BMGT30350 Org.Knowledge,Creativity&Innov

Academic Year 2020/2021

A firm's main long-term source of competitive advantage can be seen as lying in the careful management of its knowledge base. Firms need to understand, analyse, measure, and manage their intellectual assets to create market value. In modern, knowledge based societies possession of physical assets is rarely a source of sustainable competitive advantage.

However, the control of intellectual assets, while crucially important, represents an area of high complexity, uncertainty and conflict. This module will therefore explore the nature and management of knowledge, innovation in the form of the Design thinking process, and creativity within contemporary organisation.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will be expected to be able to:
(a) Explain both the nature and importance of knowledge as a source of competitive advantage in an organisation,
(b) Evaluate innovation in terms of the design thinking process, and
(c) Critically debate the practical and theoretical complexities surrounding knowledge and its management in organisations.

Personal development is also an important outcome of this module:
The class sessions and assessment components will encourage students to develop and practice a range of skills which are not just relevant for this module but other modules and the work place.

Indicative Module Content:

Active exploration and application of innovation framed by the Design Thinking process in a group project.

Knowledge management topics relating to the conceptualisation of knowlege, the history of knowledge work/er, the creation and loss of knowledge, the sharing within and across communities, socio cultural factors impacting the management of knowledge and the role of technology.

Direct expression of creativity through visual expressions of content as class presentation and explorations of block to creativity, e.g. fear of failure.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22
Specified Learning Activities

103
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
My teaching and learning approach is experiential in nature, inspired by Kolb’s (1984) learning cycle of concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualisation, and active experimentation. I aim to engage students as much as possible in discussion through activities which embody specific conceptual content and give a direct experience, a reflection on that experience in reference to its conceptual foundations and based on that an application in work/real life settings. My focus is not on disseminating information but exploring the embodiment of such as knowledge that individuals act upon in the real world, influenced by the complexities of the setting and the history of its players.
Students will interact in the classroom and virtual sessions, complete individual preparation tasks and also a Design Thinking group task in addition to reading visualisations and reflections on conceptual content. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students must have online access to complete course work.

Learning Recommendations:

Ability to use UCD library online resources
Proficiency in use of in text citation and bibliographies
Proficiency in professional written and oral presentations


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
BMGT30240 - Knowledge Management and Innov


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Preparation for, contribution and follow up to sessions Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

45
Continuous Assessment: Reading visualisations Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

15
Group Project: Design Thinking Project Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

40

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive class/group level feedback on first submissions of recurring components like continuous contributions, visualisations or follow on components within 2 weeks after the submission deadline. In addition, individual feedback in the form of provisional grades/completion record will be posted on Brightspace within twenty working days of a submission deadline. Supplementary individual feedback will be given upon written request. Students will also provide formative feedback to their peers after the completion of a project elements.