COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INNOVATION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IŞG 5004 INNOVATION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ÜMIT CÖCEN

Offered to

M.Sc. Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Metallurgical and Material Engineering

Course Objective

Make students learn the fundamental and basic information about entrepreneurship and innovation. Help students learn the basic terms of entrepreneurship and innovation and how the processes are going on. Make them learn and develop innovative capabilities which will help companies to gain money.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define the basic terms of entrepreneurship and innovation
2   Being able to make relationships between entrepreneurship and innovation topics.
3   Being able to define the innovation strategies.
4   Being able to distinguish the cultural properties that help the development of innovation.
5   Being able to discuss the necessary systems and politics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 General information about entrepreneurship.
3 Basic terms about innovation.
4 The relationship between entrepreneurship and innovation. Development of the innovative capabilities.
5 Necessary physical conditions fit the development of innovation. Improving innovation climates.
6 Innovation as a managerial process and strategic view.
7 Innovation, organizational learning and learning organizations-I
8 Innovation, organizational learning and learning organizations-II
9 European Union in innovation and Turkey
10 Innovation system and politics
11 Relationship between R&D and innovation
12 Creativity and innovation related with the properties of Turkish culture 13 Innovation strategies and types of innovations.
13 Innovation strategies and types of innovations.
14 Innovation and public competitive power
15 General assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

Main References:
Seçme Yazılarla Örgütler ve Yenilik Editörler: Ömür Timurcanday Özmen, Pınar Süral Özer, Engin Deniz Eriş
Secondary References:
Managing Creativity and Innovation - Harvard Business School Publishing Co.
Innovation, Creativity and Discovery in Modern Organizations - Wayne Miles Bundy
Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation - Constantine Andriopoulos, Patrick Dawson
Iş Dünyasında Yenilik ve Yaratıcılık Richard LUECKE
Yaratıcılık ve Inovasyon Frans JOHANSSON

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Interactive Lectures, discussions, presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1232
LO.2232
LO.3232
LO.4232
LO.5232