Global Innovation Management (GIM) – (M.Sc.)

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All students take a common first year at the University of Strathclyde, then select to deepen study at Hamburg or apply skills and knowledge in an industrial internship at Aalborg.

EU students have to chance to apply for Erasmus Mundus scholarship funding to spend semester 3 at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne,Australia. The programme at Swinburne is delivered by the Faculty of Business & Enterprise as part of their Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme.

Curriculum

Semesters 1 and 2 at The University of Strathclyde provide a strong foundation in the Innovation Management process, and essential practical experience of working within globally distributed teams and with industrial clients on product/service development briefs.

Semester 3 (Year 2) at Hamburg University of Technology looks at early and late phases of the innovation management process. It concentrates on market research for (radical) innovation, cross functional cooperation at the front end of the innovation process, managing innovation projects over geographical and functional/divisional boarders and preparing the market introduction of new products and services.

In semester 3 (Year 2) at Aalborg University, students undertake an industrial internship at a Danish company to gain relevant global innovation management work experience, and to consolidating the taught content delivered at the University of Strathclyde.

In semester 4 all students undertake a thesis project at the institution where they spent the 3rd semester. The project is jointly supervised between the second year institution and one other partner.

At Strathclyde in year 1, Students take the following compulsory classes:

* Innovation Management
* Strategic Technology Management
* Design Management
* Design Methods
* Supply Chain Management
* People Organisation & Technology
* Product Development Project
* Global Design

In addition to the complusory modules, a further two optional modules are selected from the following:

* Design for Manufacture and Assembly
* Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design and Management
* Total Quality & Continuous Improvement
* Strategic Supply Chain Management
* Enterprise and Resource Planning
* Product Branding and Promotion

Product Development ProjectTeams of students will be formed to tackle a product development project which is initiated by an industry client´s brief and through to the building and testing of a prototype product. The teams consult with their client throughout the project and present the final solution to them.

Global Design (Project Module)

Taught content is delivered to students covering key aspects and tools for the participation in and management of distributed design projects. Student teams then collaborate with corresponding teams of students based at a foreign institution on a product development project supported by the relevant communications and project management technology and techniques. Students can expect to work with others from institutions in the USA, Australia and other global locations.

In year 2, semester 3, at Hamburg University of Technology, students take the following compulsory classes:

* Business Planning
* Product Strategy
* Marketing For Innovation
* Technology and Innovation Management
* Managing International Team Based Product Development

In addtion to the compulsory modules, two further optional modules are selected from the following:

* International Business Management
* Design for Manufacture and Assembly
* German as Foreign Language
* Ethics for Engineers
* Quality Management
* Production Process Organisation
* International Economics
* International Logistics

Managing International Team based Product Development (project)This module provides students with further experience of working within a team on a product development brief set by an industry based client and broadens the global perspective where the project is based within German industry.

In year 2, semester 3, at Aalborg, students undertake an Industrial Placement. This involves working on a topic and finding theoretical support for it through self-study. The internship is documented in a report, which should provide: a practical write up, including a report to the company; theoretical support for the practical aspects, and; personal experiences and evaluation.

Completion of the internship will provide further experience of a number of the skills required for the semester 4 graduation project.

The MSc award is made jointly by the University of Strathclyde and the second year institution.