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BMGT45440

Academic Year 2025/2026

Innovation: Disruption &Design (BMGT45440)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Alessio Cozzolino
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

We live in a period of profound transformations and disruptions. This module equips students with a careful understanding of the disruption process which is frequently misunderstood. We do so by combining cutting-edge research, current business trends, case studies, and group projects. The module also introduces students to the notions of design and design thinking as solutions to the innovation problem and integrations of the disruption process.

During the module we take the perspective of new players willing to disrupt, established organizations attempting to respond to disruption, and industry actors in the surrounding ecosystem. We distinguish between technology, market, and business model disruptions, and provide compelling evidence of design strategies for creating new solution and disrupting existing ones. We also rely on a vast array of industry contexts.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Having successfully completed this module, the student should be able to:
• Critically discuss and apply key frameworks of disruption.
• Identify opportunities for innovation based on new technologies, business models, and markets
• Understand the key elements of design for innovation
• Develop a new mindset about disruption and design thinking
• Apply disruption and design principles to real industry problems chosen by students.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

48
Autonomous Student Learning

92
Lectures

24
Practical

80
Total

244

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
active/task-based learning; group work; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning; lab/studio work; enquiry & problem-based learning; debates; case-based learning; student presentations

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: Individual Contribution to Classes Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10 Graded No
15
 No
Individual Project: Individual Contribution to Group Project Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
10
 No
Group Work Assignment: Final Group Project Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
30
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Individual Blog (Research & Course Readings Required) Week 14, Week 15 Graded No
45
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

A mix of group and individual feedback is provided orally in class and out of class. Self-assessment activities are also employed in the form of discussions and self-reflection on in-class student work. End-of class feedback is also provided.

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