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Examination in Technology Policy for the degree of Master of Philosophy, 2008-09: Notice

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Business and Management give notice that in the academical year 2008-09 the subjects for examination in Technology Policy for the M.Phil. Degree will be as listed below. The Technology Policy degree corresponds to fifteen equally weighted modules including three core modules, the research project which is weighted four times, MOT&I which is weighted two times, and six electives (two of which must be chosen from the outer core).

Group 1 (core components)

Module code Module title Assessment
TP1Introduction to technology policyMid-term written in-class assessment - one hour (30%), class participation (10%), 3,000-word final assignment (60%)
TP2Seminars in technology policyEight 1,000-word essays
TP4Negotiation skillsOne 1,500-word essay (50%), one 1,000-word essay (30%), class participation (20%)
RPResearch project (weighted x 4)12,000 words
MOT&IManagement of technology and innovation (weighted x 2)1,500-word essay, group project over two months

Group 2 (outer core components - at least two to be selected from a choice of six electives)

Module code Module title Assessment
TPE5Entrepreneurial science and innovation policyTwo 500-word essays (15% each), one 4,000-word essay (70%)
TPE6/4I1Strategic valuationProject consisting of written report and associated spreadsheet model
TPE7Political economy of technology policy3,000-word essay (80%), 20-minute presentation (20%)
TPE8System dynamics for policy and management3,000-word group project (30%), plus three 1,000-word assignments (20% each), plus 20-minute presentation (10%)
TPE9 Advanced intellectual property law3,000-word final essay
TPE10/5CMI4Government policy towards technology development and innovationTwo 500-word pieces (15% each), one 4,000-word essay (70%)
TPE11/4E4Management of technology3,000-word assignment

Group 3 (optional components)

Module code Module title Assessment
MM1Quantitative techniques for managementTwo-hour class test
MM3Business economicsTwo-hour class test
MM4Strategic management2,000-word essay, plus one-hour seminar presentation
MM10Globalization and big business4,000-word essay
MM20Environment and sustainability3,000-word essay, plus one-hour seminar presentation
4A1Nuclear power engineering1.5-hour exam (100%)
4A3Turbo machinery 11.5-hour exam (75%), report (25%)
4A4Aircraft stability and controlCourse-work (100%)
4A7AerodynamicsTwo reports
4A8Environmental fluid mechanics1.5-hour exam (100%)
4A14Silent aircraft initiative1.5-hour exam (100%)
4B5Nanotechnology1.5-hour exam (75%), simulation study (25%)
4B6Solid state devices and chemical/biological sensors1.5-hour exam (100%)
4B7VLSI design, technology, and CAD1.5-hour exam (75%), course-work (25%)
4B13Electronic sensors and instrumentation1.5-hour exam (100%)
4B15Advanced telecommunications networks1.5-hour exam (75%), course-work (25%)
4B19Renewable electrical power1.5-hour exam (100%)
4C2Designing with composites1.5-hour exam (75%), course-work (25%)
4C3Electrical and nano materials1.5-hour exam (100%)
4C4Design methods1.5-hour exam (75%), course-work (25%)
4C15MEMS: design1.5-hour exam (75%), course-work (25%)
4D4Ground engineeringThree reports
4D6Dynamics in civil engineering1.5-hour exam (75%), course-work (25%)
4D15Sustainable water engineeringCourse-work (100%)
4E1Technological innovation: research and practiceCourse-work (100%)
4E5International business economicsCourse-work (100%)
4E6Accounting and financeCourse-work (100%)
4E11Strategic management for engineersCourse-work (100%)
4E12/5CMI5Project managementCourse-work (100%)
4F6Signal detection and estimation1.5-hour exam (100%)
4G1Computational and systems biology 1.5-hour exam (100%)
4M14Sustainable developmentCourse-work (100%)
4M15Sustainable energy1.5-hour exam (75%), course-work (25%)
ESD2Leading change in organizationsCourse-work (100%)
ESD3Tools, techniques, and assessment frameworks Course-work (100%)
ESD E90Sustainability trade and environmentCourse-work (100%)
5CMI1Electricity and the environmentCourse-work (100%)
EP02Fundamentals of environment economics4,000-word project (100%)
EP03Fundamentals of international environmental law4,000-word essay (100%)
EP04Advanced environmental economicsTwo-hour exam (100%)
EP05Advanced environmental lawTwo-hour exam (100%)
MP01Quantitative research methodsFour workbooks of research exercises
MP02Qualitative research methods3,000-word essay
MSI0-5Social networks and organizations3,000-word essay (55%), class participation (25%), plus twenty-minute seminar presentation (20%)