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FME3526 Managing the Innovation Process from the Research Perspective 5.0 credits

Information per course offering

Termin

Information for Autumn 2024 Start 21 Oct 2024 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
21 Oct 2024 - 25 Oct 2024
Periods
P1 (5.0 hp)
Pace of study

100%

Application code

51416

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course memo
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Number of places

1 - 40

Target group

PhD students

Planned modular schedule
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Part of programme
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Contact

Examiner
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Course coordinator
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Teachers
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Contact

Bruce Lyne, lyne@kth.se, 0705529910

Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus FME3526 (Spring 2019–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus FME3526 (Spring 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course disposition

  • Lectures are alternated during a whole week and involve 3 workshops, students will apply what they have learnt in the course. The students examine their own technical research domain by means of advanced IPR-tools from Thomson Reuters.

  • Take-home examination.

Course contents

  • The course covers IPR-analysis, Market analysis and strategy, Development of business models, F&U-prioriteringar, Marketing of F&U-projekt (pitch your own project) vis-à-vis senior Management, venture capitalists or management of F&U-projekt as well as technology/market risk analyses. Case study in the workshop is new packaging from renewable materials and how one sells sustainability.

Intended learning outcomes

After the course, the students have understanding of the practical abilities that are required to run an innovation process according to modern "best practice". The students will also learn what is expected by them, when they start to work in a large multinational or a small startup company.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

- Doctoral students and researchers in KTH.

- Knowledge in English equivalent Eng B.

Equipment

Personal computer.

Literature

A bibliography over books and articles that describes best practices related to handling of innovation from Research and Technology Management will be distributed.

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • PRO1 - Project, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Exam, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Other requirements for final grade

Home-exam a week after the course ends.

  • Shift/Fail (50 the % project work, 50 the % take-home examination)

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

This course does not belong to any Main field of study.

Education cycle

Third cycle

Add-on studies

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Contact

Bruce Lyne, lyne@kth.se, 0705529910

Supplementary information

The course is limited.

Postgraduate course

Postgraduate courses at ITM/Industrial Economics and Management