Strategy and Innovation Management
Advanced Courses a.y. 2023/2024
About Advanced Courses
Advanced Courses are designed to deepen students’ understanding of topics deemed particularly significant and relevant to disseminate scientific knowledge, thus improving the skills acquired with the academic curriculum. The Courses consist of two or three modules of 6 CFU/ECTS each, for a total of 12 or 18 CFU/ECTS.
By passing all the exams, you will obtain a certificate of the course you have completed and an Open Badge: a digital certificate describing the skills you have acquired. If you do not pass all the exams, you will only receive a certificate for the exams you have taken.
Goals
The Advanced Course in Strategy and Innovation Management focuses on topics at the frontier of research in Strategic Management Theory and Technology and Innovation Management studies.
Students are introduced to some of the main theories in Strategic Management that seek to explain, through strategic analysis, the differences in performance between organisations. The Course provides an advanced understanding of innovation dynamics and advanced analytical tools to understand the role of innovation and technology management (and related organisational levers) in explaining performance gaps between companies, non-profit organisations, public institutions, etc.
Skills
Students will acquire the fundamentals of the disciplines and the ability to critically analyse problems and issues of scientific and practical relevance in relation to the analysis of organisations' strategic decisions and the dynamics of technological innovation, both with respect to the environment outside the organisation and the processes within the organisation.
The Advanced Course offers content and knowledge that, although developed in the field of management, is also relevant for students from other fields. Both 'STEM' and 'humanities' professionals are increasingly involved in the development of projects in the public and private sectors, where expertise on how to deal with strategic and innovation choices, as well as on organisational methods aimed at ensuring that the development and introduction of new products and technologies are maximised, may be essential.
Teaching methods
Students are encouraged to develop their personal considerations on theories, practices and events through innovative and highly interactive teaching approaches. Teaching methods include traditional lectures and in-class guided discussions on theoretical papers presenting recent developments in empirical research. The Course is also intended as an introduction to experiment design. The final assessment is based on an active learning approach whereby each student is required to submit a draft of an research project, which may be presented as a thesis proposal, on a topic chosen in agreement with the professor.
Language
English
Heads of studies
Prof. Claudio Giachetti
Prof. Francesco Zirpoli
Modules of the Advanced Course
Academic year 2023/2024
Curriculum PERCORSO COMUNE (Students enrolled till 2023)
| Course | Subdiv. | Period | University credits | Professor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT THEORY [HM0401] | 3rd Term | 6 | GIACHETTI Claudio | |
| TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT [HM0402] | 3rd Term | 6 | ZIRPOLI Francesco |
How to enrol in the Advanced Course
The course is open to a maximum of 15 participants, who will be selected through a dedicated call for admission between September and October 2023. To be admitted, students must possess a Bachelor's degree; any further specific admission requirements will be listed in the call for admission.
Classes will be held during the 3rd period. Admitted students may enrol according to the deadlines defined in the call for admission.
Enrolment in the Advanced Course is valid for one year. It is mandatory to attend all the modules in the same year and take the exams in the four exam sessions available in each module. You will not be allowed to complete the Advanced Course the following year.
Withdrawing from the Advanced Course is possible: filling the withdrawal form, you must attach the receipt of the online payment of the duty stamp (16 euros). You can find the withdrawal form within the FAQs. Please, be aware that enrolling again after the withdrawal will be at your expense.
If you are enrolled in a Master's degree or a PhD programme at Ca’ Foscari
Advanced Courses are free of charge for all students enrolled in a Master's degree or a PhD programme at Ca' Foscari.
Make sure you have finalised the enrolment in your degree programme before signing up for the Advanced Course, or else you will be charged a fee of 496 euro (480 euro + 16 euro duty stamp).
Once enrolled, you can complete the Advanced Course even after your graduation: it is however very important that your enrolment at Ca' Foscari is in order when you join the Advanced Course.
If you are not enrolled at Ca' Foscari
If you are not enrolled in a Ca' Foscari Master's or PhD programme, you can enrol in the Advanced Course as an external user by paying an enrolment fee of 496 euro (480 euro + 16 euro duty stamp).
If you are enrolled at another University, the fee is 336 euro (320 euro + 16 euro duty stamp). Before proceeding with the payment, please contact the Enrolment Unit through the web portal www.unive.it/faqsforstudents. We will get back to you with information on how to pay the reduced fee.