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ENGG5214: Management of Technology (2020 - Semester 2)
Unit: | ENGG5214: Management of Technology (6 CP) |
Mode: | Normal-Day |
On Offer: | Yes |
Level: | Postgraduate |
Faculty/School: | School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
Unit Coordinator/s: |
Professor Johnston, Ron
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Session options: | Semester 2 |
Versions for this Unit: | |
Site(s) for this Unit: |
Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
Pre-Requisites: | None. |
Brief Handbook Description: | This Uos is designed to develop competence in the management of technology. It will address all aspects of the management of technology, the nature and importance of technological change and innovation, within the context of the global knowledge economy, the management of the new product development process, the role of technology in manufacturing and service competitiveness, the role of IT in logistics management and communication, supply chain strategies, managing digital and disruptive technologies, and the characteristics of high technology markets. |
Assumed Knowledge: | Sound competence in all aspects of engineering, and some understanding of issues of engineering management |
Lecturer/s: |
Professor Johnston, Ron
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Timetable: | ENGG5214 Timetable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T&L Activities: | Tutorial: Tutorials Project Work - in class: Project/field work Independent Study: Research/independent study |
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
(7) Project and Team Skills (Level 4)Assessment Methods: |
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Assessment Description: |
* indicates an assessment task which must be repeated if a student misses it due to special consideration. There may be statistically defensible moderation when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes. Late assignments will incur the following penalties: 5% per day up to 5 days; beyond 5 days the mark is zero. 1. Evaluation of a major technology management tool 2. Case study of a particular company or technology 3. Evaluation of student learning 4. Case study of new technology-based venture 5. Reflection on learning |
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Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
Online Course Content: | All teaching, support and administrative material will be made available at the ENGG5214 Canvas website |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
Week | Description |
Week 1 |
Lecture: Introduction to Management of Technology Issues for consideration in team formation |
Week 2 | Lecture: The Evolution of Technology |
Week 3 |
Lecture: Technology Management Tools Team Presentation |
Week 4 |
Lecture: Prediction of Technologies Team presentation |
Week 5 | Lecture: Competences to Manage Technologies |
Assessment Due: Technology Management Tool Analysis* | |
Week 6 |
Lecture: Technology Strategies Team presentation |
Week 7 |
Lecture: Technology Selection Team Presentation |
Assessment Due: Quiz 1* | |
Week 8 | Lecture: Intellectual Property Strategy |
Week 9 |
Lecture: Introducing New Technologies Team Presentation |
Assessment Due: Quiz 2* | |
Week 10 | Lecture: Emerging Technologies |
Week 11 | Lecture: Disruptive Technology Management |
Assessment Due: New technology venture case study* | |
Week 12 | Lecture: Technology management overview |
Assessment Due: Reflection Report* | |
Week 13 |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
(7) Project and Team Skills (Level 4) | No | 11.25% |
(8) Professional Effectiveness and Ethical Conduct (Level 4) | No | 51.67% |
(6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 4) | No | 15.35% |
(5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 4) | No | 0% |
(3) Problem Solving and Inventiveness (Level 4) | No | 0% |
(4) Design (Level 4) | No | 21.6% |
(2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 4) | No | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.