Schedule

BA 460 SYLLABUS

Chapters in Open Innovation are indicated by OI #. Article Presentations are indicated by P#; each student is to sign up for one article to present. Each student is to analyze and submit a written memo on the six cases below (the lowest two scores will be dropped). See General Guidelines and Innovation Project (IP) Guidelines for more information. All assignments are due at the beginning of class, and short quizzes will ocassionaly be given on any assignment as part of class participation.

Date

Topic

Assignments

Jan10

Introduction

Article selection.

Project/group selection (skim sources for ideas).

Part I: Discovery

The Innovation System

Concepts

P1,P2.

3M Optical Systems Case.

P3,P4.

IP concept presentation.

Feb2

Business Models

Part II: Development

P5,P6. Exam A.

Apple Computer Case.

Transformation

P7,P8.

Eli Lilly Case.

Strategic growth

P9,P10.

Guidant Therapy Case.

Product design

P11,P12. Exam B.

Dell Computer Case.

Mar2

Part III: Delivery

Fueling innovation

P13,P14.

Intel Capital Case.

Review

Innovation Projects (IP)

All

Open Innovation summary.

Written IP due.

IP Presentations.

BA 460 - Venture Management -- Winter Term, 2006

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