BA5111 MANAGING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
| Course Code: | 3125111 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Business Administration |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÇAĞRI TOPAL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to develop an awareness of the issues related to the field of management of technology and introduce basic concepts of innovation management using academic sources and relevant case examples. The course will focus primarily on product innovations.
Course Content
The objective of this course is to provide prospective managers with the practical and theoretical backgrounds with which to design and evaluate strategies for innovating, acquiring and integrating new technologies into the workplace, and enhancing employee creativity. The material to
be covered in the course comes from a variety of sources, including books, articles and, if possible, guest speakers.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
Course Specific Skills:
1. Use the innovation management terminology appropriately
2. Compare and contrast various firms’ technological strategies and innovations
Discipline Specific Skills:
3. Analyze decision problems in innovation management
4. Discuss recent literature that exemplify and empirically demonstrate course concepts
5. Identify the interaction between innovation management concepts and the core business functions
Personal and Key Skills:
6. Apply knowledge learned to case studies and actual organizations
7. Develop discussion skills
8. Write case analysis reports and book reviews
9. Critical writing skills
10. Enhance presentation skills
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They attain advanced level of knowledge in the functional areas of business administration such as strategic management, marketing, accounting, finance, organization management, human resources, and operations management. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They are capable of synthesizing the knowledge that they attained in the area of business administration with the knowledge base that they developed in their undergraduate specialisms. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They are capable of identifying and analyzing legal, environmental and social factors, which influence the basic functional areas of the business administration. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They understand and implement rational, systematic and scientific approaches effectively in problem solving and decision-making processes. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They are capable of applying, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating the knowledge they developed in diverse fields efficiently. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | They are capable of transferring information by using efficient verbal and written communication techniques. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | They are capable of performing professional communication effectively also in English. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | They know methods of performing efficient teamwork. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | They are capable of understanding and synthesizing academic and scientific research in their areas and able to transform such research into useful knowledge. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | They have competence in all of the stages of scientific research and processes. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | They are knowledgeable in the areas of professional ethics and responsibility. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | They are capable of utilizing their knowledge and skills efficiently in global and multicultural contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | They are knowledgeable in the issues of environment, social responsibility, social justice, quality and cultural values. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | They have a creative, innovative and critical perspective. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution