1. Course Title | Technological innovations | |||||||
2. Code | 3ФЕИТ08Л015 | |||||||
3. Study program | EAOIE, EES, EEUM, KHIE, KSIAR, KTI, TKII | |||||||
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) | First cycle | |||||||
6. Academic year/semester | IV/8 | 7. Number of ECTS credits | 3.00 | |||||
8. Lecturer | Dr Hristina Spasevska | |||||||
9. Course Prerequisites | ||||||||
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): Students will acquire basic knowledge for managing innovations, the process of patenting, the mechanisms for support and innovation in new technologies. By applying the methods of individual and team planning and interpretation, students will develop their innovative ideas, creative thinking and skills to implement innovative projects. |
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11. Course Syllabus: Concept and definition of innovation and inventory. Innovation and creativity. Recognizing the opportunities and generating ideas. Types innovation. Innovation process. Managing the innovation process. Intellectual property in innovation. Patent process for patenting. License, franchise and trademark. Innovation strategies. Tools and mechanisms to support innovation and their commercialization. Innovative processes and technology. Technological innovations. Analysis of the industry and competitiveness. Technology transfer. Model triple helix. Evolution patterns of triple helix. Introduction to organizational models for technology transfer. Technology Park, accelerator, incubator, spin-off and start-up company. |
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12. Learning methods: Lectures, presentations, problem solving exercises | ||||||||
13. Total number of course hours | 2 + 1 + 0 + 0 | |||||||
14. Distribution of course hours | 90 | |||||||
15. Forms of teaching | 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching | 30 | ||||||
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 15 | |||||||
16. Other course activities | 16.1. Projects, seminar papers | 15 | ||||||
16.2. Individual tasks | 15 | |||||||
16.3. Homework and self-learning | 15 | |||||||
17. Grading | 17.1. Exams | 10 | ||||||
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 30 | |||||||
17.3. Activity and participation | 20 | |||||||
17.4. Final exam | 40 | |||||||
18. Grading criteria (points) | up to 49 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||
from 50 to 60 points | 6 (six) (E) | |||||||
from 61 to 70 points | 7 (seven) (D) | |||||||
from 71 to 80 points | 8 (eight) (C) | |||||||
from 81 to 90 points | 9 (nine) (B) | |||||||
from 91 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | |||||||
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | Regular attendance | |||||||
20. Forms of assessment | Two partial written exams are provided during the semester, at the middle and at the end of the semester, with duration of 120 minutes; and test that are conducted during the classes. For students who have passed the partial exams, the exam is considered as passed. The other students take the final exam on the whole material, with duration of 120 minutes. Students make seminar works during the semester. The final grade is formed considering points from the partial exams/final exam, tests and seminar works | |||||||
21. Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Internal evaluations and surveys | |||||||
23. Literature | ||||||||
23.2. Additional Literature | ||||||||
No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ||||
1 | Peter F. Drucker | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Harper & Row | 2006 | ||||
2 | Melissa A. Schilling | Strategic Management of Technological Innovation | Mc Graw Hill Education | 2016 |