Delivered at:: Department of Finance

Course type:: Elective course

When:: 2 year, 2 module

Abstract

Within the course students form a complex representation of the current state of the theory and practice of innovation management and the specificity of implementation of innovations in Russia. The course enables students to acquire competences in management and evaluation of innovative projects, planning the strategy of intellectual property rights commercialization and project preparation for venture investments.

Learning Objectives

Consideration of the specificity of investing in innovative sphere
Comprehensive analysis of main aspects of innovative project management
Systematization of indicators for innovative projects evaluation, including analysis of innovative projects’ impact in company’s value
Knowledge of main forms of innovative projects financing
Review of crucial directions of project analysis by venture investors
Identification of key parameters of innovative strategy assessment

Expected Learning Outcomes

Plan the strategy of intellectual property commercialization
Analyze the innovative strategy of the company
Substantiate the investment attractiveness of innovative projects for different types of investors
Prepare the innovative project for the procedure of due diligence
Optimize the key value drivers while evaluating the effectiveness of innovative project
Make the investment decisions, aimed on optimization the implementation of innovative project

Course Contents

Influence of innovations on different aspects of company’s development
Intellectual property as the base of innovative project
Commercialization of intellectual property rights
Main aspects of analysis of company’s innovation strategy
Startups as the main form of innovative entrepreneurship
Key aspects of startups development
Assessment of innovative project investment attractiveness.

Assessment Elements

Project Presentation
Test
Attendance

Interim Assessment

2025/2026 2nd module
0.09 * Attendance + 0.7 * Project Presentation + 0.21 * Test

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Innovation management and new product development, Trott, P., 2005
Mahendra Ramsinghani. (2014). The Business of Venture Capital : Insights From Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies: Vol. Second edition. Wiley.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Ries, E. (2011). The Lean Startup : How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses. New York: Currency. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=733896

Authors

SOLOVEVA EKATERINA EVGENEVNA

Master’s Programme 'Finance'

Professional and Society Accreditation 2018

EPAS accredited

Contacts

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Course Syllabus