Managing Science Technology and Innovation.

Catalog description

This course provides students with a fundamental understanding of research and development organizations and their categories, and elements needed for a productive research organization, organization effectiveness, managing conflicts in organizations, dealing with diversity in research and scientific organizations. Additional topics include strategic planning, motivation and leadership in research and innovation, the innovation process, technology transfer, and science policy and ethics in science and engineering. Ethics and the Impact of Technology on Society is also addressed. The course has two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisite: Graduate or blended students in the School of Engineering and Computer Science of permission of instructor.