Course syllabus
Welcome to TEK747 Management of innovation and R&D!
Lectures are held on-site at Vasa B. Literature seminars will be run in Zoom.
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  | 
| 36 | 2/9 | 13.15-17.00 | |
| 36 | 
 4/9  | 
 13.15-17.00  | 
 Session 1.2: Real-life case(s) and introduction to the ‘group presentation assignment’  | 
| 37 | 9/9 | 13.15-15.00 | 
 Session 1.3: Self-managing, agile and other new forms of organizing  | 
| 
 37  | 
 11/9  | 
 13.15-17.00  | 
 Time for preparation of group assignment The teacher will be available on Zoom (password: TEK747) from 13:15 to 14:30 to answer questions (attendance is optional)  | 
| 38 | 16/9 | 
 13.15-17.00  | 
|
| 38 | 18/9 | 13.15-16.00 | 
 Session 2.1: What is product development, and how can it be managed?  | 
| 39 | 23/9 | 13.15-17.00 | |
| 39 | 25/9 | 13.15-16.00 | 
 Session 2.3: Platform development and modularization management  | 
| 40 | 
 30/9  | 
13.15-16.00 | 
 Session 2.4: Literature seminar: Product Development Processes  | 
| 40 | 2/10 | 13.15-17.00 | |
| 41 | 7/10 | 13.15-17.00 | |
| 41 | 9/10 | 13.15-17.00 | |
| 42 | 14/10 | 13.15-16.00 | 
 Session 3.4: Literature seminar: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Innovation Management  | 
| 44 | 30/10 | 8.30-12.30 | 
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. 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 | 
| Anmar Kamalaldin | Lecturer | anmar.kamalaldin@chalmers.se | 
| Karolina Drake af Hagelsrum | Teaching assistant | karolina.drake@chalmers.se |