Innovation and accompanying science and technology are now seen not only to have a profound connection to our health and daily life, but also to the society’s economic growth and its corresponding ability to generate societal wellbeing and solve societal challenges -- and these economic and societal issues are deeply interrelated. This course focuses on science and technology policy – it will examine the science and technology innovation system, including case studies on energy, computing, advanced manufacturing and health sectors, with an emphasis on public policy and the federal government’s R&D role in that system. It will review the foundations of economic growth theory, innovation systems theory and innovation organization theory, as well as the basic approaches to science and technology policy, building toward a sophisticated understanding of these areas. The class will review a theory of direct and indirect economic factors in the innovation system, note the innovation-based competitive and advanced manufacturing challenges now facing the U.S. economy, review comparative efforts in other nations, study the varied models for how federal science and technology mission agencies are organized, and the growth of public-private partnership models as a way for science mission agencies to pursue mission agendas. Emphasis will also be placed on examining the organization and role of medical science and energy innovation agencies and gaps in the health, energy, and advanced production innovation economic models, as well as related innovation systems policy issues. The course will close with an examination of the science and technology talent base as a factor in growth and the education approaches that support it, and a discussion of the future of jobs and employment given increasing automation.
Overview
Syllabus
Class 1 – The economic drivers behind the support of science and technology
Class 2 – The organizing framework behind federal R&D and technology agencies
Class 3 – Great Group theory – the organization of innovation at the face-to-face level
Class 4 – Barriers and opportunities in life science advance
Class 5 – The structure for obtaining an energy technology transformation
Class 6 – The competitiveness challenge in advanced manufacturing
Class 7 – A new roadmap for science and technology talent development and workforce education
Taught by
William B. Bonvillian
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5.0 rating, based on 9 Class Central reviews
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The course offers a very good approach to science and innovation systems, from the point of view of US science policy. A lot of material to study and good and precise explanations. I recommend it if you want to reflect on the public policies aimed to increase R+D. Be aware on the fact that there is so many documents and ppts which are not explained in the videos, but they still being useful.
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Overall Impression The course largely met expectations and provided valuable insights, especially in the later weeks. The instructor's extensive knowledge was a significant asset. Strengths; Content matched expectations to a great extent Appropri…
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I found this course very interesting and useful. It provides fundamental understanding to the science and technology and innovation system and how they are related to economic and social development, through a lens of historical and contemporary policy analysis. Great instructor. I highly recommend this course.
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Excellent introduction to the economics and policy of science, technology, and innovation particularly in the United States. You will come away from the course with a baseline understanding of this area that is sophisticated to be able to learn more…
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A very comprehensive and up-to-date overview on innovation systems and policies. I really enjoyed it and it am encouraged to continuously learn more about some specific topics related to my role in Brazil.
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I am really glad I enrolled in this course. Essential knowledge to understand roles, inputs, outputs, outcomes within RD&I system.
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I really recommend this course. It is very interesting and useful to understand the science, the technology, the innovation, systems and policies that could enhance the industry in a country. It is very helpful to know how the world works nowadays, and how innovation can contribute to health, education, manufacturing, with digital systems that shows the real complexity of globalization. Thanks for all!
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An excellent in all parts course! Specifically the historical context as the examples and very interesting questions at the discussion forums were very important to conjugate all the aspects of Policy in Innovation.
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Amazing course with great reading materials! The course is well structured, the pace of the videos is good, there is also an opportunity to interact with community of fellow learners.
