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| 16.887/EM.427 Course “Technology Roadmapping and Development”

16.887[J] Technology Roadmapping and Development ______ Not offered academic year 2022-2023Graduate (Fall) (Same subject as EM.427[J]) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 ______ Provides a review of the principles, methods and tools of technology management for organizations and technologically-enabled systems including technology forecasting, scouting, roadmapping, strategic planning, R&D project execution, intellectual property management, knowledge management, partnering and acquisition, technology transfer, innovation management, and financial technology valuation. Topics explain the underlying theory and empirical evidence for technology evolution over time and contain a rich set of examples and practical exercises from aerospace and other domains, such as transportation, energy, communications, agriculture, and medicine. Special topics include Moore's law, S-curves, the singularity and fundamental limits to technology. Students develop a comprehensive technology roadmap on a topic of their own choice. O. L. de Weck