Weeks | Topics |
1 |
Review of the syllabus and Introduction
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2 |
Basic concepts -1 : innovation, technology, science, information, knowledge, research and development, competition.
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3 |
Basic concepts -2 : innovation, technology, science, information, knowledge, research and development, competition.
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4 |
Innovation Process as a Network
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5 |
Case Study for week 2 and 3. - Assignment #1
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6 |
Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights
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7 |
Case Study for Week 5. - Assignment #2
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8 |
Technological Skill and Learning
Technological Poverty and Poverty Traps
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9 |
Midterm exam
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10 |
Development and Diffusion of Innovation
Effects on competition
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11 |
Case Study for Week 9
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12 |
Innovation, Globalization, and Labor Markets
Information and Communication Technologies and Recent Developments
Assignment #3
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13 |
Case Study for Week 11
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14 |
Technological Transition and Environment
Technological Innovations for Low Carbon Economies
Case Study for Week 13
Review of the semester
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