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TEK306

MANAGEMENT OF OPEN INNOVATION AND NETWORK-BASED MARKETS

 

7,5 higher education credits

 

 

Course code & Title TEK306 Management of Open Innovation and Network-Based Markets

Main field of studies: Entrepreneurship and Business Design

Examiner Mats Lundqvist (mats.lundqvist@chalmers.se)

Course leader Christoffer Hermansson (christoffer.hermansson@law.gu.se)

Course Administrator Carina Jogevik (carina.jogevik@chalmers.se)

 

Aim

The purpose of the course is to give the student the skills and tools necessary to create and manage strategies for open innovation and network-based markets from both a technology development and commercialization perspective.

Learning outcomes

  1. Define and explain the basic characteristics of open knowledge platforms and how they can contribute to establish and develop knowledge exchange.

  2. Explain and critically discuss how to establish, develop and manage controlled openness in collaboration.

  3. Explain and critically discuss how open innovation processes in public-private collaboration can generate societal values.

  4. Identify and implement de facto and formal standards as part of marketing and business strategies.

  5. On legal basis construct and manage intellectual property as building blocks for standards and open knowledge- and innovation platforms.

  6. Design and manage structural control of collaborative- and market structures based on open innovation processes and standards.

  7. Evaluate how open innovation models and strategies forms a basis for the creation, development and management of knowledge-based business and utilization processes

Content

The purpose of the course is to give students a theoretical and practical understanding to be able to define, establish and design business and utilization strategies for open innovation. The course focuses on the identification, development and distribution of knowledge as a key resource for value creation, as well as identifying various business logics and value creation models where individual and collective knowledge generates value and strong positions in network-based collaboration and network structures.

Organisation

The teaching is conducted through lectures and seminars with a focus on theoretical knowledge in combination with practical understanding, for example, case studies and exchange of experience with guest lecturers from relevant areas. The case studies are based on different models of open innovation processes and utilization processes in which students work in interdisciplinary study groups.

 

 

Examination

There is no formal written exam in this course, but instead examination is based upon two team-based assignments and a final individual assignment. Also, there is mandatory attendance on presentation seminars (minimum half of the presentation).

 

 

Seminars

The seminars are given by individuals from Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, and guest lecturers with theoretical knowledge and practical experience within open innovation, network markets, and digital platforms. Attendance at the seminars is highly recommended, as most of the seminars will cover material that is not found in the course literature and will be needed to accomplish the assignments. Active participation by the students is critical to the learning experience.

 

Group Assignments

The group assignments will be done in interdisciplinary teams and in collaboration as follows:

 

  1. Assessment and governance of a research-based innovation

 

  1. Management of a technology-based firm

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Individual Assignment

The second assignment industry case (Management of a technology-based firm) will be further developed individually into a final individual delivery (labelled 2B, see table above)

 

Grades

The grading scale for the course is as follows:

0-39%% = U/F

40-59%% = 3

60-79%=4

80%> = 5

 

To receive a grade, the student must pass all the examination parts of the course.

 

 

 

Literature

 

Books

Arthur, W. Brian. The Nature of Technology – What it is and how it evolves. Penguin Books. (kommer från sommarläsningen om den är kvar där?)

Petrusson, U. (2015) Research and utilization. (will be published on Canvas).  Title of Swedish first edition: “Forskning och Nytta” (Tre Böcker Förlag AB, Göteborg, Sweden, 2015).

Open Innovation: Researching a New Paradigm. Oxford. 2006.

 

Literature posted on Canvas page including:

Articles and documents

Compilation of articles

Compilation of public documents, legal acts, preparatory works etc.

 

 

Schedule

See folder files - course admin or link here Schedule VT23_HRS087_TEK306v9.pdf

 

Course evaluation

The course will be evaluated upon completion. The results of the evaluation will be

communicated to the students and will function as a guide for the development of the course.

 

The student representatives for the course are below - please convey your comments to

them to be included in the formal course evaluation meetings: tbd

 

Contact

Please post all the course-related questions on the course's page on Canvas or contact

Christoffer Hermansson (christoffer.hermansson@law.gu.se)

 

 

 

Course summary:

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