Innovation of some type occurs in all fields and disciplines. This course, which helps students develop an innovative mind set, discusses the nature of innovation, including what innovation is, the goals and objectives of innovation, how innovation happens, and reasons that innovations succeed or fail. Case studies in a variety of disciplines are explored to further understanding of innovation.

This course comprehensively examines how innovation translates new ideas or inventions into practical use in the form of products, markets or services, concepts or systems. The practice of innovation requires understanding different innovation paradigms; the role of creativity, discovery and invention; entrepreneurialism as an implementation strategy; intellectual property issues; team building and collaboration; and experience. Selected case studies and exemplary problems are explored to illustrate the principles and to acquire the skills of innovation.