GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT/ISLE311
Course Title: CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assos.Prof.Güler SAĞLAM ARI
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gsaglam
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  gsaglam@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To define the concepts of creativity and innovation
To understand the role of creative thinking process in the operation and the management of organization within the framework of creativity and innovat
To provides the acquisition of necessary information and opinions about useful and feasible creative thinking in the management process.
To analyze the world and Turkish innovation samples in terms of business
To follows the applications of the innovation in the World




 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The modes of delivery of this course are, face to face, group work, samll group discussion.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction and course description
2. Week  Concept of innovation, Types of innovation and diffusion of Innovation,creativity applications.
3. Week  Innovation and related concepts,inovation and competitiveness
4. Week  Sources of innovation
5. Week  Classification of innovation
6. Week  Development of innovation theory
7. Week  The concept of creativity, creativity applications.
8. Week  Mid term
9. Week  Creative personality and creative environment
10. Week  Organizational Dimensions of Creativity and Characteristics of Creative Organization
11. Week  Creative Problem Solving
12. Week  Relation between Creativity and Innovation
13. Week  Innovation performannce measurement
14. Week  Innovation indicators
15. Week  Creativity and Innovation in terms of Turkish Culture Features, innovations in some developed countries
16. Week  Final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  [1] Top, S., İşletmelerde Yenilik ve Yaratıcılık Yönetimi, İstanbul: Beta Yayınevi [2] - Yıldırım, R., Yaratıcılık ve Yenilik, İstanbul: Sistem yayıncılık, [3] Luecke, R., İş Dünyasında Yenilik ve Yaratıcılık, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları [4] Managing Creativity and Innovation - Harvard Business School Publishing Co [5] Innovation, Creativity and Discovery in Modern Organizations - Wayne Miles Bundy [6] Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation - Constantine Andriopoulos, Patrick Dawson [7] Managing Creativity and Innovation (Harvard Business Essentials) [4] Creativity and Innovation for Managers, Brian Clegg, Taylor & Francis
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demostration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  non
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
3
48
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
3
1
3
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
7
2
14
 Final and Studying for Final
16
2
32
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having theoretical knowledge in international trade management, international business administration, international logistic international law areas and having ability and professional expertise in terms of implementationX
2Having professional competence in order to be assigned in various private and public sector institutions like national and international trade organizations and unions, economics consultancy offices, under secretariat of foreign trade and foreign trade officesX
3Having knowledge about other disciplines like business administration, economics, law, public administration and international relations that are related to international tradeX
4Being able to behave according to principles of ethical behaviors in all international trade areasX
5Having abilities about issues like information technologies, basic computer programs and foreign language that are needed to perform international trade activities
6Being aware of the economical, political and cultural integrations and systems in his/her country and all over the world, to be able to position the country and organization while performing activates related to his/her areaX
7Beeing capable of identifying problems in his/her field, access to relevant resources, having knowledge about the legislation and abilities to produce scientific knowledge and analyzing-synthesizing abilities to carry out a researchX
8Having knowledge and qualifications to carry out and complete a national and an international projectX
9Carrying out activities relevant to his/her field, having critical, creative and innovative thinking abilitiesX
10Having theoretical and practical knowledge and abilities needed to undertake international trade activities related to export-import, exchange, regional collaborations and organizations, free zone practicesX
11Having knowledge and abilities about transporting, storing, supply chain management, risk analysis and insurance and to carry out national and international logistic activities
12Having basic business administration information about production, management, marketing, accounting, finance and human resources in order to undertake international trade and having abilities about quantitative methods that help to have this knowledgeX
13Pursuing and applying legislation information about national and international trade law, public law and private law in order to manage international trade operations