BUSMAN 708 : Innovation in Practice
Business and Economics
2025 Quarter Three (1256) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the nature, sources, and determinants of innovation (Capability 3)
- Critique the ways that strategy can enhance and constrain innovation in an established firm (Capability 3 and 4)
- Work in a group to devise a lean canvas that visualises the essential elements of a new product or venture opportunity, the key stakeholders and what they value (Capability 4, 5 and 7)
- Analyse the resourcing requirements and risks for a proposed new product or venture and communicate your independent judgments in a written format (Capability 3, 5 and 6.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Case analysis | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Practical | 40% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| In-class Test | 30% | Individual Test |
| 3 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Case analysis | ||||||||||
| Practical | ||||||||||
| In-class Test | ||||||||||
The practical assignment is a mapping activity completed as a group exercise. Attendance at that session is required. Please contact the lecturer if health or wellbeing reasons prevent you from attending any of that session.
Workload Expectations
Innovation in Practice is a standard 15-point course. While people vary in their use of time, University guidelines are that a 15-point course should equate to about 150 hours of learning. The weekly workload can be broken down to approximately:
3 scheduled contact hours each week for 10 weeks
5 hours of reading and listening to podcasts/watching videos, and reflection on the content
7 hours for preparing for class activities and working on assignments
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
The activities for the course are scheduled as standard weekly timetable for quarter courses.
Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including the ten three-hour classes. It is required for the practical assignment to complete components of the course. The dates for those weeks will be confirmed in Canvas closer to the start of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including in-class group-based activities that run in class will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
This course was launched in 2022; the 2023 version reflects feedback from students who completed it in 2023. This includes
-additional structured support to understand the lean canvas elements
-keeping applied activities in class, which provide ways to apply concepts from the readings and to discuss ideas with peers
2023 students will also benefit from new applied activities and sessions with several award-winning educators.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.