Pearson. 2017.

Last update: Švecová Lenka (13.05.2022)
Teaching methods -

Teaching methods: lectures, guided discussions on current topics, case study analysis, simulation game, teamwork, continuous analytical and application-oriented tasks, student presentations, peer learning and knowledge sharing among students, reflection on acquired experience, and independent work with academic and professional texts interpreted in the context of innovation management.

Last update: Švecová Lenka (09.03.2026)
Requirements to the exam -

Course requirements: online quizzes based on articles, literature, and other course-related materials; participation in seminars; reflection.

Examination: simulation game result (30%), continuous tests (20%), essay-based exam (50%).

Last update: Švecová Lenka (09.03.2026)
Syllabus

1. Introduction to the subject - what is innovation management

2. Competitiveness – concept of competitiveness, world economy, OECD and EU perspective, relationship to innovation

3. Support for innovation activities, Innovation clusters

4. Innovation – concept of innovation, typology of innovation

5. Innovation cycles and trends

6. Business innovation strategy

7. Innovation process – sequential vs. integrated management of the innovation process

8. Evaluation of innovations

9. Approaches to change management

10. Methods and techniques for innovation management

11. Intellectual property and its protection - industrial rights, other forms of protection

12. Economic aspects of innovation

13. Knowledge management - capital based on knowledge, intra-business

14. An alternative view on innovation management

Last update: Švecová Lenka (05.08.2022)
Learning outcomes -

After completing the course, the student will be able to explain the principles of innovation management, understand the link between innovation and competitiveness, identify key types and trends of innovation, describe innovation support mechanisms, innovation strategy and process management, assess innovations from managerial and economic perspectives, apply selected methods and techniques for innovation management, understand change management and intellectual property protection, and evaluate the role of knowledge management and intrapreneurship in organizational innovation performance.

Last update: Švecová Lenka (09.03.2026)
Entry requirements -
Last update: Švecová Lenka (09.03.2026)
Registration requirements -
Last update: Švecová Lenka (09.03.2026)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Obhajoba individuálního projektu 0.1 2
Účast na přednáškách 1 28
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 1.9 54
Práce na individuálním projektu 1.2 34
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 0.8 22
Účast na seminářích 1 28
6 / 6 168 / 168
 
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