| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | Second Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Serhat Çakır
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Know the concepts of research and development
2) Know the differences between basic research and applied research
3) Can write project and apply to relevant institutions
4) Can combine research and development subjects with technolgy management
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | Technology management,Knowledge Management |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The aim of this course is to understand the fundemantals of Research and Development Activities, to explore the linkage between research and development and leran the tools for research and development. To examine the needs of individuals, firms, scientists and engineers for preparing and planning a Project is another aim of this course. In this course, functions of management will also be discussed and integrated to activities of research and development. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to R&D | | 2nd Week | The Importance of R&D for the Businesses | | 3rd Week | The Components of R&D | | 4th Week | Basic And Applied Research | | 5th Week | R&D Management Process | | 6th Week | Innovation and R&D Relation | | 7th Week | Technology and R&D Relation | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | R&D Structures in Organizations | | 10th Week | Innovation and New Product Development Processes in R&D I | | 11th Week | Innovation and New Product Development Processes in R&D II | | 12th Week | International R&D | | 13th Week | Project Presentations | | 14th Week | Project Presentations |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Bozeman, B., & Melkers, J. (Eds.). (2013). Evaluating R&D impacts: Methods and practice. Springer Science & Business Media.
Dodgson, M., Gann, D. M., & Phillips, N. (Eds.). (2013). The Oxford handbook of innovation management. OUP Oxford. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Case Study,Project,Presentation,Other |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 6 | 20 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 5 | 70 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 60 | 60 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 60 | 60 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 6 | 8 | 48 | | Total Workload | | | 286 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 9,53 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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