GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY MANAGEMENT/7210003
Course Title: INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY MANAGEMENT
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof. Belgin AYDINTAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/abelgin
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  abelgin@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Defines the concepts of creativity and innovation.
Understands the role of creative thinking process in the operation and the management of organization within the framework of Creativity and Innovatio
Provides the acquisition of necessary information and opinions about useful and feasible creative thinking in the management process.
Analyzes world and Turkish innovation samples in terms of business models
Follows the applications of the innovation in the World.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- 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  Types of Innovation and Diffusion of Innovation
3. Week  Innovation and National Competitiveness
4. Week  Determinants and Applications of Innovation
5. Week  Types of Innovation and Innovation Strategy
6. Week  The process of innovation management; managing new product development
7. Week  The concept of creativity
8. Week  Midterm exam
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  Relationship of Creativity and Innovation
13. Week  Service / Product Innovation
14. Week  Creative Workers and Creative Organizations
15. Week  Creativity and Innovation In terms of Turkish Culture Features
16. Week  Final exam
 -- 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) 8-Creativity and Innovation for Managers, Brian Clegg, Taylor & Francis
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  1)Lecture 2) Student Workshops 3) Case Study
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
1
1
 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
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
1
14
 Reading
8
2
16
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
2
20
 Designing and Applying Materials
5
3
15
 Preparing Reports
3
4
12
 Preparing Presentation
1
2
2
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
7
3
21
 Final and Studying for Final
7
5
35
 Other
14
1
14
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
192
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.68
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Gains the required knowledge on Management and Organization.X
2Can work in teams and share information with team members in tasks of management and/or organization.X
3Identifies and analyzes problems also offers solutions in tasks of management and/or organization.X
4Contributes to projects, takes responsibility and conduct researches in tasks of management and/or organization.X
5Can define goals and objectives of organization, design strategy in tasks of management and/or organization.X
6Investigates the acquired information on tasks of management and/or organization.X
7Can use statistical methods in tasks of management and/or organization.X
8Transfers information in tasks of management and/or organization via using verbal and/or written communication skills.X
9Analyses and carries out relations with stakeholders in tasks of management and/or organization.X
10Transfers information in tasks of management and/or organization via using information and communication technologies in necessary.X
11Puts innovative working principles into practice in tasks of management and/or organization.X
12Develops methods, models and theory in tasks of management and/or organization.X
13Is conscious about universality of right, social justice, quality, saving cultural and environmental values, occupational health and safety in tasks of management and/or organization.X
14Gains informaiton on law that is necessary for business administration field and to be able to use this information.X