STPS554 MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
| Course Code: |
8310554 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Science And Technology Policy Studies |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
From a business perspective, the course will focus on the linkage of technology and business strategies, key R&D business processes, issues in global R&D management, methods of measuring and optimizing the return on the R&D investment, commercializing technology and the commercial development process, technology intelligence, organization and human resources issues in the R&D, and leveraging private investors including Venture Capital (VC) and public R&D support programs. Case studies from international benchmark studies and best practices will be discussed. The course will move deliberately between strategic issues (why does business do R&D?) and managerial and organizational issues (how should business do R&D?), though the focus of the course is more on better understanding of private R&D behavior for policy design.
