HS26_Sem 3

Aims and Study Concept of the course
The content of the subject focuses on teaching the Design Thinking methodology and tools using a case study. By going through the process, the students should understand design thinking as a whole and give them the opportunity to apply this understanding in a design challenge.

The students are able to:
• explain the importance of design thinking,
• describe the process and the most important tools,
• apply the methodology and tools to a challenge.

Management theory at the FHGR corresponds to the four classic management functions of planning, organisation, leadership and controlling. The subject of innovation management deals with the planning and implementation of innovations. The innovation management framework creates strong links to general business administration, as terms such as innovation strategy, structure, culture and processes are directly linked. The module thus fits directly into management theory in general and innovation management in particular. The following integrated innovation management framework serves as a framework concept for the individual module contents.

Innovation is the targeted implementation of new solutions to problems that create a perceptible benefit in technological, economic, ecological or social terms. The Innovation Management module shows why companies innovate, how innovation is organised and implemented along a process and which prerequisites are necessary for innovation to take place. Various processes with the corresponding prerequisites and advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Students apply what they have learnt by working on cases.