The Management of Technology (BS0109)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MSE-P-BS0109

The introduction of new technology brings about fundamental changes in the manner in which goods and services are produced and delivered to the market, and opens up new opportunities for exploitation. The key management issue here is the process of implementation, whereby new technological elements are combined, together with the available human, technical and organisational elements, to produce novel configurations, appropriate for meeting the particular objectives of the introducing organisations.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : PGs Only

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Business Studies, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 5 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 30 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course students should be able to show that they:a)appreciate the complex character of technology as involving technical, organisational, financial and cultural aspects;b)are familiar with the range of technologies currently attracting managerial attention;c)appreciate the range of analytical frameworks available and their differential appropriateness for structuring the diversity of management problems confronted;d) appreciate other resources available (theories, methods, techniques, information sources, and agencies) for analysing and managing the implementation of new technologies, especially under conditions of rapid change;e)understand the range of management issues involved in successful implementation;

Assessment Information

By a group project (30%) based on a live case study; a short individual briefing paper (20%) dealing with technology and strategy; and a major project (50%)