Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Macq Benoît; Raskin Jean-Pierre; Raucent Benoît;
Language
English
Prerequisites
Students are invited to apply to professors in charge of the course by sending a CV and a letter of motivation by email to: anne-laure.cadji@uclouvain.be. They will be able to register for this course only after having received the authorization.
Main themes
#innovation #creativity #invention
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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This course contributes to learning outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5 of the targeted reference system of competences for EPL students. Learning outcomes of the course At the end of the training the students will be able to:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
This teaching is to make students aware of approaches such as Design Thinking, Lean startup and Effectuation. It also seeks the appropriation by the students of innovative design method such as TRIZ.
Concretely, it includes the following:
· Clarification of a request or an issue
· Finding solutions using methods promoting creativity
· Prototyping solutions
· Communication in the form of pitches
Project management in a multicultural context
Concretely, it includes the following:
· Clarification of a request or an issue
· Finding solutions using methods promoting creativity
· Prototyping solutions
· Communication in the form of pitches
Project management in a multicultural context
Teaching methods
This course consists of: two full days of kick-off to introduce students to innovative design, and a project spanning 10 weeks with weekly workshops from 6,15pm to 9,15pm every Monday.
Throughout their project students will be supervised by professionals in the domain of innovation.
Throughout their project students will be supervised by professionals in the domain of innovation.
Evaluation methods
Students' learning outcomes will be evaluated on the basis of the following elements:
- report and presentation/pitch of the stay abroad (20%);
- report and group presentation on the group project (60%), the form of the report is left free (written report, video, website, ...);
- active participation during activities, individual grade (20%)
- on the report and group presentation criteria (80%) and
- on individual participation (20%)
Other information
This teaching is part of the TIIC module of the International Lhoist Berghmans Innovation Chair and aims to develop innovative ways of thinking in an international context. It is open to EPL master students graduating that same year as well as to students from other faculties in order to constitute multidisciplinary teams. It is a prerequisite for students that have chosen a master thesis with the innovation label. Finally, exchange students are welcome.
A course description as well as conditions of admission may be obtained from the professors in charge of this course : benoit.raucent@uclouvain.be; benoit.macq@uclouvain.be, jean-pierre.raskin@uclouvain.be
A course description as well as conditions of admission may be obtained from the professors in charge of this course : benoit.raucent@uclouvain.be; benoit.macq@uclouvain.be, jean-pierre.raskin@uclouvain.be
Bibliography
Tous les documents sont disponibles sur le site icampus/Moodle
Faculty or entity
EPL
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Law
Master [120] in Motor Skills: Physical Education
Master [120] in Management
Master [120] in Multilingual Communication
Master [120] in Electrical Engineering
Master [120] in Civil Engineering
Master [120] : Business Engineering
Master [120] in Electro-mechanical Engineering
Master [120] in Linguistics
Master [120] in Management
Master [120] : Business Engineering