Courses Master Display 2014-2015
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Course title | Economics of Strategy and Innovation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course code | EBC4046 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECTS credits | 6,5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinator |
René Belderbos For more information: r.belderbos@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goals |
Learning outcomes: major insights in state of the art academic research into the economics and business aspects of innovation
Competences: ability to critically assess quality and implications of academic research in the area. Ability to understand and use relevant research methods in the field. |
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Description |
The course deals with business and economic aspects of innovation. It is a joint course of Maastricht University and the University of Leuven, with course session organized in both universities. The course consists of eight intensive afternoon sessions and is taught by eight lectureres, who are all known experts in the field of innovation research and have contributed to the state of the art in their domain. Lecturers and topics may vary across years. Topics cover a range of issues such as technology alliances and R&D cooperation, entrepreneurship and innovation, productivity of R&D, patenting and intellectual property rights, the effectiveness of R&D subsidy and tax deduction policies, organizing for innovation in large firms, and the role of science in stimulating business innovation. The course requires considerable preparation and involves critical reading of scientific articles and mastering state of the art research methods. Evaluation is based on written post-class assignments.
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Literature |
Reader with articles from academic journals
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Prerequisites |
Bachelor in Economics or Business Administration, understanding of the interpretation of econometric techniques
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Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Assignment / Groupwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Attendance / Participation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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