Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
BISK-0172
Organization's ID:
VIL 195
Organization:
Bisk Education
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
8 weeks (32 -- 48 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Project Management, Business, or Logistics
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to develop the student's knowledge of innovation and the methods for using an innovation process. Students will also explore innovation's linkage to Lean, Six Sigma, project management, management, leadership economics and risk and other methods of developing new products, services, processes and models.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Examine the early history of Innovation and modern Innovation
  • Identify Pisano's classification
  • Discuss creativity and how to boost it in the workplace
  • Discuss Porter's forces and innovation
  • Define the origin of Lean
  • Illustrate how to create a Lean culture
  • Recognize the value stream, improvement, and strategy level applications
  • Recognize capturing, processing, and feedback on ideas
  • Identify Lean startup approaches
  • Discuss how methodologies including: plan-do-study-act, re-engineering, design of experiments, waterfall and Agile, benchmarking, Six Sigma, and design for Six Sigma can drive innovation
  • Examine the importance to leadership in driving Innovation
  • Discuss organizing for Lean, and cover factors that positively and negatively impact success
  • Discuss definitions of Innovation, process, and strategy
  • Examine selecting a style of Innovation
  • Define a five-stage model of Innovation
  • Explore Closed and Collaborative Innovation approaches
  • Identify Lean principles and waste
  • Apply flow and pull
  • Discuss Lean accounting
  • Define Lean innovation
  • Explore tools and techniques and consider management issues as they relate to driving innovation, including management performance excellence, project management, conflict and risks
  • Analyze successful Innovative organizations

General Topics:

  • Defining innovation, innovation as a process, creating a Lean culture, innovation Lean, alternative approaches, managing for innovation, leadership and the economics of innovation, and innovative organizations
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Discussion
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials