DG4S32 - Design-led Innovation Principles and Methods 05 Dec 2019 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | DG4S32 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Design-led Innovation Principles and Methods | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Fashion, Marketing and Photography | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Fashion Marketing and Photography | ||
| Module Leader: | Philip Harfield | ||
| Module Team: | Steven Wright | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100811 - creative management | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 05 Dec 2019 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2026 |
Module Aims
To enable critical exploration of innovation frameworks and key principles. To develop deep understanding of the role of innovation professionals in delivering value to businesses and organisations.
Specific aims are:
- To enable in-depth understanding of innovation theory, through investigating the key principles in the management of innovation in commercial businesses, public sector, third sector and values-led organisations
- To critically reflect on the use of various established innovation management methodologies, including design thinking, lean start-up and agile processes
- To contend the value of such methods in supporting business transformation to deliver technical products, social services and business models
Content Summary
The exploration of key innovation principles and methods within this module will be supported through external partner insight lectures highlighting developments in public and private sector practice. Content includes:
- Exploration of fundamental innovation methods and tools to create new business opportunities, value propositions and customer loyalties
- The role of digital transformation in disrupting and enabling change, such as crowdfunding, participatory design and mass customisation
- Critical review of innovation typologies (value-led, values-led and technology-led)
- Exploration of radical and incremental innovation outcomes reflective of whole systems thinking
Through exploring alternate incremental and radical innovation case studies, students will be challenged to extrapolate on their value in answering unmet user/customer/stakeholder needs.
Teaching within the module will include complimentary formal teaching and informal group working sessions which investigate a breadth of approaches to product, service and business model innovation.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 8 |
| Seminar | 24 |
| Tutorial | 4 |
| Independent Study | 104 |
| Directed Study | 60 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Articulate advanced understanding of diverse innovation principles and frameworks and their implication to organisational user/customer/stakeholder value proposition |
| LO2 | Articulate advanced understanding of design-led innovation methods and tools applied to organisational change projects |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 | Business redesign proposal: Presentation of business redesign project to support a holistic value proposition | 20 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Case study 1 | Innovation methods case study: the development of a structured case study exploring the theoretical and applied aspects of innovation methods | 0 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Case study 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |