Course syllabus
Welcome to the course TEK 910 Innovation and Industry Dynamics (7.5 ECTS), which is offered by the department of Technology Management and Economics.
More information about course content and learning goals can be read in the Course PM, while an overview of schedule and preparatory work (to be done before each lecture and seminar) can be found below on this page.
Communication and questions in the course will be channeled via the course assistant, in order to provide you with a cohesive response. Kindly direct all questions to Björn Steinwall Jivenberg.
The course team is located in the Vasa building at Vera Sandbergs allé 8, house 2, staircase A, 3rd and 4th floors.
- Björn Steinwall Jivenberg , bjornji@chalmers.se - course assistant, main contact channel for questions.
- Ksenia Onufrey, ksenia.onufrey@chalmers.se – examiner, theme leader, course theme I
- Anna Bergek, anna.bergek@chalmers.se – theme leader, course theme II
- Ingrid Johansson Mignon, ingrid.mignon@chalmers.se – theme leader, course theme III
LIVE schedule and Preparatory work
Most of the course scheduled activites, i.e all lectures, the introduction seminar and the project seminars, will be held on campus. Please see Timeedit for room allocation.
Literature seminars will be held online via zoom, links are provided in the schedule below.
Individual examination sessions will be held as online home exams via Canvas.
| Week |
Date |
Time |
On campus or Online |
"Live" Course Activity |
Preparations (links to the articles are available under each module) |
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35 |
30/8 |
9:00-11.45 |
On campus |
Course Introduction: 1. Course information and intro lecture. 2. Workshop "How to read scientific articles". Mandatory |
Study course PM and assignment instructions carefully! |
| 35 | 2/9 |
8:00-09:45 |
On campus |
Introduction seminar: Discussion about key concepts Mandatory |
Read articles by Korres (2012) and Anderson & Tushman (1990) |
| 36 | 6/9 | 10.00-11.45 | On campus |
Lecture Ia: Technology and industry life cycles |
Read articles by Anderson and Tushman (1990) and Utterback & Suarèz (1993) |
| 36 | 7/9 | 8:00-9.45 | On campus |
Lecture Ib: Sectoral patterns of innovation |
Read articles by Malerba & Orsenigo (1997) |
| 36 | 8/9 | 13:00 |
Deadline for submission of industry choice Mandatory |
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| 36 | 9/9 | 8:00-11:45 |
Online ZOOM |
Literature seminar Theme I: Literature seminar on patterns of innovation |
Read all mandatory articles for Theme I |
| 37 | 13/9 | 8.00-10.00 |
Online Canvas |
Examination session Theme I Mandatory |
Prepare for the open book exam (see “Individual assignments” in the course PM p6) |
| 37 | 16/9 |
8:00-12.00 (the group schedule will be published at the beginning of the course) |
On campus |
Project seminar I (project presentation and coaching) Mandatory |
More information about project presentations, discussion and coaching will be published at the start of Theme I |
| 38 |
20/9 | 10.00-11.45 | On campus |
Lecture IIa: Imitation and innovation |
Read articles by Ulhøi (2012) and Lieberman & Montgomery (1988) |
| 38 |
21/9 | 8:00-9:45 | On campus |
Lecture IIb: Path dependency |
Read article by Onufrey & Bergek (2015) |
| 38 | 23/9 | 8:00-11.45 |
Online ZOOM |
Literature seminar Theme II: Supply-side innovation mechanisms |
Read all mandatory articles for Theme II |
| 39 | 27/9 | 8:00-10.00 |
Online Canvas |
Examination session Theme II Mandatory |
Prepare for the open book exam (see “Individual assignments” in the course PM p6) |
| 39 | 30/9 |
8:00-12.00 (the group schedule will be published at the beginning of the course) |
On campus |
Project seminar Theme II (project presentation and coaching) Mandatory |
More information about project presentations, discussion and coaching will be published at the start of Theme II |
| 40 | 4/10 | 10.00-11.45 | On campus |
Lecture IIIa: Innovation diffusion patterns |
Read Grübler (1996) and Andersson & Jacobsson (2000) |
| 40 | 5/10 | 8:00-9:45 | On campus |
Lecture IIIb: Factors influencing innovation diffusion |
Read Rogers chp 7 (2003) |
| 40 | 7/10 | 8:00-11.45 |
Online ZOOM |
Literature seminar Theme III: Demand-side mechanisms |
Read all mandatory articles for Theme III |
| 41 | 11/10 | 8:00-10.00 |
Online Canvas |
Examination session Theme III Mandatory | Prepare for the open book exam (see “Individual assignments” in the course PM p6) |
| 41 | 14/10 | 8:00-12.00 | On campus | Project seminar Theme III (project presentation and coaching) Mandatory |
More information about project presentations, discussion and coaching will be published at the start of Theme III |
| 42 | 18/10 | 9:00-11:45 | On campus | Course sum-up |
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| 42 | 18/10 | 13:00 |
Deadline for submission of group report for peer review Mandatory |
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| 42 | 20/10 | 13:00 |
Deadline for submission of peer review Mandatory |
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| 42 | 21/10 | 8:00-12.00 |
Online ZOOM |
Final project coaching |
Sign-up list on Canvas will made available during the course. |
| 43 | 28/10 | 13:00 |
Deadline for submission of group report Mandatory |
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Course summary:
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