Delivered at:: Department of Educational Programmes

Course type:: Elective course

When:: 2 year, 2 module

Instructors

Daim, Tugrul

Meissner, Dirk

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Abstract

Technologies are used in many industries but hardly described. The course informs students about tools and instruments to assess the value and potential impact of technologies. It introduces approaches to assess economic and technological value of technologies and technology portfolios. This is also important for companies to allocate resources, either financial or human resources to technology development. This course examines technology assessment approaches in all their existing forms. In-class exercises support students gathering experience in technology assessment by learning by doing. Practical exercises are an important element of the course. The educational module “Modern approaches to studying the effects of digital technology adoption, including artificial intelligence” of the course was prepared in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-978).

Learning Objectives

Understanding the principles of technology assessment and roadmapping
Obtain practical experience in assessing technologies and develop a roadmap

Expected Learning Outcomes

Ability to participate in technology roadmapping
Ability to design and manage technology assessment processes
Ability to deal with corporate ambidexterity and technology portfolio management
Skills for management of technology and innovation
Skills for working in diverse high-performance teams

Course Contents

Criteria for technology assessment
● Technology indicators ● Technology readiness level ● Technology impact on products and processes
Procedures for technology assessment
● Collecting expert knowledge for TA assessment ● Assessment tools and instruments
Roadmap layers
● TA in the context of RnD management ● Technology intelligence
Milestone definition
● Planning technology development ● Requirements towards milestones ● Quantitative and qualitative milestones
Linking TA and roadmapping with strategic management
● TA in the context of RnD management ● Technology intelligence
Monitoring roadmap implementation
● Organization of monitoring ● Monitoring schemes and systems
Development of one technology roadmap (seminar)
Conducting one technology assessment project (Seminar)
Technology assessment as a strategic management tool
● TA in the context of RnD management ● Technology intelligence

Assessment Elements

Cases
Final exam
Cases
Final exam

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (2 module)
0.4 * Cases + 0.6 * Final exam

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Lee, J. H., Kim, H., & Phaal, R. (2012). An analysis of factors improving technology roadmap credibility: A communications theory assessment of roadmapping processes. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, (2), 263. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.tefoso.v79y2012i2p263.280

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Vishnevskiy, K., Karasev, O., & Meissner, D. (2015). Integrated roadmaps and corporate foresight as tools of innovation management: The case of Russian companies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, (PB), 433. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.tefoso.v90y2015ipbp433.443

Master’s Programme 'Science, Technology and Innovation Management and Policy'

Technology Assessment