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BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Russian) / Course details

Year of entry: 2021

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Course unit details:
Technology, Strategy and Innovation

Unit code	BMAN20792
Credit rating	10
Unit level	Level 2
Teaching period(s)	Semester 2
Offered by	Alliance Manchester Business School
Available as a free choice unit?	Yes

Overview

Lectures will initially address the nature of technology strategy and how strategy is selected and implemented in firms, as well as focusing on innovation management practices in both large and small firms. Further topics to be covered will include:

Open innovation business model
Sources of innovation
Organisation of R&D
Collaboration and partnerships
External acquisition of technologies
Globalisation of R&D and International technology transfer
IP Rights and other issues related to intellectual property

Pre/co-requisites

BMAN20792 is a free choice option for students with prior agreement from their home schools. Core for BiolwBM and BSc ITMB (Strategy & Economics).

BMAN20792 is a free choice option for students with prior agreement from their home schools. Core for BSc ITMB (Strategy & Economics).

Aims

To introduce understanding of the main issues and conceptual frameworks involved in the design of technology strategy and management of innovation within national and international contexts.

Learning outcomes

Be familiar with the main issues and literature associated with the strategic management of technology and innovation in firms and have an understanding of main issues involved in the areas of knowledge generation, transfer and exploitation.
Have used case studies and targeted readings to apply your knowledge in the context of an organisation
To be able to develop professional and practical skills as well as transferable skills through group discussions and presentations

Teaching and learning methods

Methods of delivery: Lecture / Tutorials

Lecture hours: 10 (1 hours per week over 10 weeks)

Seminar hours: 10 (1 hour every week)

Private study: 80

Total study hours: 100

Informal Contact Methods

1. Office Hours

Assessment methods

2 hr examination- (80%) group assignment (20%)

Feedback methods

- Informal advice and discussion during a lecture, seminar, workshop or lab.

- Responses to student emails and questions from a member of staff including feedback provided to a group via an online discussion forum.

- Written and/or verbal comments on assessed or non-assessed coursework.

- Written and/or verbal comments after students have given a group or individual presentation.

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures	10
Seminars	10

Independent study hours
Independent study	80

Teaching staff

Staff member	Role
Elvira Uyarra	Unit coordinator

Additional notes

Pre-requisites - None
Co-requisites - N/A
Dependent Course Units - N/A

Programme Restrictions: Available as a free choice option to students who have received prior agreement from their registering School. Option for ITMB. Not available to BSc in Management/Management (Specialism), IMABS, IBFE & BSc Accounting.

BMAN20792 is available to study abroad and exchange students admitted through the University of Manchester’s International Programmes Office.

For Academic Year 2021/22

Updated: March 2021

Approved by: March UG Committee

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