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ZUKUNFTSWERKSTATT SS21

In den kommenden Jahrzehnten wird sich auf unserem Planeten einiges verändern. Klimawandel, Bevölkerungswachstum, neue Technologien und politische Machtverschiebungen sind nur einige der zu nennenden Faktoren. Im Rahmen der neuen Projektwerkstatt ZUKUNFTSWERKSTATT wollen wir uns ab dem kommenden Semester inhaltlich mit den auftretenden Themen der nächsten Jahre auseinander setzen und gemeinsam überlegen, wo dabei unsere Handlungskompetenzen liegen: Welchen Beitrag können wir leisten? Wie wollen und können wir uns in das Geschehen der nächsten Jahre einbringen? Welche Verantwortung haben wir und wie können wir mit dieser Verantwortung umgehen?

Industry Spotlight on Innovation Management

Fundamentals of Project Management

Learning Outcomes

After completion of the module, students will be familiar with the basics of operative project management. They will be able to plan, implement, supervise and monitor complex interdisciplinary tasks while obtaining knowledge about the diverse organization possibilities of project management, the steering of teams as well as the requirements and tasks of project managers. Basic planning techniques of project management like project structure plan and schedule and resource planning as well as the application of diverse methods of planning, steering and monitoring of processes on the basis of network analysis as well as first experiences through practical industry experiences also belong to the basic portfolio of this module.

Content

The character of the lecture is interdisciplinary, aimed for students of the disciplines of industrial engineering, business administration, engineering and natural sciences. The lecture will be structured as follows: - Organization and tasks of project management - Project teams and project responsibility - Project structuring, phases of the project, milestones - Project planning, tools for project planning (Gantt, etc.), basics of network planning - Project risk analysis - Project execution, controlling and completion The exercise on project management is oriented to training and deepening the methods of project planning and controlling presented in the lecture. More in-depth knowledge about those methods will be acquired in a practical-case study. For this task, students will learn to use specific project management tools.

Advanced Research Seminar - Innovation Management

Innovation Management - Process and Actors SoSe 2021

Technology Management SS 2021

Registration

Please enroll in the ISIS course and complete the Application Questionnaire. The application questionnaire must be completed until April 14, 2021. There is a max. capacity of 50 Master students for this course. In case we receive more than 50 applications, we will follow the general TU regulations on course admission and randomly choose students from the pool of eligible applicants. You will be noticed on acceptance on April 15, which you have to confirm on the same day. The first lecture on April 16, Friday, 10:00-16:00 is mandatory for all accepted students.


Learning Outcomes

The Technology Management module mainly provides specific knowledge in strategic and operational tasks of technology management, strategic technology and business foresight, and methods and tools of technology management. The students will be enabled to effectively apply methods related to strategic foresight (e.g., technology profiles, scenario analysis). They will learn to perform autonomous research on background information and apply specific tools in groups using methods learned in class. Critical reflection on selected topics from technology management is encouraged.


Content

The conceptual part covers the importance of and means for identification and usage of technology for the corporate competitiveness. The most relevant tools of technology management are introduced, they are presented as interlinked elements of a comprehensive corporate technology management system, and their importance is discussed. Here, the focus is on technology lifecycle analysis, technology trend curves, technology portfolios, scenario analysis, and road mapping. Another tool-set relates to strategic foresight, where forecasts are made by technology roadmaps and scenario analysis to identify and qualify technology trends. The different methods will be applied by student groups working with real-life examples and challenges. This task is supported by selected software tools.


Managing innovative projects SoSe21