1. BUSA 353 Spring 2019
Business Innovation

2. Class Overview Office: Somsen 303 Physical classroom: Somsen 301
Course Web Site:
D2L:
Office hours: on website 2
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3. Instructor Background
Attorney
Mechanical Engineer
Operations Manager
Business Systems Consultant
Professor of MIS 3
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4. Instructor Website Course materials Assignments Reading materials
Project information
Important announcements 4
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5. An investigation into current methodologies and practices using technological innovation to develop new businesses and to modify current organizations. An iterative approach to the combination of technical and human resources to provide value to customers will be used to analyze potential business models. 5
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6. Course Description Investigate the art of innovation
Investigate current state of technology
Learn how innovation can affect organizations 6
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7. Areas of Concentration
Understand business challenges
Understand available technology
Design and develop business models
Explore methods to innovate 7
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8. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century -by Harari ISBN-13: 978-0525512172
Value Proposition Design: -by Osterwalder & Pigneur ISBN-13:
The Four: -by Galloway ISBN-13:
Thank You for Being Late -by Friedman ISBN-13: eBooks preferred
Lynda.com- Fostering Innovation
Udacity-How to Build a Startup 8
Materials
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9. Main Topics What is Innovation?
How can Innovation change current businesses?
Business Model Canvas methodology
How do businesses and society deal with rapid technical advances?
Discussion of Friedman’s book during class 9
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10. Classroom Info Bring laptop every day Work on material in groups
Attendance
Assignments
Work on material in groups 10
Make sure network, Blackboard, …. Usernames and passwords are the same!
Foreign students…watch out for account change in case of SSN submission
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11. Attendance and Participation
This course covers material discussed in class, but not in the assigned readings
Attendance is expected, is a factor in deciding borderline grades
Submit attendance for each class!
Log into Adobe Connect each class!
Your responsibility, no second chance!
Use of Lynda.com 11
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12. Project2- Innovation Research
Develop a Raspberry Pi business model
Use Business Model Canvas methodology
Form teams to work with researchers 12
Project2- Innovation Research
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13. Project3- Fostering Innovation
Refine the Raspberry Pi product/service
Use Fostering Innovation worksheets
Discuss with team members 13
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14. Assignments Assignments Various exercises
To focus on main course topics
Develop written communication skills
No ed assignments, no print outs-submit via browser or D2L as specified
Various exercises
To discuss and debate the process of innovation
Consider topics in course books
Late assignments are penalized 14
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15. Before final exam make sure that you have WSU network access and that you can connect to:
\\store\classes\ \
Why? This is where you get exam files!
Must learn to use VPN as soon as possible.
Not being able to publish website because you do not know how to use VPN is not a valid excuse! 15
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16. Written, 2 hours
Cumulative, test knowledge of information technology project concepts
Open book, open notes 16
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17. Grading Grading is weighted, based on: 55% Exercises, Assignments
10% Class attendance, participation, Adobe Connect & Lynda usage
20% Project 2- Innovation Research-Raspberry Pi
5% Project 3- Fostering Innovation
10% Final 17
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18. Final Grade Based on 100 total points A 90% or greater B 80 to 89%
C 70 to 79%
D 60 to 69%
F less than 59% 18
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19. Grading Late Assignments are penalized! No make-up exams!
No extra credit!
Professor Paulson does not give out grades
Students earn grades! 19
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