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TIØ4258

Technology Management

Credits 7.5
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Autumn 2010 / Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

The course ensures that students encounter different challenges associated with managing a modern technology enterprise. The challenges are related to establishment, development and management of companies. This specifically includes a) understanding of organisations, including change and development processes; b)understanding of economy including basic understanding of accounting, investments and economy management; and c) possibility evaluation, business development and technologybased innovation.

Learning outcome

The learning objectives for the course is to familiarise Msc students in technology with basic theories surrounding economy and management of modern technology enterprises. Emphasis is put on using common and general terms and models, in order to allow application to a wide range of companies and organisations. In teaching the course, emphasis is put on applying the models in a practical case study, and on providing references to more literature for students interested in looking further into the field.

Learning methods and activities

Weekly lecture of 3h where each lecture covers one sub-topic within technology management. There are three topics on entrepreneurship, four topics on economy and four topics on organisation, in a addition to a separate topic on effective teamwork. The topics are followed by practical exercises and student participation in internet-facilitated discussions. One exercise is an individual lecture room exercise where the students complete an economic simulation of a company. The students need to achieve a specific number of points on the exercises in order to be allowed to take the exam. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Course materials

Course materials are given at the start of the study year.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TIØ4255 2.5 sp
TIØ4256 6 sp
TIØ4257 6 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Technological subjects
  • Economics and Administration

Contact information

Course coordinator

  • Tim Kristian Andreas Torvatn

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Skriftlig
Weighting 100/100 Date 2010-12-14 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Skriftlig
Weighting 100/100 Date 2011-06-06 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.