Course syllabus
Welcome to TEK745 Management of innovation and R&D!
Lectures are held on-site at Vasa B. Video prep sessions are individual work from home.
Information about course content and learning goals can be found in the Course PM, and in the Study Portal (aim and learning outcomes). The schedule for this course is displayed below, with all course activities (sessions) linked. Please note that you are required to prepare for the sessions in advance (e.g. by reading articles, watching videos). To find out more, click on the link for the respective session.
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Time |
Course Activity |
| 35 | 30/8 | 13.15-15.00 | Session 0: Course Introduction |
| 35 | 1/9 | 13.15-17.00 | |
| 35 | 2/9 | 13.15-15.00 |
Video prep (for Session 2.1) |
| 36 | 6/9 | 13.15-17.00 |
Session 1.3: Self-managing, agile and other new forms of organizing |
| 36 | 8/9 | 13.15-17.00 |
Video prep (for Session 2.1) |
| 36 | 9/9 | 13.15-15.00 | |
| 37 | 13/9 |
9.00 |
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| 37 | 13/9 |
13.15-17.00 |
Session 2.2: The balance between leeway and rigour in managing projects |
| 37 | 15/9 | 13.15-17.00 | |
| 38 | 20/9 | 13.15-17.00 | |
| 38 | 22/9 | 13.15-17.00 |
Session 3.1: What is product development, and how can it be managed? |
| 38 | 23/9 | 12.45-14.00 | |
| 39 | 27/9 | 13.15-17.00 |
Session 3.2: Platform development and modularization management |
| 39 |
29/9 |
13.15-17.00 | |
| 39 | 30/9 | 13.15-15.00 | |
| 40 | 4/10 | 13.15-17.00 |
Session 4.2: The ‘Fuzzy Front end’ of innovation and disruptive innovation |
| 41 | 11/10 | 13.15-17.00 | |
| 41 | 13/10 | 13.15-17.00 | |
| 42 | 18/10 | 13.15-15.00 | |
| 42 | 20/10 | 15.45-16.45 | |
| 43 | 28/10 | 13.00 |
EXAM DEADLINE: Home exam |
Course literature
The literature for this course consists of articles and other materials. All articles are available at the session pages from the course start. However, videos will be added along the way. Please check the latest Course PM as well as the respective session's page (see links above) for more detailed instructions on what and how to prepare for each session. Note that it is important that you read the articles BEFORE the sessions.
Contact details
| Name | Role | |
| Magnus Persson | Examiner, Lecturer | magper@chalmers.se |
| Maria Elmquist | Lecturer | maria.elmquist@chalmers.se |
| Jan Wickenberg | Lecturer | jan.wickenberg@chalmers.se |
| Constantin Bremer | Teaching assistant, Lecturer | constantin.bremer@chalmers.se |