| Module Code | CS7CS6 |
| Module Name | Research and Innovation |
| ECTS Weighting [1] | 5 ECTS |
| Semester Taught | Semester 1 |
| Module Coordinator/s | Prof Gaye Stephens and Prof Dave Lewis |
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:
- Locate, obtain and critique relevant knowledge and evidence to support innovation and research;
- Ideate innovation and research questions;
- Analyse levels of technology innovation and create emerging business models;
- Shape research questions and methods for answering them;
- Describe ethical concerns and approaches for research and technology innovations;
- Present research and innovation for a critical audience.
Module Content
Specific topics addressed in this module include:
- Types of businesses and differing business and/or social drivers (case studies);
- The Lean Startup model;
- Applying Business Model canvas for strategic assessment of business ideas;
- Customer development and validation;
- The Business Plan: objectives; contents; analysis of sample plans;
- Market Analysis: why and how;
- Intellectual Property: how to protect your idea;
- Legal, ethical and social impacts of innovation activities;
- The school’s research ethics application process;
- Library and reference management skills;
- Expressing rigorous research proposal;
- Understand the process of creating a dissertation.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, feedback clinics, student presentations.
Assessment Details
| Assessment Component | Brief Description | Learning Outcomes Addressed | % of Total | Week Set | Week Due |
| Continuous Assessment | 1. Substantial group project spanning the module; 2. Individual Project to create a research Plan Canvas. | LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6 | 100% | Starting in Week 2 | Various Deadlines |
Reassessment Details
N/A
Contact Hours and Indicative Student Workload
| Contact Hours (scheduled hours per student over full module), broken down by: | 22 hours |
| Lecture | 12 hours |
| Feedback Clinics and Presentations | 10 hours |
| Independent Study (outside scheduled contact hours), broken down by: | 96 hours |
| Preparation for classes and review of material (including preparation for examination, if applicable) | 36 hours |
| Completion of assessments (including examination, if applicable) | 60 hours |
| Total Hours | 118 hours |
Recommended Reading List
- The Four Steps to the Epiphany, Steve Blank, 5th Edition, 2013.
- Business Model Generation, Alex Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur, 2010.
- The Lean Startup, Eric Ries, 2011.
- Research Design, John W. Cresswell, 2014.
- Research Methods, Information, Systems, and Contexts, Kirsty Williamson, Graeme Johanson, 2018.
- The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr., 2000.
- The Craft of Research, Wayne C Booth, G. Colomb, J. Williams.
Module Pre-requisites
Prerequisite modules: N/A
Other/alternative non-module prerequisites: N/A
Module Co-requisites
N/A