Inovation and Intrepreneurship

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodology is based on three levels of organization. At the individual level, each student attends the c.u., participating and learning the technical aspects conveyed by the teacher or by invited experts. At the group level, students propose, analyze, develop and evaluate a business concept that resulted from their strategic analysis of the market, in addition to other learning activities and knowledge sharing works. Finally, at the c.u. level, all groups interact with each other in sessions of presentation of their projects progress and other management topics.

Learning Outcomes

The course IE provides students with an overall perspective of how new organizations are created and function and helps developing their strategic thinking, besides training them on specific matters regarding different technical aspects of entrepreneurism and innovation, such as Analysis and Evaluation of Investment Projects, Analysis of the Strategic Positioning of New Ventures, Human Resource, Management, among others. The course has also an important aim to foster students’ initiative, proactivity and entrepreneur ability, which will be developed during the course duration by assigning a project for the study, analysis and creation of a new business venture. The discipline is taken as a learning space, were all stakeholders, students and teachers, are committed to actively contribute to their vision and mission, while sharing the accepted common system of values.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1 – Entrepreneurship. Introduction. Strategic analysis of new ventures.

2 - Innovation. Principles and fundamentals. Scope and application. Technology innovation. Innovation in – Development of New Products. Challenges in the development of new products and the advantages of a systematic development processes. Approaches, methods and tools for product design. Case studies. Application examples.

4 - Human Resource Management. Scope of the human resources function. Analysis of individual and group behaviour. Organizational behaviour and alignment. Time management. The various leadership styles. The professional career.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 40.0%
Project: 60.0%

Bibliography

Cap.1

• Pedro M. Saraiva, Empreendedorismo: do conceito à aplicação, da ideia ao negócio, da tecnologia ao valor (2011).

• Roberts, E., Entrepreneurs in High Technology, Oxford Univ. Press (1991).

Cap.2

• Saraiva, P. e J. Orey, Inovação e Qualidade, livro publicado pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (com

Produção Editorial da Principia), Porto (1999).

Cap.3

• Wesselingh, JA, Kiil, S., M.E. Vigild, Design & Development of Biological, Food and Pharmaceutical Products.

Wiley (2007).

Cap.4

• Câmara, P., P. Guerra e J. Rodrigues, Humanator, Dom Quixote (1997).

• Covey, S., The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Simon&Schuster (1990).

• Robbins, S., Organizational Behavior, 6ª ed., Prentice Hall (1993).