1. | Course Title | Inovations and Technology Transfer | |||||||||||
2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ11001 | |||||||||||
3. | Study program | 1-OIE, 8-KM-INN,14-ESOR,15-MMK,16-MNT, 20-IMSA | |||||||||||
4. | Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||||||
5. | Degree (first, second, third cycle) | Second cycle | |||||||||||
6. | Academic year/semester | I/1 | 7. | Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | ||||||||
8. | Lecturer | Dr Hristina Spasevska, Dr Vlatko Stoilkov | |||||||||||
9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
By actively following and successfully passing this subject, the candidate will gain knowledge about the meaning and principles of innovation, as a driving force for improving technical achievements, as well as the role of technology transfer in modern conditions of global industrialization. Students will acquire competencies for assessment and procedures for protection of intellectual and industrial property. |
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11. | Course Syllabus:
Innovation systems at national and international level. The role of innovation for development of economy. Innovative processes. Infrastructure to support innovation. Activities in innovative processes from idea to final product. Active stakeholders in innovative processes. Scientific research and innovation. Concepts of technology transfer. Relationship between technology transfer and innovation. Active participants in the technology transfer process. Role of universities, industry, companies and state institutions in the technology transfer process. Public-private partnership and transfer of technologies. |
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12. | Learning methods:
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13. | Total number of course hours | 180 | |||||||||||
14. | Distribution of course hours | 3 + 3 | |||||||||||
15. | Forms of teaching | 15.1 | Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 hours | |||||||||
15.2 | Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 45 hours | |||||||||||
16. | Other course activities | 16.1 | Projects, seminar papers | 30 hours | |||||||||
16.2 | Individual tasks | 30 hours | |||||||||||
16.3 | Homework and self-learning | 30 hours | |||||||||||
17. | Grading | ||||||||||||
17.1 | Exams | 30 points | |||||||||||
17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 60 points | |||||||||||
17.3. | Activity and participation | 10 points | |||||||||||
17.4. | Final exam | 0 points | |||||||||||
18. | Grading criteria (points) | up to 50 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||||||
from 51 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 | 60% success on all pre-exam activities | |||||||||||
20. | Forms of assessment | written and oral part | |||||||||||
21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Self-evaluation | |||||||||||
23. | Literature | ||||||||||||
23.1. | Required Literature | ||||||||||||
No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
1. | Dana Mietzner, Christian Schultz | New Perspectives in Technology Transfer | Springer | 2021 | |||||||||
2. | Jacob H. Rooksby | Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer | Edward Elgar Publishing Limited | 2020 | |||||||||
3. | Tom Hockaday | University Technology Transfer: What It Is and How to Do It | Jon Hopkins University Press | 2020 | |||||||||
23.2. | Additional Literature | ||||||||||||
No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
1. | Maribel Guerrero, David Urbano | Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Innovations | Springer | 2021 | |||||||||
2. | Anthony Arundel, Suma Athreye, Sacha Wunsch-Vincent | Harnessing Public Research for Innovation in the 21st Century: An International Assessment of Knowledge Transfer Policies | Cambridge University Press | 2021 | |||||||||
3. | David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann, Albert N. Link and Alexander Starnecker | Technology Transfer in a Global Economy | Springer | 2012 |