| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- are provided with a comprehensive and advanced understanding of the origins, dynamics, and consequences of innovation from an economic perspective.
- can understand the design of incentive mechanisms such as prizes and intellectual property, patent values and the return on R&D investment, intellectual property issues arising from direct and indirect network externalities.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | The main purpose of the course is; to learn innovation strategies and analyze the connection of innovation to economic variables such as growth and employment. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
What is innovation? |
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2nd Week |
Innovation and economic growth |
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3rd Week |
Incentives to innovate and market failure |
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4th Week |
Incentives to innovate and market failure |
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5th Week |
Market structure and innovation |
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6th Week |
Market structure and innovation |
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7th Week |
Diffusion of innovation |
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8th Week |
Midterm |
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9th Week |
Strategic management of innovations in network markets |
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10th Week |
Strategic management of innovations in network markets |
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11th Week |
Labor market effects of innovation |
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12th Week |
Labor market effects of innovation |
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13th Week |
Intellectual Property Law basics |
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14th Week |
Intellectual Property Law basics |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | S. Scotchmer, Innovation and Incentives, MIT Press, 2004.
Adam B. Jaffe and Josh Lerner, Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It, Princeton University Press, 2006.
Patent Reform Act 2011
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Problem Solving
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Quiz |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
1 |
55 |
55 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
5 |
70 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
70 |
70 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
60 |
60 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
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| Total Work Load | 301 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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