This document provides an introduction to a course on innovation and creativity taught by Kamal M. Al Masri at Israa University Gaza. The course description outlines that the course introduces students to different types of innovation and factors that influence innovation, and how to manage the innovation process and stimulate creative thinking. The course objectives are to help students understand concepts and applications of innovation and creativity. The teaching methodology includes case studies, assignments, lectures, quizzes and applications. Students will be evaluated based on presence, participation, quizzes, assignments, a midterm exam and a final exam. The document provides references that will be used in the course.

1. Introduction to:
Innovation and Creativity
BY KAMAL M. AL MASRI
Course code: ::::.BEAD4312..::::
Israa University Gaza
Faculty of Managerial and Financial Sciences
Departmentof Management
Chapter 00: About the course

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Course description
• This course is an introductionto the theoryandpracticeof Innovationand
Creativity.
• It introducestudents to the concept of innovation(different types and factors).
• It shows how to manage the innovationprocess. It also aims to guide students
about how to stimulatecreative thinkingin avariety of activities.The purpose of
the course is also to intellectuallyqualifystudents to evaluate andthen adapt
the physical andpsychological environment to stimulatecreative thinking.
• The course deals withthe techniquesand methods of innovationand creativity.
It also deals withthe models and theories of innovationand creativity
mechanisms as wellas the creative andeconomic models, and modern methods
of workin order to meet the complexeconomicchallenges.

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Course objectives
• Givestudentsan understandingofconceptsandapplicationsofInnovationandCreativity.
• Introduce students to the concept of innovation, its different types and factors, and how to
managetheinnovationprocess.
• Guidestudentsabouthowtostimulatecreativethinkinginavarietyofactivities.
• Intellectually qualify students to evaluate and then adapt the physical and psychological
environmenttostimulatecreativethinking.
• Developthecapacityofstudentstobuildteamsandappreciatecollectivework.
• Strengthenstudents'knowledgeof creativethinkingtechniques.
• Helpstudentsunderstandtheroleof innovationanditsconnectionstoentrepreneurship.
• Teachstudentsmethodsandskillsofeffectivethinking.

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Teaching methodology
•Casestudies:textbook casesand others cases.
•Assignments.
•Traditionalclasslectures.
•Quizzes.
•Application.

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Note/100Activity
5-10Presenceand participation
5-15Quizzes
5-10Assignments andother activities
30Mid-term exams
40Final exams
100Total
Students evaluation/grades

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• Stone,Alexandra,etal. 2008.MeasuringInnovationandIntangibles:ABusiness Perspective.Washington:SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGYPOLICYINSTITUTE, 2008.
• Silverstein,David,Neil, DeCarloand Slocum, Michael . 2008.InsourcingInnovation -HowToAchieveCompetitiveExcellenceUsing Triz.NewYork:AueebachPublications,
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• Bessant,J. and Tidd,J. (2015)InnovationandEntrepreneurship(3rdedn). Chichester:John Wiley& Sons.
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• Mumford,M.D. (ed.) (2012)HandbookofOrganizationalCreativity.London: Elsevier.
• Others.ANDInternet