İŞL442

Technology Management

Faculty \ Department
School of Economics and Administrative Sciences \ Business Administration
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
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Elective
Turkish
Prerequisites
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Programs that can take the course
Management
Course Description
This course aims to develop the ability to effectively manage the processes of development and use of technology.
Textbook and / or References
1. Technology Management: Activities and Tools, Dilek Cetindamar, Rob Phaal and David Probert, 2016
2. Teknoloji Yönetimi - Faaliyetleri ve Araçları, Dilek Çetindamar , Robert Phaal ve David Probert, 2016
3. Strategic Management of Technological Innovation; Schilling, Melissa A. (any press).
Course Objectives
The main goal of the course is to enable students to realize the scope, diversity and complexity of facts, issues and problems in the field of economics and management related to technology management and technological innovations and to increase their knowledge level in this field. The course will not only focus on micro-level issues, but will also examine the macro-level effects of technology management, how industries and firms transform with new technologies, how new industries are formed, and the factors affecting innovation performance. In this way, the complex problems surrounding technology-related managerial tasks will be better understood.
Course Outcomes
1. Determines the basic activities of technology management.
2. Selects and applies the tools used in the basic activities of technology management.
3. Defines the managerial problems that arise in technology acquisition and transfer processes.
4. Develops solution suggestions in technology acquisition and transfer processes.
5. Determines the tools used in the processes of technology creation, search, evaluation, selection, application and use.
6. Effectively uses the tools used in technology creation, search, evaluation, selection, application and usage processes in the application environment.
7. Knows the basic processes required to transform technological innovations into business opportunities.
8. Recognizes technological opportunities and threats.
9. Develops strategies to transform technological opportunities and threats into new products and services.
10. Conducts research by working as a team; Analyzes research findings and makes presentations.
Tentative Course Plan
Week 1: Basic Concepts and Introduction to Technology Management
Week 2: Technology Management Activities: Selection
Week 3: Technology Management Activities: Definition
Week 4: Technology Management Activities: Acquisition
Week 5: Technology Management Activities: Usage
Week 6: Technology Management Activities: Protection
Week 7: Technology Management Activities: Learning
Week 8: Patent Analysis and Portfolio Management
Week 9: Road Map and S-Curve
Week 10: Stage-Gateway and Value Analysis-Innovation
Week 11: Term Paper Presentations
Week 12: Term Paper Presentations
Tentative Assesment Methods
• Weekly Mini Exam 15 %
• Term Project 35 %
• Final 50 %
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