MN52146: Technology management
[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CWOG 30%, CWSI 5%, EXCB 65% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Technology management exam (EXCB 65%)
- Strategies for a technology challenge (CWOG 30%)
- Critical evaluation (CWSI 5%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Develop strategies to deal with organizational and technological change
- Evaluate opportunities arising from emerging technologies for the benefit of business and society
- Assess the skills and capabilities required to manage innovation
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| Synopsis: | Explore the challenges and opportunities that companies face when creating and extracting value from technological innovation. You will learn frameworks and tools used to guide companies' strategic decision-making when operating in competitive markets driven by technological change. You will apply these to real issues using a range of learning approaches such as games, case studies and seminar-style discussions.
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| Content: | The unit will cover:
- Definition of innovation and types of innovation.
- Models and processes of innovation, with a focus on the diffusion of innovation.
- A range of conceptual frameworks and tools to guide companies' strategic decisions in competitive markets.
- The evolution of technology and its impact on the competitive dynamics.
- Organizing for innovation within the company.
- The role of individuals and networks in driving innovation.
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| Course availability: |
MN52146 is Compulsory on the following courses:
School of Management
- TMMN-AFM68 : MSc Innovation and Technology Management
MN52146 is Optional on the following courses:
School of Management
- TMMN-AFM67 : MSc Human Resource Management
- TMMN-AFM75 : MSc Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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