Inovations and Technology Transfer

Објавено: June 15, 2023
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.

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.

12. Learning methods:

 

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