COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ENM 5018 TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURCU FELEKOĞLU

Offered to

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT- NON THESIS (EVENING PROGRAM)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide students a conceptual understanding of the ways in which technology is brought to market. It introduces students key technology and innovation management topics. It provides frameworks, methods and tools that are both theoretically sound and practically useful for analyzing how firms can create, commercialize and capture value from technology-based products and services.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand core issues of technology and innovation management and the practical means of dealing with them
2   Ability to identify the challenges that managers face while managing technological innovation
3   Ability to define the ways in which technological innovation can be managed effectively
4   Ability to select appropriate technology and innovation management methods in different contexts
5   Ability to explore the environment for technical and economic opportunities for innovation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction & importance of innovation and technology in the business context
2 Managing technological innovation
3 Sources of Innovation
4 Entrepreneurship & new ventures
5 Creating a climate for innovation
6 Innovation process
7 Open innovation & networks
8 Developing an innovation strategy and choosing the right business model
9 New product and service development
10 NPD process & NPD Teams
11 Knowledge management and intellectual property rights (IPR)
12 Case studies
13 Case studies
14 Case studies

Recomended or Required Reading

Lecturer notes

Tidd, J. & Bessant, J. (2009), Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Sussex, England

Cetindamar, D., Phaal, R. and Probert, D. (2010), Technology Management Activities and Tools, Palgrave/Macmillan

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Principal methods of teaching will be lectures and case discussions. The students are expected to prepare and make presentations on selected topics.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Burcu Felekoğlu, burcu.felekoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 197

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1445225
LO.23423345
LO.3445413
LO.444425
LO.54432134

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