ECONOMÍA DE LA INNOVACIÓN
GRADO ECONOMÍA
Curso 2017/2018
1. Datos de la asignatura
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- 103737
- Plan
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Carácter
- OPTATIVA
- Curso
- 4
- Periodicidad
- Primer Semestre
- Área
- FUNDAMENTOS DEL ANÁLISIS ECONÓMICO
- Departamento
- Economía e Historia Económica
- Plataforma Virtual
Datos del profesorado
- Profesor/Profesora
- Alfonso Luis Bravo Juega
- Grupo/s
- 1
- Centro
- Fac. Economía y Empresa
- Departamento
- Economía e Historia Económica
- Área
- Fundamentos del Análisis Económico
- Despacho
- 222
- Horario de tutorías
- Lunes y Martes de 11 a 14 h.
- URL Web
- -
- abravo@usal.es
- Teléfono
- 923294500 Ext 3129
2. Sentido de la materia en el plan de estudios
Bloque formativo al que pertenece la materia.
Economics of Innovation is part of the training that students are taught in the area of Foundations of Economic Analysis.
Papel de la asignatura.
The course provides training in a subject, social studies on innovation, which is not systematically degree in Economics
Perfil profesional.
Training of consultants and managers of innovation in business and public administration bodies.
3. Recomendaciones previas
The subject is taught as a seminar, with small groups and continuous interaction between teacher and students and among students themselves.
The student must be accustomed to finding information on the Internet and the use of basic tools and techniques of oral presentation of papers and discussions in the seminar.
The entire program is taught in English, so students should be familiar with basic grammar and oral and written use of this language.
4. Objetivo de la asignatura
The content of the seminar in 2015-2016 will be: “Innovation in Countries/Regions and Smart Specialization”.
The basic objective is that students grasp the importance of innovation for businesses and public administrations. This is done by transmitting information to date on the subject, the debate and the presentation of works by students in the seminar.
The realization of the seminar in English is added in order to offer students an international context of the debate in which it is obliged to express them in this language, resulting familiarity in the use of this widespread international communication tool and overcoming a major barrier affecting Spanish students.
For this reason, it is considered a high priority to enroll the ERASMUS students from other European countries in this course of Economics of Innovation.
5. Contenidos
Teoría.
The content delivered in 2016-2017 is listed below. Each year this content can vary depending on what is most current in the field and of most interest to the student.
The first part of the Seminary is about concepts, basic measurements and countries/regions on innovation.
1st PART OF THE SEMINAR: COUNTRIES & REGIONS
COUNTRY/REGION LESSONS
What are Innovation and Scientific Research and Experimental Development (R&D)?.
How are measured Innovation and R&D?.
How is constituted an innovation system?.
COUNTRY/REGION PROCESS
Teacher’s presentations: Basic concepts, measures and systems.
Tutorship.
Student’s presentations: Innovation in countries or regions.
COUNTRY/REGION WORK
Student’s presentations: Innovation in countries or regions.
– General description of the country or region selected by the student.
– Indicators of Innovation in the country or region.
– Example of innovation in the country or region.
The second part of the Seminary is about innovation policies with special emphasis on smart specialization.
2nd PART OF THE SEMINAR: EUROPEAN POLICIES
EUROPEAN POLICY LESSONS
Horizon 2020: new framework programme for research and innovation in the EU.
Smart Specialization in the Cohesion Policy of the EU: support for regions in building up their research and innovation capacity.
Innovation and Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP): empirical detection of innovation and EDP in companies, as cornerstone of Smart Specialization Strategy.
EUROPEAN POLICY PROCESS
Teacher’s presentations: H2020, Smart Specialization and Entrepreneurial Discovery Process.
Tutorship.
Student’s presentations: Case Study of a company facing innovation and EDP.
EUROPEAN POLICY WORK
Student’s presentations: Case Study of a company facing innovation and EDP.
– General description of the company.
– Preparation of the company for innovation.
– Contribution of the company to EDP.
6. Competencias a adquirir
Básicas / Generales.
Mastering the model class taught by seminar, with active participation in discussions, submission of works and information management without notes.
Específicas.
Capture the value and importance of innovation as a basis for the conduct of business in the most competitive economies in the world.
Transversales.
Get used to an international context of work, use of English as a communication tool and intense interaction with ERASMUS students from other European countries
7. Metodologías
The teaching method used in Economics of Innovation is as follows.
1. Active Class. The seminar is based on two inseparable elements, which are, on the one hand, the presentation of topics by the teacher and, secondly, the response and active participation of students with development of works directed by the teacher and public presentation of results, including the debate on the above result.
2. Participatory seminar. The subject is taught as a seminar, with small groups, slideshow, discussion contents and public presentation of work by students. English is used as communication tool.
3. Tutorials: The tutorial aims to provide students mastering the contents of the subject and give guidance on carrying out work.
8. Previsión de Técnicas (Estrategias) Docentes
9. Recursos
Libros de consulta para el alumno.
DOCUMENTS
INNOVATION:
– OECD, 2002. Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys of Research and Experimental Development. Frascati Manual. Paris. Sixth Edition.
– OECD, 2005. Proposed Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Technological Innovation Data. Oslo Manual. Paris. Third Edition.
POLICY:
– Foray, Dominique; Goddard, John; Goenaga Beldarrain, Xavier; Landabaso, Mikel; McCann, Philip; Morgan, Kevin; Nauwelaers, Claire; Ortega-Argilés, Raquel, 2012. Guide to Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisations (RIS 3). Smart Specialisation Platform (S3 Platform). May 2012
– Dominique Foray and Xabier Goenaga (2013). The Goals of Smart Specialisation. S3 Policy Brief Series No. 01/2013.
– Dominique Foray and Alessandro Rainoldi (2013). Smart Specialisation programmes and implementation. S3 Policy Brief Series No. 02/2013.
10. Evaluación
Consideraciones generales.
Attendance and active participation in the Seminar, preparation and public presentation of work and mastery and the documents submitted are evaluated.
Criterios de evaluación.
ASSESMENT OF THE SEMINAR
MARK (10 points)
– Attendance at the Seminar: 1 point.
– Country/Region Presentation: 2 points.
– Company Presentation: 3 points.
– Exam: 4 Points.
EXAM
– Written exam.
– 3 Questions about selected pages of the Seminar documents.
Instrumentos de evaluación.
No alternative is considered to be evaluated in the course; the attendance and participation in the seminar is mandatory. Students who, for whatever reason, can not attend the sessions of the Seminar not enroll in the course of Economics of Innovation is recommended.
Recomendaciones para la evaluación.
The recovery, if any, is made on the condition of attendance and participation in the seminar.