Technology, Innovation and Technology Management

Code:

GEST432

Acronym:

GEST43

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Physics and Astronomy
Course/CS Responsible:	Master's Degree in Physical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MI:EF	15	Plano de Estudos a partir de 2007	4	-	5	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Understand the framework and the relationships between the scientific and innovation activities, economy and society; Familiarize yourself with the procedures, chains and mechanisms by which technological innovation and scientific research value and generate economic development; Know the organizations and structures that promote scientific research; Learning techniques and fundamentals of project management.

Learning outcomes and competences

Being able to think about the socio-economic framework of scientific research and technological development; Being able to conduct technological research reports; Being able to structure, manage and implement a project to develop a product

Working method

Presencial

Program

Science, Innovation and Society. Innovation and the economy. Innovation in business. Structures of R & D collaboration networks. Cycle of innovation, research and product development, intellectual property, spin-offs. Project Management of innovation and research. Project evaluation. Models and tools for project management. Project.

Mandatory literature

Meredith Jack R.; Project management. ISBN: 0-471-07323-7

Complementary Bibliography

Berkun Scott; The art of project management. ISBN: 9780596007867 pbk

Teaching methods and learning activities

Continuous assessment, including class participation, case studies and work.

keywords

Social sciences > Economics > Management studies

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	90,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

In the case of a course under the regime of distributed evaluation, apply the following procedure to obtain frequency in which each student must: 1. Do not miss more than 1 / 4 of the lectures given; 2. Deliver elements of evaluation in due time with a score above 30 at 100.

Calculation formula of final grade

NP = 0.30 T1 + 0,6 T2 +0.3 +0.1 AG
NP - grade proposal
T1 - note of individual projects 
T2 - note the group projects
AG - Overall assessment (evaluation component directly assigned by the teacher)
NF = NP + / - 1 value

Examinations or Special Assignments

case studies, individual and group projects.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special arrangements which can not be assessed in accordance with the general scheme described above, should report the situation to the teacher during the first week of classes or a week after the facts which substantiate the request for exception. The evaluation will be done in these situations in a case by case basis according to the criteria of the teacher.

Classification improvement

For students who obtain frequency, the note could be improved by using a written examination which will replace the component evaluations of case studies.

Observations

Bibliography Project Management: A Managerial Approach Jack R. Meredith and Samuel J. Mantel Jr., John Wiley and Sons. Project Management with Microsoft Project 2003, Rui Feio, FCA Management of Research and Development Organizations: Managing the Unmanageable, 2nd Edition by R. K. Jain and Harry C. Triandis. Innovation Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy (Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation) by MP Feldman and Albert N. Link. Note: although much of the documentation of classes is in English, if there is agreement among all students and teachers, the classes may be taught in Portuguese language.