Technology
PGBM108 Managing Innovation & Technology Transfer Summative
Assessment.
Submission Date: 5 th October 2020
Students are required to submit their coursework through JIRA. Only
assessments submitted through JIRA will be marked. Any other submission
including submission to your study centre in hard copy will be treated as a
non-submission.
If your centre supports Turnitin©, a copy of your Turnitin© originality
report must be submitted in conjunction with your assignment.
The assessment has been specifically designed to accommodate the students
varying commercial knowledge and understanding of module content. Hence:
Students will be required to conduct either a :-
Option 1. Research an innovation and technology transfer theme, with the case
report of Dyson 1 as one of the illustrative examples, from the module
scheme of work and produce an individual academic report. .
Option 2. Secure a live organisation, to manage an innovation project and
produce a reflective log
Assessment
The assessment of this assignment will cover all of the following learning
outcomes:
Knowledge
K1 Critically analyse the management of innovation and technology transfer as a
core business process.
K2 Critically evaluate the choices and challenges in building and managing an
innovative organisation.
K3 Reflect upon and critically evaluate the key attributes in capturing learning from
Innovation and technology transfer.
Skills
S1 Demonstrate an ability to critically appraise theories of managing innovation
and technology transfer in the 21 st century.
1 Eng, D. 2017. “Fighting his way out of a paper bag” Fortune September 15: 20-21.
S2 Evaluate the assessment of viable concepts, models and techniques in order to
identify ease of transmission for the adoption and/or application of managing
innovation and technology transfer.
Guidance
Students are asked to reflect on their personal network of tutors, family
members, relatives and professional / social networks to thoroughly consider if
it is possible to source a live organisation and to manage an innovation project
and produce a reflective log.
However the assessment structure is clearly designed not to disadvantage those
students who have limited commercial experience and access to a suitable
organisation. Hence:-
Option 1.Research an innovation and technology transfer theme from the module
scheme of work and produce an individual academic report with
illustrative examples.
Word Count 3000 Words
Option 1 is a research based assessment in which students must familiarise
themselves (i.e. reading and reflecting on current journal articles) with a current
theme from the module scheme of work. Student will then be required to write
an academic report in the form of a journal paper, with the Dysan case [re:
footnote 1] as one of the illustrative case examples.
The submitted paper must critically debate a current theme and be supported
with illustrative examples, notably the Dysan’s case [re: footnote 1].
In week three of the programme you will be required to submit a formative
proposal of 300-400 words detailing:
Your proposed managing innovation and technology transfer theme
How you will address each learning outcome
You will receive formative feedback to guide you in line with the module aims.
Guidance
The academic report in the form of a journal paper, excluding appendices, should
be 3000 words in length.
For your guidance, it will consist of:
a) An introduction in which you introduce the theme that you are investigating,
clearly emphasising its importance.
