Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This course aims to address directly one of the main objectives of the EIT AMIS Master's Programme by preparing graduates to plan and prepare for their professional career as entrepreneurially minded scientists and researchers, while developing and leveraging their complementary competences. The course draws heavily on a learning-by-doing pedagogical approach, which is reflected on how the course is designed and how students are assessed. 

Under completion of the course the student will be able to develop the following knowledge and skills:

• Ability to work collaboratively in using and analyzing advanced materials for a given functional application 
• Develop knowledge and expertise from the application of new research methods, processes and techniques in using and analyzing advanced materials for a given functional application
• Develop knowledge and expertise in developing business models from the commercialization process of new technologies within a University
• Ability to identify immediate consequences of plans and decisions in developing business solutions from technological innovations
• Develop expertise and capabilities in managing resources needed to commercialize new technologies
• Develop knowledge and expertise in understanding the boundary conditions and constrains of the commercialization process within existing companies
• Develop knowledge on the legal requirement in patenting intellectual property
• Develop experience in liaising with the commercialization support services of various academic institutions 

Credits: 6

Schedule: 18.09.2022 - 28.05.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jari Koskinen, Johanna Vainiomäki

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The students will be allocated in small, cross-country, multidisciplinary teams and will primarily focus on the scientific development of the project. Each project will be supervised by an academic supervisor, and it will result in a scientific paper, while the process of developing the paper will be documented in a Wiki platform.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  • Application process for the project
  • Motivation letter outlining their competences
  • Scientific paper
  • Wiki entries
  • Business case and patent application

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

3 Good Health and Well-being

4 Quality Education

5 Gender Equality

6 Clean Water and Sanitation

7 Affordable and Clean Energy

8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

12 Responsible Production and Consumption

13 Climate Action

15 Life on Land

17 Partnerships for the Goals

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The Course is organized by University of Liége with assistance of 2 - 3 tutors from each AMIS Partners.

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - Spring V
  2023-2024 Autumn I - Spring V

  Enrollment :

  Only for AMIS students.

  A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.

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