Technology Management
Overview
This unit aims to introduce manufacturing and engineering students to the basic principles of technology management including the nature and processes of technology and innovations, its sources, the nexus between customers’ needs and implementing innovations/utilizing new technologies, understanding the existing markets of current products and services and the impact of new products and/or services on current markets, project management, intellectual property rights, decision making and ways of integrating technology management and pioneering leadership in an industrial environment.
Requisites
Assumed Knowledge
Familiarity with manufacturing industry
01-June-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Identify, capture and manage the sources of innovation and technology (A3, A4, K4, K5, K6)
- Develop project management skills applied to technology development (S4, A1, A2, A4)
- Apply manufacturing enterprise work systems in support of technology introduction (A2, A4)
- Apply a model for commercialisation of technology (K2, K3, S1, S2, S3)
- Learn techniques to support decisions in financial aspects and other subjective matters (S4, S2)
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Individual | 20 - 30% | 1,2,3 |
| Examination | Individual | 15 - 25% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Major Assignment | Group | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Online Quiz | Individual | 5 - 15% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Online Video Package | Individual | 5 - 15% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Content
- Introduction of technology, management of innovation, core competencies, and commercialization
- Technology, uses and abuses
- Intellectual property rights, patents, Ttademarks, and brand names
- Manufacturing engineering, processes of integration and management of technology
- Customer needs profiling and market understanding as a key competitive advantage in implementing and marketing new products and technology
- S-curve of technology or product development and how to avoid pitfalls
- Project management; project elements, management of people, cost and time, Project Management Controls and Scheduling Techniques
- Introduction to decision-making processes in relation to technology management
- Risk management attributes, attitude to risk and risk tolerance
- Reliability engineering systems for design and maintaining new technology
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Verbal communication
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.