KABARAK UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL BUSINESS AND

ECONOMICS
P.O Private Bag – 20157, KABARAK, KENYA
COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE CODE: BISM 422
COURSE NAME: MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATIONS & INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
LECTURER: Dr. RONOH E. K, PhD.
CELL PHONE: +254 722309091
EMAIL: eronoh@kabarak.ac.ke
Purpose of Course
Introduce students to the main issues in the management of
Innovation. A study of the most recent trends and ideas in
management and their practical application is carried out. Course aims
to equip students with relevant skills , tools and techniques necessary
to manage innovation at strategic and operational levels
.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to:
• Illustrate the concept of innovation, innovation models and
innovation management tools and techniques.
• Formulate and develop strategy to diagnose, analyze, interprate and
articulate ,managerial challenges of an innovation and intellectual
property.
• Write strategic plans to enhance innovations within organizations,
articulate and systemize innovation process.
Weeks Dates Detailed course content
Week 1 1.1 Introduction
• Meaning of innovation & intellectual property
• Laws governing intellectual property
• Importance of innovation

Week 2 1.2 Typology of innovation

• Process of innovation
• Approaches of innovation
• Innovation models

Week 3 2.1. Innovation management tools and techniques

• managerial challenges of innovation
• Barriers to innovation
Week 4 • 2.2 Strategic planning for adoption of innovation

Week 5 3.1 Intellectual property and innovations:

QUIZ

Week 6 • Third party rights claims

• Strategies to avert third party rights claims

Week 7 CAT 1
Weeks Dates Detailed course outline
Week 8 4.1Commercialization of innovations
• Soft skills such as lobbying, networking, negotiation
techniques
Week 9 • Technological design projects
• Developing quality assurance

Week 10 • Group work/Project

Week 11 5.1 Documentation strategies for innovation

Week 12 CAT 2
Week 13 Exams
& 14
Course assessment:

• CATS and assignments 30

• Final examination 70
• Total 100
Core Reading Text Cont.
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• Core Reading Materials for the Course

• 1. Andersen, B. (2006). Intellectual Property Rights: Innovation, Governance and the Institutional Environment.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
• 2. Bently, L. and Sherman, B. (2001), Intellectual Property Law, Oxford University Press.
• 3. Park, W. (2008), “International Patent Protection: 1960 – 2005,” Research Policy forthcoming.
• 4. Story, A. (2002) “Copyright, Software and the Internet”, Commission on Intellectual Property Rights Background
Paper 5, Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, London, p.11.
• 5. Correa, C. M. (2000) “Fair Use in the Digital Era”, UNESCO, Paris.
• 6. Falvey, R., Foster, N. and Greenaway, D. (2006), “Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Growth,” Review of
Development Economics, 10, 700 – 719.
• 7. Grossman, G. and Lai, E. (2004), “International Protection of Intellectual Property”, American Economic Review,
95, 1635 - 1653.
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• Recommended Reference Materials
• 1. Dutfield, G. & Suthersanen, U. (2008). Global Intellectual Property Law. Edward Elgar Publishing.
• 2. Chen, Y. and Puttitanun, T. (2005), “Intellectual property rights and innovation in developing countries,” Journal
of Development Economics, 78, 474-498.
• 3. Cooper R. (2001). Winning at new Products. Accelerating the process from idea to launch.
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