Technology Policy and Industrial Modernization
Schedule
Week-by-week schedule of course topics and organizational arrangements. Updated January 14, 2004.
Class meets: Location on Georgia Tech campus for "physical" class sessions and ISDN telebroadcasts: ESM Room 209, 620 Cherry Street. Class meeting time: 9.30 am - 11 am Eastern Standard Time (15.30 - 17.00 h CET). Assigned asynchronous multimedia modules to be completed individally at any time during assigned week - class will not meet physically. Course web site for asynchronous multimedia Internet modules and electronic library: http://www.cherry.gatech.edu/mod99. See requirements and tools for assistance.
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Week 1: March 30 – April 3 |
| 1.1 | Introduction: What Is Industrial Modernization? |
| Class meets 3/30. Teaching Mode: Instructor in Atlanta – "physical" class session | |
| 1.2 | Technological Capabilities and Strategies - SME Perspectives |
| Class meets 4/1. Teaching Mode: Instructor in Atlanta – "physical" class session | |
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Week 2: April 4 – 10 |
| 2.1 | Technology, Regional Systems and SMEs |
| Class meets 4/6. Teaching Mode: Instructor in Atlanta – with guest speaker Mitysuhiro Nemoto, Director, Office of Regional Science and Technology Policy, Science and Technology Agency of Japan. | |
| 2.2 | Industrial Modernization and Public Policy |
| Class meets 4/8. Teaching Mode: Instructor in Atlanta – "physical" class session | |
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Week 3: April 11 – 17 |
| 3 | Industrial Modernization: Regional Cases |
| Teaching mode: Asynchronous multi-media Internet modules | |
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Week 4: April 18 – 24 |
| 4 | Industry Dynamics and Elements |
| Teaching mode: Asynchronous multi-media Internet modules | |
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Week 5: April 25 – May 1 |
| 5.1 | Policy Development: Technology Transfer and Industrial Extension – Federal and State Roles |
| Teaching mode: Asynchronous multi-media Internet modules | |
| 5.2 | Electronic Class Meeting |
| Class meets 4/29. Teaching mode: Electronic class meeting - ISDN link. Student paper topics. | |
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Week 6: May 2 – May 8 |
| 6. | US Modernization Strategies and Best Practices |
| Teaching mode: Asynchronous multi-media Internet modules | |
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Week 7: May 9 – May 15 |
| 7.1 | Innovation in Production: German Strategies for Technological and Organizational Upgrading in Industry |
| Class meets 5/11. Teaching Mode: Guest Lecturer: Jürgen Wengel, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovations Research. | |
| 7.2 | Strategies for Improving Performance: US Insights |
| Teaching mode: Asynchronous multi-media Internet modules | |
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Week 8: May 16 – May 22 |
| 8.1 | Industry Networks and Regional Clusters |
| Teaching mode: Asynchronous multi-media Internet modules | |
| 8.2 | Electronic Class Meeting |
| Class meets 5/20. Teaching mode: Electronic class meeting - ISDN link. Student feedback and continued discussion of industry networks and clustering strategies. | |
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Week 9: May 23 – May 29 |
| 9.1 | Manufacturing Partnerships and Performance |
| Class meets 5/25. Teaching Mode: Guest Lecturer: Jan Youtie, Georgia Tech Economic Development Institute. | |
| 9.2 | Future Strategies for Industrial Modernization |
| Teaching mode: Asynchronous multi-media Internet modules | |
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Week 10: May 30 – June 4 |
| 10.1 | Issues in Industrial Modernization |
| Class meets 6/1. Teaching mode: Electronic class meeting - ISDN link. Student paper presentations. | |
| 10.2 | Integrating Industrial Modernization, Economic Development, and Regional Innovation Strategies |
| Class meets 6/3. Teaching Mode: Electronic class meeting - ISDN link. Student presentations continued. Review and open discussion. |