INMR93: Digital Innovation

Module code: INMR93

Module provider: Business Informatics, Systems and Accounting; Henley Business School

Credits: 20

Level: Postgraduate Masters

When you'll be taught: Semester 1

Module convenor: Dr Yin Leng Tan, email: y.l.tan@henley.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 28 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

Summary module description: 

This module explores how existing and cutting-edge technologies can provide innovative digital business solutions. It involves the understanding of digital technology principles, values-based innovation, digital business and platform ecosystems, and employs the emerging service science and ecosystem approaches to the development of digital business solutions. It covers innovations in processes, products, technology, services, and business models, as well as methods and models to create new business value in highly competitive and technology-rich environments. 

Aims: 

This module aims to provide the students with the skills, capabilities and knowledge that would enable them to contribute strongly to innovation and change in increasingly technology and information rich environments. Students will exam a range of digital technologies and innovations in development and gain an understanding of them from both a theoretical and practical standpoint. 

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to: 

1. Demonstrate an understanding how business evolved as technologies change and the way in which digital innovation/disruptive technologies can influence business strategies and development. 

2. Demonstrate a conceptual grasp of a range of digital innovations including technology, product, process, service and business model innovations 

3. Develop a digital innovation solution uses cutting edge disruptive technology and service science approaches that creates new business value in support of the business strategy in a range of organisational contexts 

4. Apply digital innovation frameworks and emerging digital/service ecosystems concepts to the development of digital solutions for  a range of business and organisation situation 

Module content

This module will cover the following areas: 

1. Introduction totechnology anddigitalinnovation concepts 

2. Technologyinnovation–types on innovation, disruptive technology innovation,including Internet of Things, 3D printing, Robotics 

3. Product innovation –digital product innovation and innovation framework 

4. Process innovation – what is a process and innovation in processes 

5. Digital business and platformecosystems 

6. Service science andserviceinnovation 

7. Digital business model innovation 

8. Diffusion of innovations 

9. Impacts on technology innovation and digital ethics 

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

A range of teaching and learning methods will be employed including exercises, tutorials, videos and case studies, but will focus largely on lectures, in-class seminars, group work and independent supported learning to enable students to learn and practice the tools and techniques. 

Study hours

At least 20 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students will be required to obtain a mark of 50% or above on the coursework.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

All lectures will indicate the core material with an introduction to the topics. These are followed by workshops and case studies. Feedback will be provided in the end of each workshop for improvements and further considerations. Based on individual understanding, further reading will be recommended for their independent study. 

Reassessment

Additional costs