"The Innovation Capability CIG - ICAP"

ICAP Relevance:

The importance of innovative individuals capable of creative thinking is considered fundamental to innovation. Still, the field of innovation has yet not been able to thoroughly explain the individual dimension of innovative capability. ICAP especially argue the concern for improving higher education to understand and ultimately improve engineering student's capability to innovate.

Common view:

The focus is based on ICAP participants’ interest areas. ICAP work is conducted with an interdisciplinary approach on issues such as:
• Multiple perspectives: individual, team/group and company
• Team dynamics/processes/diversity
• Creativity/collaborative skills/communication
• Knowledge sharing/proj. mgmt
• Qualitative interview and observational studies of team based design
• Quantitative team based studies and network/interaction studies

Purpose:

The aim is to integrate different perspectives on innovation capability. Broaden the level of importance in innovative work. To facilitate interdisciplinary research and education initiatives, emphasizing strong closeness with industry.

Objectives:

• Promoting scientific publications
• Industrial visits and collaboration
• Data collection and sharing
• Visiting/inviting groups of excellence
• Dissemination of research
• Experimenting with new teaching methods
• Improving learning capabilities by students
• Appreciating openness and self motivated initiatives

NEWS!!!

(091201) Today is the launch of a brand new interaction forum focusing on Innovation Capability, be sure to find out more about it on http://innovationcapability.ning.com/

See you there, Anders

(091110) Open invitation to ICAP participants to join the lunch seminar (Invited guest: Judy Sheard), on Nov 19, 11. 30 - 13.00, room 2150 at Uppsala University (UU). In case you wish to attend on a distance, please let me know at least 24 hours in advance.

Welcome Anders

Judy Sheard, Monash University, visit UU, and will offer a talk and chair a discussion on the following theme.

Recent research into the learning and teaching of programming

This paper presents an analysis of research papers about programming education that were published in computing education conferences in the years 2005 to 2008. The paper investigates the type of data collected, whether the analysis was qualitative, quantitative, or mixed, and the aims and outcomes being reported. The greatest number of papers employed quantitative research methods, investigated the ability, aptitude, or understanding of students, and were based in single courses. The theme of the research and the type of study conducted vary across the conferences, indicating their different nature and role.

(091105) Interesting in connecting with those with a common interest in Innovation Capability - join us on http://www.linkedin.com/groups?viewMembers=&gid=1388157&sik=1257463302501 Currently 20 members...

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