Innovation classes

5.00 credits

30.0 h + 15.0 h

Teacher(s)

Macq Benoît; Raskin Jean-Pierre; Raucent Benoît;

Language

English
> French-friendly

Prerequisites

Students are invited to apply to professors in charge of the course by sending a CV and a letter of motivation by SEPTEMBER 21 latest, by email to emmanuelle.brun@uclouvain.be They will be able to register for this course only after having received the authorization.

Main themes

#innovation #creativity #invention

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	This course contributes to learning outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5 of the targeted reference system of competences for EPL students. Learning outcomes of the course At the end of the training the students will be able to: Identify / evaluate / improve innovative / relevant / realistic idea by demonstrating leadership in an uncertain environment Develop and / or improve a product / service / technology following a rigorous innovation method Identify stakeholders / clients and assess their expectations Identify, mobilize and manage resources and networks needed to develop an innovation project (team, partners, consultants, means ...) Identify ways to have potential users acknowledge the benefit(s) of a project To communicate, evolve, work in a team and develop a project in a multicultural and multidisciplinary context Be creative and bold, dare to violate the customs and dominant practices, demonstrate initiative and risk-taking

Content

This teaching is to make students aware of approaches such as Design Thinking, Lean startup and Effectuation. It also seeks the appropriation by the students of innovative design method such as TRIZ.
Concretely, it includes the following:
·         Clarification of a request or an issue
·         Finding solutions using methods promoting creativity
·         Prototyping solutions
·         Communication in the form of pitches
Project management in a multicultural context

Teaching methods

This course consists of: two full days of kick-off to introduce students to innovative design, and a project spanning 10 weeks with weekly workshops from 6,15pm to 9,15pm every Monday.
Throughout their project students will be supervised by professionals in the domain of innovation.

Evaluation methods

Students' learning outcomes will be evaluated on the basis of the following elements:

report and presentation/pitch of the stay abroad (20%);
report and group presentation on the group project (60%), the form of the report is left free (written report, video, website, ...);
active participation during activities, individual grade (20%)

Students who will not be traveling abroad will be assessed only:

on the report and group presentation criteria (80%) and
on individual participation (20%)

Other information

This teaching is part of the TIIC module of the International Lhoist Berghmans Innovation Chair and aims to develop innovative ways of thinking in an international context. It is open to EPL master students graduating that same year as well as to students from other faculties in order to constitute multidisciplinary teams. It is a prerequisite for students that have chosen a master thesis with the innovation label. Finally, exchange students are welcome.
A course description as well as conditions of admission may be obtained from the professors in charge of this course : benoit.raucent@uclouvain.be; benoit.macq@uclouvain.be, jean-pierre.raskin@uclouvain.be

Online resources

https://uclouvain.be/en/faculties/epl/innovation-classes-fsa-2212.html

Bibliography

Tous les documents sont disponibles sur le site icampus/Moodle

Faculty or entity

EPL

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Title of the programme

Sigle

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