Advanced Innovation & entrepreneurship

Name of Module:

Advanced Innovation & entrepreneurship

Credit Points (ECTS):

Module-ID:

Person Responsible for module (Name, Mail address):

Alvaro Pina Stranger : alvaro.pina-stranger@univ-rennes.fr

University: Université de Rennes

Department: ISTIC

1. Short description of the module

This module is designed to examine the themes of innovation and entrepreneurship, with particular attention to the interconnections between these two concepts. It is organized into four sections, each comprising five lessons.

The pedagogical approach is structured as follows: first, to define and contextualize the notion of innovation, including the environments and circumstances in which it occurs; second, to interpret innovation as the outcome of investment in capital, with a particular focus in this module on intangible capital; third, to analyze the processes of value creation, with innovation positioned at the core of these dynamics; and finally, to explore entrepreneurship within this broader framework of innovation.

Each lesson will be supported by a video resource, complementary documentation (including excerpts from books and scholarly articles), and assessment tools.

2. Target audience

The module is primarily intended for master’s students in computer science, who generally have limited background in economics, sociology, or management sciences, and is therefore designed to provide them with a transdisciplinary perspective on their own practices. The course can also be followed by any professional aiming at improving it knowledge in I&E topics.

3. The self-standing module is included in the following course/s of the Master’s program (If not, add the text “N/A”)

N/A

4. Prerequisites for Participation (If not, add the text “N/A”)

N/A

5. The self-standing module belongs to the following Learning path/s (If not, add the text “N/A”)

N/A

6. Intended Learning Outcomes

ILO	Description
ILO1	Understand that innovation is a situated social process.
ILO2	Understand the evolution of innovation processes.
ILO3	Understand that innovation is driven by multiple actors
ILO4	Understand that capital is both the source and the outcome of investment, and that it encompasses diverse realities.
ILO5	Understand the diversity of intangible forms of capital and the inherent difficulty of fully accounting for them.
ILO6	Understand the specificities of intellectual property.
ILO7	Understand the notion of organizational capital as both a source of value and a condition for value creation within firms.
ILO8	Understand that the concept of value encompasses multiple dimensions.
ILO9	Distinguish between the notions of value creation and value capture.
ILO10	Understand the role of entrepreneurs and their firms in the innovation process.

OLO	ILO1	ILO2	ILO3	ILO4	ILO5
TBD

7. Teaching and Learning Methods

The course is therefore structured around 20 lessons divided into four parts. Each lesson consists of a video providing an overview of the key concepts, a PDF document integrating various resources—including excerpts from scholarly articles and books—to support students’ independent study, and a brief complementary bibliography. In addition, each lesson includes an individual exercise enabling students to self-assess their knowledge prior to a summative evaluation.

8. Structure (content, lessons, etc.)

Sessions	Descriptions, Content and materials
1 Introduction	What is innovation ?
2 Innovation as a socially Situated process	Define the notion of innovation as a social process of adopting a new norm. Understand that the diffusion of innovation is situated (geography, networks, etc.).
3 Knowledge Industries
4 A paradigmatic Shift in firms innovation	Understand the shift from “closed and internal” processes within firms to open processes. Understand how industrial clusters and networks function.
5 Innovation Communities
6 Public Investement in support of Innovation	Understand the impact of externalities on innovation.
7 Capital as a Set of Investments in varied Forms	Define the notion of capital. Distinguish between different forms of capital, in particular tangible and intangible.
8 Human Capital and Social Capital Actors and their relations	Define and distinguish the notions of human capital and social capital. Understand the forms that investments in human and social capital take. Understand the contributions of human and social capital to innovation.
9 Intellectual Property as both Source an product of Investment	Define the notion of intellectual property. Understand that intellectual property is both the outcome of innovation and a resource to be invested.
10 The Organisation of Work and Firms as a form of capital	Define the notion of the division of labor. Understand that the division of labor and its organization constitute a resource.
11 The Transformation of Work, to what end ?	Understand the effects of digital transformation on work. Understand that firms do not all value organizational transformations in the same way.
12 TBD value creation
13 TBD value creation
14 TBD value creation
15 TBD value creation
16 TBD value creation
17 TBD entrepreneurship
18 TBD entrepreneurship
19 TBD entrepreneurship
20 TBD entrepreneurship
21 TBD entrepreneurship

9. Schedule (course agenda and dates, including synchronous and asynchronous sessions)

Delivery	Sessions (in chronological order)	Hours	Dates
Asynchronous	1	40-60 min	Self-paced
	2	40-60 min	Self-paced
	3	40-60 min	Self-paced
	4	40-60 min	Self-paced
	5	40-60 min	Self-paced
	6	40-60 min	Self-paced
	7	40-60 min	Self-paced
	8	40-60 min	Self-paced
	9	40-60 min	Self-paced
	10	40-60 min	Self-paced
	11	40-60 min	Self-paced
	12	40-60 min	Self-paced
	13	40-60 min	Self-paced
	14	40-60 min	Self-paced
	15	40-60 min	Self-paced
	16	40-60 min	Self-paced
	17	40-60 min	Self-paced
	18	40-60 min	Self-paced
	19	40-60 min	Self-paced
	20	40-60 min	Self-paced
	21	40-60 min	Self-paced
Synchronous

Total 25 hours (1 ECTS) / 50 hours (2 ECTS)

Number of hours in ASYNC delivery: X

Number of hours in SYNC delivery: X

11. Assessment and Grading Procedures (describe the passing Threshold used)

Assessment for this course will be based on participation in a variety of quizzes and completion of self-study modules. The final result will be recorded as Pass or Fail, depending on the number and quality of quiz attempts.

12. Description about how can successfully complete the module to obtain the certificate (needs to be done in your self-standing module to obtain the certificate)

Completion of all sessions and quizzes to obtain the certificate.

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