Marketing and Innovation Management (MiM)
Module WI001129
This module handbook serves to describe contents, learning outcome, methods and examination type as well as linking to current dates for courses and module examination in the respective sections.
Module version of SS 2021 (current)
There are historic module descriptions of this module. A module description is valid until replaced by a newer one.
Whether the module’s courses are offered during a specific semester is listed in the section Courses, Learning and Teaching Methods and Literature below.
available module versions | ||||
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SS 2021 | WS 2020/1 | SS 2020 | SS 2016 | SS 2012 |
Basic Information
WI001129 is a semester module in English language at Master’s level which is offered in summer semester.
This Module is included in the following catalogues within the study programs in physics.
- Catalogue of soft-skill courses
Total workload | Contact hours | Credits (ECTS) |
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180 h | 60 h | 6 CP |
Content, Learning Outcome and Preconditions
Content
- Innovation: Examples and particularities,
- Innovation and the development of industries,
- Sources of innovation,
- Innovation strategy: Analysis of the market, technology and competition,
- Acquisition of technology: Market, cooperation and networks
Organizing the innovation process:
- The innovation process within the firm,
- R&D, production and marketing,
- Cooperation for innovation?
- Motivation and incentive systems,
- Promotors and champions,
- Roles in the innovation process,
- Opposition against innovation within the firm,
- Integrating customers into the innovation process,
- Measuring and controlling innovation.
Marketing management:
- Principles of marketing,
- Marketing strategy and environment,
- Creating customer value, satisfaction, and loyalty,
- Information management and market research,
- Analyzing consumer and business markets,
- Competition and differentiation from competitors,
- Segmenting, targeting, and positioning,
- Creating and managing products and services, brand management,
- Pricing,
- Marketing communications, marketing channels, and service P's.
Learning Outcome
Preconditions
Courses, Learning and Teaching Methods and Literature
Courses and Schedule
Please keep in mind that course announcements are regularly only completed in the semester before.
Type | SWS | Title | Lecturer(s) | Dates | Links |
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VO | 4 | Marketing and Innovation Management (WIHN1129) MiM Heilbronn | Lude, M. |
singular or moved dates |
eLearning |
VO | 2 | Marketing (WI001129) (Master MiM, WIN, NAWI) ) | Fuchs, C. Ungemach, C. |
Thu, 09:45–13:00, 2300 and singular or moved dates |
eLearning |
VO | 2 | Technology and Innovation Management: Introduction (WI001129) (Master MiM) | Windisch, G. Wissel, J. |
Thu, 13:15–14:45, virtuell |
eLearning |
Learning and Teaching Methods
Media
Literature
- Dodgson, Gann, Salter - The Management of Technological Innovation (Chapter 4)
- Teece - Profiting from Technological Innovation: Implications for integration, collaboration, licensing and public policy
- Stamm - Structured Processes for Developing New Products
- Hauschildt, Kirchmann - Teamwork for innovation - the "troika" of promotors
- Kotler/Keller/Brady/Goldman/Hansen (2012): Marketing Management, 2nd European ed., Pearson: Harlow.
- Kotler/Armstrong (2014): Principles of Marketing, 15th ed., Pearson: Harlow.
- Homburg (2015): Marketingmanagement. Strategie - Instrumente - Umsetzung - Unternehmensführung, 5. Aufl., Gabler: Wiesbaden.
Module Exam
Description of exams and course work
The examination is an unsupervised online Moodle-Test.
By answering multiple choice questions students have to show that they have understood and can apply models and concepts related to markets aspects of innovation and to the organization of the innovation process. The questions also asses whether students can explain and analyze marketing basics (including key terms, theories, frameworks, the use of marketing strategies and marketing mix instruments, and their interrelationship with core concepts in marketing). The questions may require calculations. Students may use a non-programmable calculator to do these calculations.
Exam Repetition
There is a possibility to take the exam in the following semester.