ENM4112 Technology and Industrial StrategyBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs MATHEMATICSGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
MATHEMATICS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ENM4112 Technology and Industrial Strategy Fall 3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ALPER CAMCI
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course is designed to lead the student to understand the link between technology and competition at the industry level. Competitiveness of industries and nations co-evolves with technological changes. We can identify different approaches in the technology and innovation management literature towards the link between technology and competitiveness strategy at meso and macro level. At the end of this course the it is aimed that students will have knowledge on these different approaches to innovation and competitiveness at industrial and national level.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
After completing this course students will be able to:
I. Be familiar to theoretical approaches which deal with the linkages between technological innovation and competitiveness at sectoral and national levels.
II. Understand the concepts and characteristics of national, sectoral and regional innovation systems and develop awareness about the importance of sectoral and national innovation policies and strategies.
III. Have knowledge about networks and economics of networks
IV. Be familiar to technology transfer and the processes of technology transfer, be able to manage technology transfer processes.
V. Be informed about the problems related technological innovations, technology development and technology transfer in developing countries.

Course Content

This course will focus on the relationship between technological innovations and competitiveness. First, the theoretical approaches which are used to understand the linkages between technological innovations and competitiveness at the sectoral and national levels will be reviewed. Among these approaches the systems of innovation approach is especially focused on. After the review of the systems of innovation approach, innovation clusters and networks will be studied, how clusters and network influence new technologies and the emergence of innovations. In this course, international technology transfer and university-industry technology transfer processes will also be discussed.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to technological innovations and industrial strategy None
2) Clusters and industries Instructor's notes
3) High-tech clusters and competitiveness Instructor's notes
4) Systems of innovation Instructor's notes
5) National system of innovation Instructor's notes
6) Sectoral innovation management Instructor's notes
7) Regional systems of innovation Instructor's notes
8) Midterm exam Preparation for midterm exam
9) Technology transfer Instructor's notes
10) Networks: why firms enter into innovation networks Instructor's notes
11) Technology and firm networks Instructor's notes
12) Network structures Instructor's notes
13) Course project presentations Preparation for project presentations
14) Course project presentations Preparation for project presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ders notları ve sunumlar.
Fagerberg, J., Mowery, D.C. & Nelson, R.R. (2006). Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Oxford University Press, NY.
References: Porter, M. (1998). Clusters and the new economics of competition
Saxenian, AL. (1994). Regional advantage: culture and competition at Silicon Valley and Route 128
Lundvall, BA. (1992). National Systems of Innovation: Toward a Theory of Innovation and Interactive Learning .
Edquist, C. (1997). Systems of Innovation: Technologies, Institutions and Organizations

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 2 % 10
Presentation 1 % 5
Project 1 % 15
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 45
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 55
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentations / Seminar 1 1 1
Project 1 25 25
Homework Assignments 2 4 8
Midterms 1 12 12
Final 1 12 12
Total Workload 142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics
2) To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods,
3) To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials,
4) To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, 4
5) To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way,
6) To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,
7) To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement,
8) To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense, 4
9) By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere,
10) To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning,
11) To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school,
12) To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.