49016 Technology and Innovation Management

6cp; 3hpw, distance; availability: all courses
Requisite(s): 120 credit points of completed study
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: C P Killen

The goal of technology and innovation management is to effectively manage the invention, design, development, production, transfer and use of technology within an organisation. This subject brings together knowledge from engineering and management disciplines. Emphasis is placed on the importance of managing the performance of the entire product and process development cycle. Topics include technological change management, assessment and evaluation of technology, technology policy development, and new product and process development. Within this framework, specific technology management tools and techniques are evaluated and applied. These include quality function deployment and voice of the customer analysis, concurrent engineering, product development portfolio management and project selection methods.

Assessment: Assignments and exercises (70 per cent), exam (30 per cent).

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus
Summer session, Hong Kong

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,400.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.