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Innovation & Technology Management - MAN00016M

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Module co-ordinator: Mr. Zahid Hussain
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
    • See module specification for other years: 2021-22

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Spring Term 2022-23

Module aims

This module aims to build an appreciation of the importance of innovation and to build an awareness of the role of technology, both strategically and operationally, within organisations. The module specifically looks at the opportunities enabled by technology.

Module learning outcomes

Subject content
Importance of technological innovation for industry/society, definition of innovation, the innovation process, elements of innovation strategy accepting the challenge, formulating and implementing strategy, and delivering value managing research and development (R&D), new product development, collaboration, commercialisation and production and operations, role of knowledge management.

Academic and graduate skills
Successful completion of the module will demonstrate that students are able to:-

  • Express the strategic case for innovation in organisational, business, economic and cultural contexts
  • Demonstrate a keen understanding of alternative perspectives on innovation management and their theoretical and historical underpinnings
  • Integrate theory and practical experience to formulate strategies for different types of organisation, including their own
  • Critically evaluate the main debates in the subject area as represented by recent research and make reasoned choices concerning the alternative approaches proposed

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
3,000 words assignment to include portfolio of work		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
3,000 words assignment to include portfolio of work		 N/A 100

Module feedback

A comprehensive module assessment report is released to students immediately after the summer term exam board.

Indicative reading

Tidd and Bessant (2013), Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change 5th Edition. Wiley


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University is constantly exploring ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary by the University. Where appropriate, the University will notify and consult with affected students in advance about any changes that are required in line with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.