TU-EV00026 - Leading Innovation and Compatibility by Standardization, Lectures, 18.9.2023-23.10.2023

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Credits: 2 - 5

Schedule: 18.09.2023 - 23.10.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Robin Gustafsson

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

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

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    With the emerging data economy and platform-driven business models, the role of standardization and regulation is gaining importance as a tool to shape the market and speed up the development of services and products. This course will help you to have insight and understanding of the global collaboration and competition in several businesses subject to interoperability and network effects. Standardization is a tool to shape and drive the evolution or revolutions in the business systems. This course aims to go beyond the traditional aims of standardization training that are focusing mainly on how to utilize existing standards. In this course the emphasis is in the business leadership, innovation and value creation and capture.

    This course is suitable for people interested in technology leadership, strategy or value creation on national or a company level. Also very suitable for people interested in sustainability, efficient use of critical resources, including related regulation. The course consists of two steps, the video lectures and seminars (2cr) and optional deep dive research with a draft publication (3cr). Topics discussed on the course seminars and deep dives are useful to students planning to have their thesis on these areas.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

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    Quality of written answer and report, depth of discussions.

Workload

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    Videos, seminar session, additional reading, discussions.

DETAILS

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FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

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    Teaching language: English

    Teaching period: 2023-2024 Autumn I-II

    Enrollment: ”The number of students is limited to 15. Students are given priority as follows: 1) Master’s and Doctoral students of Industrial Engineering and Management, 2) other students.

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