Students who will actively follow the course will be evaluated through a structured approach, based on the two main topics analyzed during the course, namely “innovation management” and “intellectual and industrial protection”. Each section will account for 50% of the final evaluation.
As far as the “innovation management” section, students will be requested to:
a) develop a workgroup addressing the following topics: i) identification of product enlargement elements related to a specific product identified by the teacher (25% of total evaluation for this topic); ii) identification of business dimensions (needs, technologies and customer targets) related to an industry identified by the teacher (25% of total evaluation for this topic);
b) pass an individual multiple choice test regarding topics discussed during the course (50% of total evaluation for this topic). The weight of each question will be made known in the test.
As far as the “intellectual and industrial property protection”, students will be evaluated through a workgroup with some multiple choice and open questions related to one or more case studies of protection of design innovation. The weight of each question will be made known in the test.
a) Students who will not actively follow the course will be evaluated through an individual multiple choice test regarding issues presented in the textbook. The weight of each question will be made known in the test.