Department of Business Administration
Dean:Dr. Jón Þór Sturluson
Email:vd@ru.is
Website:http://www.ru.is/vd
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MSc in Innovation Management - 90 ECTS
Semesters:3
Years:1
ETCS:90
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Degree titleMSc in Innovation Management
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Haustönn/Fall 2023
More infoIntroduction to Management and Business ConceptsElectiveV-700-IMBUECTS 0
More infoCreative Approaches and Entrepreneurial MindsetsCoreV-702-CREMECTS 7,5
More infoInnovation and Entrepreneurship: A field of knowledge and practiceCoreV-703-INENECTS 7,5
More infoFundamentals in Tourism and Hospitality ManagementElectiveV-704-FTHMECTS 7,5
More infoFinancial Reporting and Accounting Standards IElectiveV-705-FIR1ECTS 7,5
More infoAuditing, Auditing Standards and Ethics in Accounting and AuditingElectiveV-706-AUD1ECTS 7,5
More infoStrategic ManagementCoreV-712-STJOECTS 7,5
More infoOrganizational PsychologyElectiveV-715-ORPSECTS 7,5
More infoAdvanced Business InformaticsElectiveV-725-ABINECTS 7,5
More infoStaffing: from recruitment to terminationElectiveV-730-STRTECTS 7,5
More infoLabour lawElectiveV-731-LALAECTS 3,75
More infoChange management and leadershipElectiveV-736-CMLEECTS 7,5
More infoInternational MarketingElectiveV-736-INMAECTS 7,5
More infoFundamentals in Accounting and FinanceElectiveV-737-FAFIECTS 7,5
More infoAdvanced and digital marketingElectiveV-738-ADDMECTS 7,5
More infoEnterprise ArchitecturesElectiveV-746-ENARECTS 7,5
More infoInternshipElectiveV-748-INTEECTS 7,5
More infoInternational FinanceElectiveV-767-INTFECTS 7,5
More infoCorporate TaxationElectiveV-772-TAX1ECTS 7,5
More infoCustomer Profitability ManagementElectiveV-776-CPROECTS 7,5
More infoAdvanced Topics in Emerging TechnologiesElectiveV-795-ATETECTS 7,5
More infoPerformance ManagementElectiveV-830-PEMAECTS 3,75
More infoPortfolio ManagementElectiveV-862-PORTECTS 7,5
More infoEquity AnalysisElectiveV-863-EQUIECTS 7,5
More infoMaster´s Thesis - partial submissionElectiveV-888-THHLECTS 15
More infoResearch ProposalCoreV-898-REPRECTS 0
More infoMaster´s ThesisCoreV-898-THESECTS 30
More infoExchange StudiesElectiveX-699-EXCHECTS 30
Vorönn/Spring 2024
More infoConsumer BehaviorElectiveV-712-COBEECTS 3,75
More infoInnovation ManagementCoreV-713-INNMECTS 7,5
More infoBusiness EthicsCoreV-714-BETHECTS 3,75
More infoEntrepreneurship and Innovation in ContextCoreV-715-ENICECTS 3,75
More infoBusiness Process ManagementElectiveV-716-BPMAECTS 7,5
More infoFixed Income AnalysisElectiveV-716-FINCECTS 3,75
More infoImplementation of information systemsElectiveV-717-IMISECTS 3,75
More infoEntrepreneurial FinanceCoreV-733-ENTRECTS 7,5
More infoBranding and Strategic MarketingElectiveV-741-BRANECTS 7,5
More infoStrategic HRM and MetricsElectiveV-745-STRAECTS 7,5
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SemesterSpring 2024
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Type of courseCore
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 This course is designed as a platform for integration and application of various concepts, theories and frameworks in the field of HRM and OP and from other courses in the program. The strategic fit or alignment of HRM strategy and practices to organizational strategic goals, and HRM´s contribution to performance through value creation, are central to this course. The focus is on content, context and process considerations including formulation, decision making, implementation and evaluation processes for strategically aligned HR strategy and HR metrics. Basic concepts and key frameworks to analyse competitive and complex organizational environment will be introduced. Participant´s will also be exposed to various trends and contextual issues faced by organizations and HR professionals in a complex, competitive and ever evolving environment. The firm´s HR architecture, along with theories relating to HRM´s strategic role, business partnership and HR value proposition, will be covered. Various models, perspectives and stakeholders will be taken into account. 
Learning outcome - Objectives
Understand the complexities in HR and business strategy development, implementation and evaluation.

Understand and explain key terms and frameworks relating to strategy development and implementation.

Conceptually understand and explain key theories and frameworks relating to stragetical alignment of HR strategy and HR metrics.
Describe and apply key HR models, frameworks and concepts and use them to effectively analyse various situation and organizations.

Develop strategically relevant and organizationally aligned HR metrics to evaluate HR effectiveness and contribution to organizations.

To use concepts, framework, theories and research results to build up a rationale for decision making in HR.
To think analytically, systematically and strategically about aspects of managing human and social capital in organizational settings.

Actively participate and contribute in the analysis and developmental stages of an organizational business strategy.

Take on a leading role in the systematic and critical analysis, development and design of an integrated and strategically aligned HR strategy and HR metrics.

 
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Language of instructionEnglish
More infoBusiness Research MethodologyCoreV-746-REMEECTS 7,5
More infoInternshipElectiveV-748-INTEECTS 7,5
More infoCases in corporate financeElectiveV-763-COR2ECTS 7,5
More infoFinancial Reporting and Accounting Standards IIElectiveV-765-FIR2ECTS 7,5
More infoApplied DerivativesElectiveV-766-APDEECTS 7,5
More infoConsolidated Financial StatementsElectiveV-767-SAREECTS 7,5
More infoBusiness Intelligence and AnalyticsElectiveV-784-REK5ECTS 7,5
More infoCorporate LawElectiveV-802-BULAECTS 7,5
More infoTourism MarketingElectiveV-840-TOMAECTS 7,5
More infoTraining and DevelopmentElectiveV-840-TRDEECTS 3,75
More infoAccounting for derivatives and other financial instrumentsElectiveV-871-AFLEECTS 7,5
More infoMaster´s Thesis - partial submissionElectiveV-888-THHLECTS 15
More infoResearch ProposalCoreV-898-REPRECTS 0
More infoMaster´s ThesisCoreV-898-THESECTS 30
More infoExchange StudiesElectiveX-699-EXCHECTS 30