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Identical coursesPublic Innovation (B-KUL-S0H07B)
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contract
Crompvoets Joep (coordinator) | Crompvoets Joep | Van de Walle Steven | N. | Madariaga Espinoza Andres (cooperator) Aims
Throughout this course the students acquire the following knowledge, skills and attitudes:
- Students can describe the basics regarding public sector innovation and processes of innovation.
- Students have a critical attitude towards public innovation models, theories and real-life cases.
- Students are introduced to research issues relevant for public innovation.
- Students can compare cases and theories in this field.
- Students become familiar with how public administrations deal with public innovation.
- Students can apply the acquired (theoretical) knowledge and insights on real-life cases.
- Students can describe and apply the main concepts and theories regarding public innovation.
- Students have a critical attitude towards theories and cases in public innovation.
- Students can independently find, select, critically assess and use the correct resources to understand and analyse research on public innovation.
- Students consider, in reflection papers, the lessons learned for public administration organisations in their home country.
- Students can clearly and unambiguously communicate key concepts and cases in public innovation to an academic as well as a practitioner audience.
These aims are communicated to the students at the beginning of the semester.
Previous knowledge
There are no specific prerequisites.
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
8 ects. Public Innovation (B-KUL-S0H07a)
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First termCrompvoets Joep | Van de Walle Steven | N. | Madariaga Espinoza Andres (cooperator) Content
The course consist of a series of lectures introducing key concepts, theories and trends in the context of public sector innovation from a public administration perspective, and a series of field visits to public organisations and guest lectures.
Course material
The following course material is used during this course:
- Academic literature, made available via Toledo
- PowerPoint presentations, made available via Toledo
Format: more information
This course consists of interactive lectures introducing key concepts, theories and trends in the context of public innovation from a public administration perspective, meaning that students must think and work actively during class. The literature (available via Toledo) supports the classes.
A number of lectures are delivered by practitioners from local, regional and (inter)national public organizations involved in public innovation and digitalization.
The course also consists of a series of field visits to public or semi-public organisations that play role in public innovation, and in particular digitalisation. During the field visits, students will be introduced to the organization and its policies, and/or will receive a guest lecture on a particular innovation.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Public Innovation (B-KUL-S2H07b)
Explanation
Characteristics of the evaluation
The evaluation for this course consists of three partial evaluations:
- Scientific paper (40%)
- Skills test (40%)
- Reflection reports (20%)
The submission deadline and other deadlines are decided by the lecturer(s) and communicated via Toledo.
Determination of the end result
The course is evaluated by the lecturer(s), as communicated via Toledo and in compliance with the examination regulations. The result is calculated and communicated as an integral number on 20.
The grades for this course are given according to the quality of the individual documents.
The scientific paper tests students´ ability to independently find, select, critically assess and use the correct resources to understand and analyse research on public innovation.
The reflection papers test students’ ability to apply acquired knowledge and formulate lessons learned for the public sector of a country.
The skills test consists of the production of a webinar or knowledge clip to test students´ ability to clearly and unambiguously communicate key concepts and cases in public innovation to an academic as well as a practitioner audience
Further requirements are specified during the lectures, and in separate documents via Toledo.
All deadlines must be respected. Negotiation about any deviation is impossible. In case of any exceptional circumstances, students are required to contact the faculty’s ombudsperson prior to the respective deadline. If (one of) the deadline(s) is not met, the complete course will be evaluated as a ‘not taken’ (NA) unless a new submission deadline has been determined due to exceptional circumstances.
If the student does not participate in one (or more) out of several partial evaluations of the course, the student receives a ‘not taken’ (NA) for the complete course.
Students are fully responsible for submitting papers and assignments free of fraud and plagiarism (http://www.kuleuven.be/education/regulations/) and are requested to comply with the Faculty’s relevant regulations. Plagiarism will be sanctioned with the sanctions mentioned in the University’s Regulations on Education and Examinations.
Retaking exams
Students who fail this course get a second examination opportunity during the third examination period. The format of the evaluation may be different from the first examination format based on the grades that the student received on the different parts of the evaluation. Students only retake the examination part(s) for which they have received an insufficient mark. The concrete modalities for the third examination period are communicated at the beginning of July via Toledo.
Information about retaking exams
See explanation 'retaking exams'.