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COURSE SYLLABUS

STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

EMGT 331

Spring 2010

2 Credit Hours

Meets Sundays:April 17, 8:00am to 5:00pm

May 15, 8:00am to 5:00pmJune 5, 8:00am to 12:00pm

Final Exam: June 5, 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Instructor: Dr. Russ Rudin

Phone: (760) 608-3511

E-mail: rudinrt@yahoo.com

Required Text: Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, 4th or 5th Edition,

 by Robert A. Burgelman, et. al., McGraw-Hill Irwin4th Edition: 2004, ISBN 0-07-253695-0.5th Edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-07-338154-1

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to:

1. Provide a succinct and specific defintion of “technology”. Measured by midterm exam.

2. List the predicted dominant technologies for the next 25 years. Measured by midterm

exam.3. Explain the four dimensions of a technology strategy. Measured by midterm exam.

4. Explain the difference between architectural and component innovation. Measured by

midterm exam.5. Analyze and develop a technology strategy based on a firm's business goals. Measured

 by first case study.

6. Explain the major challenges with innovation within large established firms. Measured by final exam.

7. Describe some of the tools that can be used to chatacterize a firm's technology

strategies. Measured by final exam.8. Analyze and provide sound strategy recommendations for moderately complex

technology management situations. Measured by second case study.

Session I and Exam Topics:

Introductory Material

Predicting Technology and the Future (not in your book)

Reading I-1: Profiting from Technological Innovation

Reading I-2: How to Put Technology into Corporate Planning

Reading I-3: The Core Competence of the Corporation

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Reading I-5: The Art of High-Technology Management

Introduction to Part II: pp 141-153 (4 th edition), or pp 237-238 (5th edition)

Reading II-11 (II-12 in the 5th edition): Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of 

Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms

Exam #1

A closed-book, closed-notes exam will be given at the beginning of the second classsession (May 15). It will be multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank exam. One of 

your primary homework assignments for session II is to study for this exam.

Assignment #1

Six great technologies (in your slides)

Session II and Final Exam Topics

Reading II-1 (II-2 in the 5th edition): Patterns of Industrial Innovation

Reading II-6 (II-7 in the 5th edition): Crossing the Chasm – and Beyond

Introduction to Section III: Enactment of Technology Strategy: Developing the Firm’s

Innovative Capabilities, pp 657-670 (4th edition) or pp 703-717 (5th edition)

Reading III-4 (III-5 in the 5th edition): The Transfer of Technology from Research to

Development

Reading III-10 (III-13 in the 5th edition): Managing the Internal Corporate Venturing

Process: Some Recommendations for Practice

Reading III-11 (III-15 in the 5th edition): Ambidextrous Organizations: Managing

Evolutionary and Revolutionary Change

Reading IV-1 Communication Between Engineering & Production: A Critical Factor 

Reading IV-3 Organizing & Leading “Heavyweight” Development Teams

Reading IV-5 Creating Project Plans to Focus Product Development

Class presentations

Assignment #2

Will be handed out during session 2

Session III

Class presentations

Exam #2

Sunday, June 5, 1:00pm to 3:00pm.