Learning Outcomes
After attending the course, students will be able to …
- [WHAT] understand and reflectively apply basic and current topics of innovation management (such as open innovation, crowdsourcing) and marketing (such as digital marketing, marketing automation),
- [HOW] by knowing and applying the basics of innovation management, online marketing and international marketing and being able to independently familiarize themselves with current topics, work through them and critically classify, present and discuss them,
- [WHY] to apply modern innovation and marketing approaches in a corporate context and to continuously familiarize themselves with new topics.
Content
Innovation
- Fundamentals, meaning and definition Innovation
- Innovation Management
- Current topics - Open Innovation, Design Thinking, Hype Cycles etc.
Online/digital marketing
- Foundations of digital marketing and marketing mix
- Website design
- SEO + SEA
- Social media marketing
- Mobile Marketing
Current marketing topics - e.g. marketing automation, micromoments, content marketing, predictive marketing, GEO
Methods
Self-learning on marketing basics Seminar-style teaching Presentations and case studies
Type of examination: presentation (40%) and a detailed case study in a team (60%)
Learning Material Provided by Lecturer
Literature
Vahs, D. und Brem, A. (2023): Innovationsmanagement, 6. Auflage, Schäffer-Pöschel Seeger, C. (2017): Harvard Business Manager Edition 1/2017: Innovation
Homburg, C. (2020): Marketingmanagement, 6. Auflage, Springer-Gabler Kreutzer, R. (2025): Praxisorientiertes Online-Marketing: Konzepte - Instrumente – Checklisten, 5. Auflage, Springer-Gabler Lammenett, E. (2019): Praxiswissen Online-Marketing, 7. Auflage, Springer-Gabler Zaglauer,L. (2026): Online Marketing (in publication)
Literature on current topics provided in lecture