1. REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSING THE COURSE

A. First and second opportunity

- In order to pass the course, both in the first and in the second opportunity of assessment, it will be necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 4 points out of 10 in the mixed objective/subjective test and in the supervised project. If this requirement is not met, the final grade will be "Fail", even if the average grade of all the activities to be assessed gives a grade equal to or higher than 5 points out of 10.

- In order to be assessed in both calls, regular attendance, with active participation and achievement, to the face-to-face sessions (and/or non-face-to-face sessions, if applicable) and to the different seminars organised will be an essential requirement.

- ICT practicals and case studies cannot be retaken or repeated at the second assessment opportunity.

- If a student who has released or passed a part of the course does not manage to pass the course as a whole on the official dates of the exams of the first and second opportunity, his/her final grade will be "Fail". In the following academic year, those students may save the grade of those tests that they have passed (as long as they have obtained a score equal to or greater than 5 points out of 10), if they wish, and as long as they inform the instructors of the course of their decision in the first two weeks of classes. This condition will only apply in the following academic year; from there onwards, no grade will be kept or saved.

B. Early December call

- If there are students who wish to take the early December cal (Art. 19 "Normas de evaluación, revisión y reclamación de las
cualificaciones de los estudios de grado y máster universitario"), the students who take this call must take the mixed exam (40% of the final grade), the supervised project (40% of the grade) and the case studies (10% of the grade). The supervised project must be done individually.

C. Minimum grade

- In any of the cases, in order to pass the course, both in the first and in the second assessment opportunity, a final grade equal to or higher than 5 points out of 10 must be obtained, provided that the student obtains a score equal to or higher than 4 points out of 10 in the mixed test and in the supervised project.

2. SITUATIONS

A. Students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic exemption waiver according to the "NORMA QUE REGULA El RÉGIMEN DE DECICACIÓN Al ESTUDIO DE LOS ESTUDIANTES DE GRADO EN LA UDC" (Arts. 2.3;3.b y 4.5) (29/05/2012)

- Students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic exemption waiver must communicate their situation to the teaching staff at the beginning of the course, in order to establish a work programme and timetable. The assessment will be as follows: mixed exam (50%), supervised project (40%) and case studies (10%). The supervised project must be done in a group.

- The minimum grade criteria for students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic exemption waiver are the same as the ones indicated in point 1C.

B. "No presentado" grade

The students who do not attend the final exam that will take place on the date established in the faculty's official exam calendar will be graded as "No presentado" (i.e., no grade). This criterion will apply both in the first and in the second assessment opportunity, as well as in the early December call.

3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

- Fraudulent behaviour in any of the parts subject to assessment will result in the grade of "Fail (0)" in the final assessment.

- It is forbidden to access the examination room with any device allowing for data transmission and/or warehousing (e.g., mobile phones, smart watches...) when any of the evaluation test is taking place.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
Knowledge acquisition of theoretical and practical concepts necessary to face decisions associated with the innovation strategy implementation in a fashion company on the grounds of the understanding of the functioning of the innovative process and the elements that make up the R&D&I Systems.	A1 A5 A6 A9 A13	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9	C2 C3 C5 C7 C8 C9
To design new innovation proposals and projects through the knowledge of appropriate methodologies, that range from the definition of innovative ideas and the analysis of the state of the art, to the planning, monitoring, assurance and exploitation of innovation.	A1 A5 A6 A13	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6	C2 C3 C5 C7 C8 C9
To present and defend an innovation project proposal properly to both specialised and non-specialised audiences by identifying the most important aspects related to the context, such as the audience's knowledge, the objectives of the presentation, time, and language.	A5 A13	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B8 B9	C2 C3 C5 C7 C8 C9
To know, analyse and select the most relevant sources of information within the review of the state of the art necessary for the drafting of an innovation proposal.	A5 A6 A13	B2 B3 B7 B9	C2 C3 C8
To know, understand and apply the basic methodology for creating a preliminary planning for an innovation proposal.	A5 A6	B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B7 B9	C2 C3 C7 C9
To know the main and latest product and process innovations in the fashion business.	A5 A13	B1 B3 B5 B7 B9	C2 C8

