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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ENM4112 | Technology and Industrial Strategy | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |