Introduction
The course is based on the fact that in the modern economic environment, innovation has multiplying dynamic effects for the creation of value by companies, organizations and national economies. At the same time, the business process is a strategy for creating added value, increasing employment, extrovert competitiveness and sustainable development.
The course aims to introduce students to the foundation of value-added technological innovations aimed at setting up and developing new enterprises.
Contents
Thematic area 1: Innovation in the entrepreneurial process
1/ Innovation
2/ Business creativity
3/ Sources for innovation
4/ Search strategies for innovation
Thematic area 2: Value creation
5/ Business models towards value
6/ Building the business case
7/ Developing new products and services
8/ Implementing new business ventures
Thematic area 3: Business development
9/ Enterprise and talent development through entrepreneurship
10/ Business development
11/ Leadership and groups
12/ Knowledge management and intellectual property
13/ Learning to manage innovation towards new business ventures
Teachingmethod
Each unit is composed by two lectures. Each lecture covers the relevant theoretical background and practical dimensions.
Each lecture is supplemented with the corresponding PowerPoint presentation, business case studies, assignment to students.
Basic textbooks
Bessant, J. and Tidd, J., 2015. Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 3rd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Schmidt, E., Rosenberg, J., Eagle, A.: How Google Works - The rules for success in the Internet Century. Grand Contral Publishing, New York, 2014.
Learning objectives:
After completing this thematic course, the student will be able to understand:
The background required for the utilization of value-added technological innovations aimed at the development of start-ups.
The ways in which the business strategy is in constant feedback with the structure, organization and management of the business.
Grading:
Specific details on grading can be found on the course’ s website
The courses of the Computer Science Department are designated with the letters "CS" followed by three decimal digits. The first digit denotes the year of study during which students are expected to enroll in the course; the second digit denotes the area of computer science to which the course belongs.
First Digit
Advised Year of Enrollment
1,2,3,4
First, Second, Third and Fourth year
5,6
Graduate courses
7,8,9
Specialized topics
Second Digit
Computer Science Area
0
Introductory - General
1
Background (Mathematics, Physics)
2
Hardware Systems
3
Networks and Telecommunication
4,5
Software Systems
6
Information Systems
7
Computer Vision and Robotics
8
Algorithms and Theory of Computation
9
Special Projects
The following pages contain tables (one for each course category) summarizing courses offered by the undergraduate studies program of the Computer Science Department at the University of Crete. Courses with code-names beginning with "MATH" or "PHYS" are taught by the Mathematics Department and Physics Department respectively at the University of Crete.