Topic	Sub-topic
Innovation strategy	1. Introduction to innovation: - Basic concepts: entrepreneurship, design, innovation, invention. - Types of innovation. - Innovation models. - The role of the state in innovation. 2. Innovation strategic management: - The dilemma of innovation management. - Innovation strategy and its development. - Tools for the development of innovation strategy. - Other aspects of innovation strategy: attitude, marketing, frugal innovation. 3. Creativity, idea generation and project selection: - Creativity and generation of innovative ideas. - Methods for project selection.
Innovation management	4. Technology watch and competitive intelligence: - Organizational knowledge. - Competitive intelligence. - Technology watch: factors and methods. 5. R&D management: - R&D definition and classification: external and internal sources. - Challenges and goals of R&D management. - R&D investment and evaluation - Description of the management process of an R&D project. 6. Financing innovation - Private financing - Public-private financing - Public funding
Implementing innovation	7. R&D exploitation: - Open innovation. - Process and models of R&D&I transfer: Licensing, Transfer, Spin-off, Clusters... 8. Intellectual property management: - Intellectual and industrial property. - Trade secrets. - Copyright. - Patents: process of obtaining a patent. - Distinctive signs. - Registered designs.
Emergent technologies in the fashion industry	9. New products in the fashion business - Innovation in materials: definition and current examples. - Styling innovation: definition and current examples. - Innovation in product development: definition and current examples. 10. New processes in the fashion business - Agile Supply Chain. - Innovation in development processes: definition and current examples. - Innovation at the operational and customer service level: definition and current examples.

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Supervised projects	A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 C2 C3 C5 C7 C9	3	27	30
Mixed objective/subjective test	A1 A9 A13 B1 B2 B3 B5 B7 B8 B9 C2 C3 C9	2	30	32
Case study	A1 A9 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7 B8 B9 C2 C3 C8 C9	11	34.5	45.5
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1 A5 A6 A9 A13 B1 B3 B8 C5 C8	21	10	31
ICT practicals	A1 A9 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7 B8 B9 C3 C8 C9	3	0	3
Online forum	B2 B3 B7 C2 C3	0	4	4
Seminar	A9 A13 B3 B7 C8	2	0	2

Personalized attention		2.5	0	2.5

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies	Description
Supervised projects	Team project that will be carried out throughout the first-term and orally presentated at the end of the term. The content and characteristics of this project will be made known to the students in the first sessions of the course. The different issues to be addressed will also be developed in the different classes and case studies. Students will have to make a report and a final presentation in PowerPoint or similar. Deadlines will be set for both the report and the presentation, as well as a final date for the oral presentation of the project. The project will require the autonomous learning of the students, who will be guided and tutored by the assigned tutor throughout the term.
Mixed objective/subjective test	Final exam on the theoretical and practical contents of the course, which may combine different types of questions (short answer questions, essay questions, practical exercises and objective or multiple choice questions).
Case study	Resolution, individually or in groups, of proposed case studies on different aspects of the fashion industry. Students must understand the problem presented by the case and answer a set of questions related to its resolution or discussion. These cases will be detailed throughout the course, according to the schedule, and may include presentations, debates or guided discussions. The work will take place mostly in the classroom. However, delivery dates may be defined for each case.
Guest lecture / keynote speech	Oral presentation of the contents that are part of the theoretical framework of the courses, guided by the use of presentation files, audiovisual media, and the introduction of questions addressed to students in order to favor learning and the construction of knowledge.
ICT practicals	Solving of theoretical and practical problems, proposed in the interactive sessions, making use of information and communication technologies. The problems may be related to the contents of the supervised project to serve as support for it. In general, practical exercises will be solved in the practical sessions where they are carried out, although they may require a certain degree of autonomous work outside the classroom by the student.
Online forum	There will be two online forums; namely: - Online discussion forum: a channel that students can use to propose debates or contribute to them. - Online learning forum: a channel that students can use as a space for exchanging and reflecting about their learning and for proposing new activities.
Seminar	Seminars with experienced professionals, whenever possible.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
ICT practicals	A1 A9 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7 B8 B9 C3 C8 C9	In relation to ICT practicals, the following will be assessed: - Attendance and active participation. - Quality of the final deliverable, if applicable, in terms of formal presentation, written expression, and the coherence and adequacy of the answers to the questions proposed. These deliverables may consists of small questionnaires, short reports, or short presentations on the contents developed during the session.	2
Supervised projects	A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 C2 C3 C5 C7 C9	Assessment of the written report and the oral presentation of the proposed supervised project. In relation to the supervised project, the following will be assessed: - The methodological adequacy of the report. - Mastery of specific content. - Written expression and formal presentation. - The handling of the information and information sources used. - The clarity of the presentation file and the oral presentation. - The coordination of the presentation (reflecting collaborative work and not the sum of the parts).	40
Mixed objective/subjective test	A1 A9 A13 B1 B2 B3 B5 B7 B8 B9 C2 C3 C9	Final exam on the theoretical and practical contents of the course to be held on the official date foreseen in the faculty's exam calendar. The exam may combine different types of questions (essay questions, short answer questions, multiple choice questions...).	40
Case study	A1 A9 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7 B8 B9 C2 C3 C8 C9	Assessment of the case studies proposed and carried out individually or in groups. In relation to the case studies, the following will be assessed: - Attendance and active participation. - Coherence and suitability of the answers to the questions asked. - Formal presentation of the contents developed, if necessary. - Written expression. - Consultation of bibliographical sources. Other observations: - In some of the proposed cases (to be specified during the course according to the schedule) the evaluation may be carried out by peers. - Small questionnaires may be carried out without prior notice and always on the content displayed at the end of any of the lecture classes or interactive sessions. These questionnaires may account for up to 3% of the 13% of the weight of this part of the assessment.	13
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1 A5 A6 A9 A13 B1 B3 B8 C5 C8	In relation to the guest lectures/keynote speeches, the following will be assessed: - Attendance and active participation (e.g., participation in debates or guided discussions in the classroom, response to questions asked...). - The correct completion of short questionnaires without the need for prior notice and always on the content displayed at the end of any of the guest lectures.	5

