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Fall '99Section seat counts current as of: Sep 22 09:30GEMS Gemstone ( The A. James Clark School of Engineering)GEMS201 Technological Innovation: A Sociological Perspective; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course.For Gemstone participants only. Recommended: GEMS 101. The impact of technology broadly conceived to include the knowlege system on 1) the organization of work in a comparative perspective; 2) on rates of innovation in products; 3) on the nature of competition and its feedback on the organization and the larger society; and 4) various adaptive strategies that firms and governments can use to hardle the turbulence of technological waves. Emphasis on the new technologies, including flexible manufacturing, of the last ten years. In addition to the two hours of lecture per week, students will be requi red to arrange 1 hour per week of discussion with the Professor. GEMS301 Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Innovation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. For Gemstone participants only. GEMS496 Team Project Seminar III; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: GEMS 396. For Gemstone participants only. Students will further develop and use teamwork skills and carry out interdisciplinary research under the general guidance of a faculty mentor. The student subgroup will investigate broad interdisciplinary challenges of societal, environmental, business, or policy significance that have a significant technological component in their potential solution. Intermediate research results will be presented by each team. Back to the Schedule of Classes |
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