Academic Catalog

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
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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.