GRA 3154 International Perspectives on Innovation - CANCELLED
GRA 3154 International Perspectives on Innovation - CANCELLED
This course is cancelled autumn 2017.
The objective of the course is to show how different perceptions on innovation has evolved as a result of theoretical, academic, technological, industrial, economic and political development, and how the international development has effected Norway.
- Comprehend theories on innovation and technological development.
- Consider innovation's role and place in society.
- Understand business and companies’ roles towards innovation.
- Understand the governments’ roles towards innovation.
- Get a thorough understanding of the Norwegian innovation system, or Norwegian clusters.
- Be able to evaluate the firms in relation to innovation, development and crises.
- Acquire a general understanding of the main political dimensions related to innovation
- Be able to discuss and analyze the issues in writing
- To be able to reflect on the issues in writing
- Be able to discuss and appreciate different viewpoints and opinions on innovation and innovation policy
- Appreciate the historical development of theories of innovation, with emphasis on the traditions underpinning our understanding today.
- Reflect upon how different forces, such as theoretical, academic, technological, industrial, economic and political forces, affect the perception and understanding of innovation.
- Introduction
- The American challenge
- National champions
- Silicon Valley, The smart phone industry
- Small is beautiful and the Japanese lessons
- European integration the Single European act
- Globalisation and innovation
- The Norwegian SI and clusters
- The Norwegian SI in oil
- The Nordic model
- The Indian and/or Chinese Challenge.
- Has innovation slowed down?
- Summing up
Regular lectures and workshops including paper presentations.
Please note that while attendance is not compulsory in all courses, it is the student’s own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that is not included on It's learning or text book.
This is a course with continuous assessment (several exam components) and one final exam code. Each exam component is graded by using points on a scale from 0-100. The components will be weighted together according to the information in the course description in order to calculate the final letter grade for the examination code (course). Students who fail to participate in one/some/all exam elements will get a lower grade or may fail the course. You will find detailed information about the point system and the cut off points with reference to the letter grades when the course start.
At resit, all exam components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course.
All courses in the Masters programme will assume that students have fulfilled the admission requirements for the programme. In addition, courses in second, third and/or fourth semester can have spesific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.
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Exam category: Activity Form of assessment: Class participation Weight: 20 Grouping: Individual Comment: Class participation,class discussion, presentations etc. Exam code: GRA31541 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 80 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 3 Hour(s) Comment: Written examination with supervision Exam code: GRA31541 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 6 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of at least 160 hours.