Management of Innovative Activity

8.073.00.10 Management of Innovative Activity
Qualification awarded: Master in Management, specialization "Management in innovation activity”
Entry year: 2021
Mode of study: full
Program duration: 1,5 years
Institute: Institute of Economics and Management
Number of credits: 90 ECTS credits
Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework: NQF Level 7 (Second cycle of QF-EHEA / EQF Level 7)
Field(s) of study: Management and Administration
Specific admission requirements: Bachelor’s degree
Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements: Full completion of the curriculum, the qualification exam passing, practical training on the topic of the master's qualifying thesis
Characteristics of the educational program: Masters in “Management” acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and skills, sufficient for successful performing of their professional duties in the management and administration including the specialization "Management of innovation activity". Educational and professional program is based on the fundamental postulates and modern researches results in the sphere of information systems in innovation activity, management innovation projects, systems analysis, adoption of innovative solutions and strategic management of innovative development, management of investment and venture capital business, communication management and consulting, financial and creative management. Masters of specialization " Management of innovation activity " get knowledge and skills needed for a wide range of administrative tasks for businesses of different areas. The total scope of the educational program - 90 ECTS credits, incl.: modules of humanitarian and socio-economic cycle - 6 cr., modules of professional and practical training - 84 cr.
Gained competence: • knowledge of coordination of functional divisions activities of enterprises, institutions; • knowledge of systems analysis of innovative activities at enterprise, institution, organization; • knowledge of developing strategic directions in forming innovative model of organization's development, ensuring its competitiveness; • knowledge of quality and competitiveness management of innovative products and services; • knowledge of tactics with elements of strategy management of primary divisions at all stages of innovative process to minimize the total costs or to improve the quality of innovative products or services; • knowledge of innovative projects effectiveness assessment using new methods of calculation and substantiation of socio-economic indicators; • ability to create new knowledge; • ability to form and develop knowledge base and to ensure its effective application at innovative activities of enterprise (organization).
• ability to identify new opportunities for developing new kinds of products (services) and economic activities and ability to ensure their implementation in fast changing conditions and uncertainty; • ability to commercialize the results of intellectual research with ensuring property rights; • set-up of intercompany interaction between enterprises and coordination of mutual interest in creating innovative products.
• setting long-term goals and objectives of innovative development of enterprise, organization, division; • development and implementation of new business models and business activities formats responding to technological and product innovation of enterprise, organization; • harmonization of traditional and innovative activities of enterprise; • ensuring the process approach in research, development and product promotion.
Academic mobility: Are absent, but mobility is encouraged and recognized in accordance with the ECTS procedures
Work placement(s): Practical training on the theme of master's qualifying thesis
Programme director: Керівник освітньої програми – Шпак Нестор Омелянович, моб. тел.: 0503714030, e-mail: nestor.o.shpak@lpnu.ua
Occupational profiles of graduates: The graduate is able to perform professional work in the following groups of occupations (according to DK 003: 2010): - heads of enterprises, institutions and organizations; - heads of small enterprises without top management; - managers of enterprises, institutions, organizations and their departments; - teachers/lecturers; - other professionals; - other experts.
Access to further studies: Obtaining third (educational and scientific / educational and creative) level
Other program features: The program is implemented in Ukrainian and partly in English