IIMBx: ST201x Managing Innovation

WELCOME TO THE COURSE MANAGING INNOVATION

This page will guide you through the course syllabus and provide important information related to this course.

Pre-requisites

Basic understanding of business environment is recommended.

COURSE AGENDA

Week No.	Section Name	Topics Covered	Start Date
0	Introduction to the Course	Welcome Message Overview and Objectives Meet the Team Discussion Navigating in edX Pre-course Survey	17th October 2019 (03:30 UTC)
1	Week 1	Module Overview Understanding the Concept of Innovation and its Importance Types of Innovation Innovation in Organization	17th October 2019 (03:30 UTC)
2	Week 2	Module Overview Step One: Lay the Foundation  Create a Challenge Book Let's Discuss Steps One and Two The Innovation Activity	17th October 2019 (03:30 UTC)
3	Week 3	Module Overview Choosing the Right "Role Model" Ways to Motivate Innovation Activity in Organization Role of Catalyst in Building Participation in Innovation Process How to Overcome Velocity Problem? Failure Fallacy Encouraging Experimentation Prototyping	17th October 2019 (03:30 UTC)
4	Week 4	Module Overview Being a Champion Iterating on Business Model Design of a Pitch Business Model Metaphors	17th October 2019 (03:30 UTC)
5	Week 5	Module Overview Ways to Enhance the Batting Average Problem Sand box, Platform and Open Source Approach Intellectual Property Protection Risk Management Big Bets Risks Where Do We Stand?	17th October 2019 (03:30 UTC)
6	Week 6	End-Term Exam	17th October 2019 (03:30 UTC)

TIME COMMITMENT

Course Length:

• 6 weeks of content.

Weekly Commitment

2-3 hours per week. This includes the time spent in going through the course materials (videos and reading materials), completing the assessment(s) and participating in the discussion forums.

Grading Scheme

The course follows an End of Week assessment scheme, which consists of multiple choice questions and scenario-based questions. There are 5 graded assessments in this course. The score from each assessment will contribute to the final score, which you can track using the Progress tab.

Week	Weightage	Due Date
1	10%	5 April 2020, 3:30 hours UTC
2	10%	5 April 2020, 3:30 hours UTC
3	10%	5 April 2020, 3:30 hours UTC
4	10%	5 April 2020, 3:30 hours UTC
5	10%	5 April 2020, 3:30 hours UTC
Final Exam	50%	15 April 2020, 3:30 hours UTC

Note: The ungraded assessments are interspersed throughout the course to recall what you have learnt so far. These do not count for final assessments and will not show up on the Progress tab.

To obtain a Verified certificate you will have to take all weekly assessments (5 in total) and a final exam, and score above 60%. 

Academic Code of Conduct

Please follow the rules for academic honesty and online conduct for this course by reading edX Terms of Services.

Note

• Many of these dates are dynamic and subject to change during the course run. Please be sure to visit the Course Home page and refer to your weekly course email for any change in any of the dates listed above.
• As you work through your course, you’ll see dates and times when new materials are released and when assignments and exams are due. It’s important to remember that edX lists all times in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), 24-hour format.