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Innovation and globalisation are major forces driving the growth and transformation of the modern economy. Innovative activities increasingly transcend national borders, intensify the interdependence among national economies and the exchange of advanced knowledge between them. Economic globalisation frames the rapidly changing conditions within which innovation in firms, sectors and national economies should be understood. The course studies the relationships between innovation and globalisation, as well as the relevance of institutional and policy aspects that shape them.
The theme is broad and multifaceted, and entails a rich variety of topics, academic debates and policy questions that are highly relevant for understanding the dynamics of the modern knowledge-based economy. More specifically, the course will focus on three major topics:
Objectives of the course are twofold. First, the course will present a general introduction to each of these topics, by reviewing the main concepts and theoretical approaches, empirical trends and research results, to introduce the students to the current academic debates and their policy relevance. Second, the course will discuss the links between these various topics to provide the students with a broad and comprehensive view on some of the major transformations that characterize the modern economy.
The course is applicable for master programme students from humanities/social sciences. Students passed the course TIK4001 - Teknologi, innovasjon og kunnskap have a priority, other students are admitted if capacity.
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Only students admitted to the course may take part in instruction and tuition and sit for the examination.
A Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences, Humanities or equal.
TIK4001 - Teknologi, innovasjon og kunnskap
The course is equal to the first part of the course (specialisation) TIK4020, who are split into TIK4021 and TIK4040 (Design Seminar).
The lectures will take place in a period of six weeks, from 1st Monday of February to medio March. There will be about 4 lectures every week.
ESST-students must pass the compulsory thesis outline, other students must pass term essay. The essay should be approximately 8000 words including references.
English.
If there are no exchange students attending the course, Norwegian may be teaching language.
Students are awarded either a passing or failing grade. The pass/fail scale is applied as an independent scale with only two possible results.
An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course, including the form of exam used on the course.
A student may appeal against an awarded grade and/or file a formal complaint about exam procedures.
Students who due to illness or other valid reason of absence were unable to write the essay/outline, may apply for an extension on the deadline. Documentation of valid reasons for absence must be submitted.
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