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| ECON2275-1 | Economics of Innovation
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Advanced Master in European Law | | 5 |
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| Master degree in Economics, research focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master degree in Economics, teaching focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master degree in Business Engineering, professional focus in Performance Management and Control, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master degree in Economical Sciences, Professional Focus in Economic Policies and Analysis, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master degree in Economics, professional focus in Economics and Finance, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master degree in Economics, professional focus in Economic Analysis and Public Governance, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master degree in Economics, professional focus in Economic Analysis and Public Governance, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master degree in Economics | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Lionel Artige |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| "How to arouse innovation in my enterprise?" Many entrepreneurs ask that question.
Innovation is the result of human behavior that is both valuable and disturbing in enterprises. It has tremendous individual and social consequences.
The objective of this course is NOT to provide management solutions or recipes to entrepreneurs who wonder how to foster innovation. Thus, the course is not a collection of business, organizational or marketing recipes to make you ready-to-use innovators.
This course, proposed for the first time in the academic year 2014-2015, is a scientific exploration of what is at the root of economic change: innovation.
This course is aimed at students who are willing to approach innovation with the tools of the scientist. We will study the determinants, the existence conditions and the consequences of innovation by using the research tools of economics, psychology, neurosciences, sociology and law.
There is no prerequisite for this course except curiosity, a taste for scientific research and basic knowledge in economics.
The course is taught in English in the second quarter on Wednesdays (16:15-18:15). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The learning objective is to study an individual behavior (innovation) with social implications by blending various scientific fields.
At the end of this course, the students will have acquired multidisciplinary knowledge on innovation. From there, students are left with their own imagination and creativity to build innovative paths in their professional life. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Introduction to economics
Intellectual curiosity
Taste for scientific research
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Recommended or required readings :
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| G. M. Peter Swann (2009) The Economics of Innovation: An Introduction, Edward Elgar.
Reading list of papers. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Professor :
Lionel Artige, Office I.53
Tel. : 04/366 4891
E-Mail : Lionel.Artige@ulg.ac.be
Assistant :
Leif Van Neuss, Office I.56
Tel. : 04/366 3103
E-Mail : lvneuss@ulg.ac.be
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