PURPOSE:
To introduce master level students to the concepts of innovation in relation to commercialisation of novel technologies. Adopting basic ideas and conceptual approaches to development of innovative products or services including scientific, technological, organisational, financial and business aspects.
THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE:
Week Lectures and seminars
1 Introduction to the TM&I course
2 Innovation and R&D
3 Intellectual Property
4 Technology Transfer & Strategic Exploitation of IP
5 New product development (NPD)
6 The Six Phases of NPD
7 Introduction to Project Management I
8 Introduction to Project Management II
9 Introduction to Project Management III
10 Technology Start-Up Company Funding, Business Plans (BP)
11 Summary of TM&I course
12 Final Revision/Instructions for student BP presentation
13 BP presentations Q&A session: Discussion
14 BP presentations Q&A session: Discussion
15 BP presentations Q&A session: Discussion
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC COMPETENCE:
General: presentation skills, individual and team-based work, innovative thinking, business and entrepreneurial skills
Specific: basic understanding of the processes involved in commercialisation of intellectual property, searching and using patent databases, simple project planning using appropriate techniques and software, preparing a simple business plan related to innovative product or service based on a chosen patent, adopting terminology related to technology management and innovation in English - selected parts of lectures and reading materials are given in English, final assignment can be presented in English
KNOWLEDGE TESTING AND EVALUATION:
Lectures and seminars are compulsory, regular homework assignments and problem solving exercises, written and oral presentations, compulsory reading for seminar discussions, presentation of final assignment (business plan)
LITERATURE:
1. The Management of Technological Innovation. Strategy and Practice. M. Dodgson, D. Gann, A. Salter. Oxford University Press, 2008.
2. Intellectual Property for Managers and Investors. S.J. Frank. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
3. Project Manager: Mastering the Art of Delivery in Project Management. Richard Newton. Financial Times / Prentice Hall, 2007.
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The Management of Technological Innovation. Strategy and Practice. M. Dodgson, D. Gann, A. Salter. Oxford University Press, 2008.
2. Intellectual Property for Managers and Investors. S.J. Frank. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
3. Project Manager: Mastering the Art of Delivery in Project Management. Richard Newton. Financial Times / Prentice Hall, 2007.,
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1. Microsoft Office Project 2007 Step by Step. Carl Chatfield and Timothy Johnson. Microsoft Press (2007).
2. Project Management: Orientation for Decision Makers. John Dingle. (1997).,
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