Assessment comments
*1. REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSING THE COURSE* A. First and second opportunity - In order to pass the course, both in the first and in the second opportunity of assessment, it will be necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 4 points out of 10 in the mixed objective/subjective test and in the supervised project. If this requirement is not met, the final grade will be "Fail", even if the average grade of all the activities to be assessed gives a grade equal to or higher than 5 points out of 10. - In order to be assessed in both calls, regular attendance, with active participation and achievement, to the face-to-face sessions (and/or non-face-to-face sessions, if applicable) and to the different seminars organised will be an essential requirement. - ICT practicals and case studies cannot be retaken or repeated at the second assessment opportunity. - If a student who has released or passed a part of the course does not manage to pass the course as a whole on the official dates of the exams of the first and second opportunity, his/her final grade will be "Fail". In the following academic year, those students may save the grade of those tests that they have passed (as long as they have obtained a score equal to or greater than 5 points out of 10), if they wish, and as long as they inform the instructors of the course of their decision in the first two weeks of classes. This condition will only apply in the following academic year; from there onwards, no grade will be kept or saved. B. Early December call - If there are students who wish to take the early December cal (Art. 19 "Normas de evaluación, revisión y reclamación de las cualificaciones de los estudios de grado y máster universitario"), the students who take this call must take the mixed exam (40% of the final grade), the supervised project (40% of the grade) and the case studies (10% of the grade). The supervised project must be done individually. C. Minimum grade - In any of the cases, in order to pass the course, both in the first and in the second assessment opportunity, a final grade equal to or higher than 5 points out of 10 must be obtained, provided that the student obtains a score equal to or higher than 4 points out of 10 in the mixed test and in the supervised project. 2. SITUATIONS A. Students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic exemption waiver according to the "NORMA QUE REGULA El RÉGIMEN DE DECICACIÓN Al ESTUDIO DE LOS ESTUDIANTES DE GRADO EN LA UDC" (Arts. 2.3;3.b y 4.5) (29/05/2012) - Students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic exemption waiver must communicate their situation to the teaching staff at the beginning of the course, in order to establish a work programme and timetable. The assessment will be as follows: mixed exam (50%), supervised project (40%) and case studies (10%). The supervised project must be done in a group. - The minimum grade criteria for students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic exemption waiver are the same as the ones indicated in point 1C. B. "No presentado" grade The students who do not attend the final exam that will take place on the date established in the faculty's official exam calendar will be graded as "No presentado" (i.e., no grade). This criterion will apply both in the first and in the second assessment opportunity, as well as in the early December call. 3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Fraudulent behaviour in any of the parts subject to assessment will result in the grade of "Fail (0)" in the final assessment. - It is forbidden to access the examination room with any device allowing for data transmission and/or warehousing (e.g., mobile phones, smart watches...) when any of the evaluation test is taking place.

Basic	Trott, P. (2017). Innovation Management and New Product Development. Reino Unido: Pearson Hidalgo, A., León, G., Pavón, J. (2013). La Gestión de la Innovación y la Tecnología en las Organizaciones. Madrid: Pirámide Jin, B.E., Cedrola, E. (2019). Process Innovation in the Global Fashion Industry. Nueva York: Palgrave MacMillan Jin, B.E., Cedrola, E. (2018). Product Innovation in the Global Fashion Industry. Nueva York: Palgrave MacMillan Schilling, M.A. (2017). Strategic Management of Technological Innovation. Nueva York: McGrawHill Education Vignali, G., Reid, L.F., Ryding, D., Henninger, C.E. (2020). Technology-Driven Sustainability. Innovation in the Fashion Supply Chain. Suiza: Palgrave MacMillan
	The instructors of the course might provide additional bibliography for each of the lessons.
Complementary	Tidd, J., Bessant, J.R. (2018). Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change. Wiley