IBES2220 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (5 cr)

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Study level:

Advanced studies

Grading scale:

0-5

Language:

English

Responsible organisation:

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

Curriculum periods:

2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

The course provides students with an understanding of the management of innovation and technology-based organizations. More specifically, the course covers different perspectives to technological evolution and change, innovation management, new product development, and the impact that technological change has on organizations.

Learning outcomes

The aim of this course is to offer insights and frameworks to analyze and understand such issues as

how technologies evolve
how technological change affects industry structure
how ideas for innovation are developed
how new products are developed, and
how robotics and artificial intelligence may affect the future of firms.

After the course, students are able to

analyze technologies and their future potential
justify suitable strategies in relation to the technological evolution of a field, and
discuss and evaluate different processes and systems to develop new ideas and innovations.

Compulsory prerequisites

Prerequisite group 1
- IBES2210 Strategy (5 cr)

Study materials

A collection of research articles and other online sources assigned by the lecturer.

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:

To be confirmed in annual course brochure

Time of teaching:

Period 3

Select all marked parts

Parts of the completion methods

Assignments, active participation (5 cr)

Type:

Participation in teaching