Course syllabus
Welcome to the course TEK 911 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 Amanda Bankel.
The course team is located in the Vasa building at Vera Sandbergs allé 8, house 2, staircase A, 3rd and 4th floors.
- Amanda Bankel , amanda.bankel@chalmers.se - course assistant and group project coach, 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
Schedule and preparatory work
Most of the course scheduled activities, 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 found under the Zoom tab on Canvas.
| Week |
Date |
Time |
On campus or Online |
Course activity |
Preparations (links to the articles are available under each module) |
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36 |
3/9 |
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! |
| 36 | 6/9 |
8:00-11.45 |
On campus |
Introduction seminar: Discussion about key concepts Mandatory |
Read articles by Korres (2012) and Anderson & Tushman (1990) |
| 37 | 10/9 | 10.00-11.45 | On campus |
Lecture Ia: Technology and industry life cycles |
Read articles by Anderson and Tushman (1990) and Utterback & Suarèz (1993) |
| 37 | 11/9 | 8:00-9.45 |
Lecture Ib: Sectoral patterns of innovation |
Read articles by Malerba & Orsenigo (1997) |
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| 37 | 12/9 | 13:00 |
Deadline for submission of industry choice Mandatory |
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| 37 | 13/9 | 8:00-11:45 |
Online ZOOM |
Literature seminar Theme I: Literature seminar on patterns of innovation Link is under Zoom on Canvas |
Read all mandatory articles for Theme I |
| 38 | 17/9 | 8.00-10.30 |
On campus |
Test Theme I Mandatory |
Prepare for the test (see “Examination and grading” in the course PM) |
| 38 | 20/9 |
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 |
| 39 |
24/9 | 10.00-11.45 | On campus |
Lecture IIa: Imitation and innovation |
Read articles by Ulhøi (2012) and Lieberman & Montgomery (1988) |
| 39 |
25/9 | 8:00-9:45 | On campus |
Lecture IIb: Path dependency |
Read article by Onufrey & Bergek (2015) |
| 39 | 27/9 | 8:00-11.45 |
Online ZOOM |
Literature seminar Theme II: Supply-side innovation mechanisms Link is under Zoom on Canvas |
Read all mandatory articles for Theme II |
| 40 | 1/10 | 8:00-10.00 |
On campus |
Test Theme II Mandatory |
Prepare for the test (see “Examination and grading” in the course PM) |
| 40 | 4/10 |
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 |
| 41 | 8/10 | 10.00-11.45 | On campus |
Lecture IIIa: Innovation diffusion patterns |
Read Grübler (1996) |
| 41 | 9/10 | 8:00-9:45 | On campus |
Lecture IIIb: Factors influencing innovation diffusion |
Read Rogers chp 7 (2003) and Mignon and Bergek (2016) |
| 41 | 11/10 | 8:00-11.45 |
Online ZOOM |
Literature seminar Theme III: Demand-side mechanisms |
Read all mandatory articles for Theme III |
| 42 | 15/10 | 8:00-10.00 |
On campus |
Test Theme III Mandatory | Prepare for the test (see “Examination and grading” in the course PM) |
| 42 | 18/10 | 8:00-12.00 |
Online 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 |
| 43 | 22/10 | 9:00-11:45 | On campus | Course sum-up |
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| 43 | 22/10 | 13:00 |
Deadline for submission of group report for peer review Mandatory |
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| 43 | 23/10 | 8:00-9:45 | Reserve | Reserved time. If this time will be used for a scheduled activity, it will be specifically announced via Canvas | |
| 43 | 25/10 | 12:00 (updated) |
Deadline for submission of peer review Mandatory |
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| 43 | 25/10 | 13:00-17.00 (updated) |
Online ZOOM |
Final project coaching |
Sign-up list on Canvas will made available during the course. |
| 44 | 1/11 | 13:00 |
Deadline for submission of group report Mandatory |
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| 44 | 1/11 | 14.00-18.00 | On campus |
Tests Retake |
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Course summary:
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