COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Research-Development and Innovation Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ETHEM DUYGULU

Offered to

Research-Development and Innovation Management

Course Objective

This course aims to analyze economics of innovation and technology by focusing on economic development and technological improvements in the world economy. Through out the course, measurement of technological change, basic microeconomic theory of technological change and innovation, importance of technological improvements and and innovation on firm's decisions, the effects of teknological development on economic performance and technology policy making by goverments will be evaluated.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Freeman, C. and L. Soete (1997), The Economics of Industrial Innovation, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, UK, Third Edition.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Student might define basic concepts in economics of innovation and technology.
2. Student might use basic microeconomic theories in order to evaluate the different impacts of innovation on consumer and firm decisions.
3. Student might evaluate different technology and innovation policies.
4. Student, might use econometric and quantitative methods in order to solve optimization problem of innovation making firms.
5. Student might use econometric and quantitative methods to analyze impact of innovation on sectors and countries.
6. Student might conduct a research on economics of innovation and technology and present it.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

1. Student might define basic concepts in economics of innovation and technology.
2. Student might use basic microeconomic theories in order to evaluate the different impacts of innovation on consumer and firm decisions.
3. Student might evaluate different technology and innovation policies.
4. Student, might use econometric and quantitative methods in order to solve optimization problem of innovation making firms.
5. Student might use econometric and quantitative methods to analyze impact of innovation on sectors and countries.
6. Student might conduct a research on economics of innovation and technology and present it.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YEŞIM ÜÇDOĞRUK GÜREL
yesim.ucdogruk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes