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 Lisa Bastås.

The course team is located in the Vasa building at Vera Sandbergs allé 8, house 2, staircase A, 3rd and 4th floors.

Schedule and preparatory work

Most of the course scheduled activites, i.e., all lectures, the introduction seminar, project seminars and tests, will be held on campus. Please see Timeedit for room allocation.

The literature seminars will be held online via zoom, links are provided in the schedule below.

Week

Date

Time

On campus or Online

Course activity

Preparations (links to the articles are available under each module)

35

29/8

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 30/8

8:00-09:45 

On campus

Introduction  seminar: Discussion about key concepts Mandatory 

Read articles by Korres (2012) and Anderson & Tushman (1990)
36 5/9 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 6/9 8:00-9.45

Lecture Ib: Sectoral patterns of innovation

Read articles by Malerba & Orsenigo (1997)
36 7/9 13:00  

Deadline for submission of industry choice Mandatory

 

36 8/9 8:00-11:45

Online

ZOOM

Literature seminar Theme I: Literature seminar on patterns of innovation

Link: https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/63606563578

Read all mandatory articles for Theme I
37 12/9 8.00-10.00

On campus

Test Theme I Mandatory

Prepare for the test (see “Examination and grading” in the course PM)
37 15/9

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
19/9 10.00-11.45 On campus

Lecture IIa: Imitation and innovation

Read articles by Ulhøi (2012) and Lieberman & Montgomery (1988)
38
20/9 8:00-9:45 On campus

Lecture IIb: Path dependency

Read article by Onufrey & Bergek (2015)
38 22/9 8:00-11.45

Online

ZOOM

Literature seminar Theme II: Supply-side innovation mechanisms

Link: https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/68273651915

Read all mandatory articles for Theme II
39 26/9 8:00-10.00

On campus

Test Theme II Mandatory

Prepare for the test (see “Examination and grading” in the course PM)
39 29/9

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 3/10 10.00-11.45 On campus

Lecture IIIa: Innovation diffusion patterns

Read Grübler (1996) and Andersson & Jacobsson (2000)
40 4/10 8:00-9:45 On campus

Lecture IIIb: Factors influencing innovation diffusion

Read Rogers chp 7 (2003)
40 6/10 8:00-11.45

Online

ZOOM

Literature seminar Theme III: Demand-side mechanisms

Link: https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/64945485423
Read all mandatory articles for Theme III
41 10/10 8:00-10.00

On campus

Test Theme III Mandatory  Prepare for the test (see “Examination and grading” in the course PM)
41 13/10 8:00-12.00

Online

Zoom

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 17/10 9:00-11:45 On campus Course sum-up
42 17/10 13:00  

Deadline for submission of group report for peer review Mandatory

 
42 18/10 8:00-9:45 Reserve Reserved time. If this time will be used for a scheduled activity, it will be specifically announced via Canvas
42 20/10 13:00  

Deadline for submission of peer review Mandatory

 

42 20/10 8:00-12.00

Online

ZOOM

Final project coaching

Sign-up list on Canvas will made available during the course.
43 27/10 13:00  

Deadline for submission of group report Mandatory

 

 

Course summary:

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