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Master 2022/2023

Trends analysis in society, economy, technology

Type: Compulsory course (Business Development)
Area of studies: Management
Delivered by: Department of Public Administration
When: 1 year, 1 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Dmitry Sidorov
Master’s programme: Business Development
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 28

Course Syllabus

Abstract

In the discipline, students get acquainted with the methodologies of trend analysis, study the existing development trends in the technological progress, in the field of transformation of society and consumer behavior, world economic development cycles
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • To identify, describe and analyze trends inflicting social and economic development
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • The student may use the mathematic methods for creating future forcast
  • The student can determine if a given business model is feasible using a given technology stack
  • The student can determine which stack this technology belongs to.
  • The student is able evaluate this trend based on the analysis of publications and patents
  • The student can distinguish between a real trend and an artificially created media hype
  • The student may use different approaches to mathematical modeling of trends
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Understanding trends through the image of the future
  • Stack technology.
  • Assessment of technological trends.
  • Trend management
  • Mathematical modeling of trends
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Homework 1
    The student should write a homework on the following topic: find pairs of controversal trends in the given list of trends/ Is evaluated from 0 to 10 points.
  • non-blocking Homework (presentation)
    Students should prepare at home and defend at class a presentation with the example of business-model which can be viable in a single stack of technologies. Evaluated from 0 to10 points
  • non-blocking Homework 2
    Student should take the R&D result given. Conduct patents and publications analysis. Present the list of enterprizes involved and their possible market shares. Evaluated from 0 to 10 points.
  • non-blocking Control work
    Student should write an essay describing any modern trend leading to formation of new business-model's types. Evaluated from 0 to 10 points.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2022/2023 1st module
    0.25 * Control work + 0.25 * Homework 1 + 0.25 * Homework 2 + 0.25 * Homework (presentation)
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Добреньков, В. И., Глобальные тренды. : монография / В. И. Добреньков, А. И. Кравченко. — Москва : Русайнс, 2020. — 333 с. — ISBN 978-5-4365-2232-6. — URL: https://book.ru/book/934914 (дата обращения: 25.08.2023). — Текст : электронный.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Мировая экономика и мировые финансы в XXI веке: актуальные тренды : монография / Е. А. Звоновой, Д. С. Усовой, — Москва : Русайнс, 2020. — 198 с. — ISBN 978-5-4365-2306-4. — URL: https://book.ru/book/935570 (дата обращения: 25.08.2023). — Текст : электронный.