| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A4 | Prepare sector reports and design innovation strategies which facilitate the insertion and/or improvement of the positioning (upgrading) of the company in global value chains. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| CT2 | Make judgements on the basis of the efficient management and use of information. | |
| CT3 | Solve complex problems critically, creatively and innovatively in multidisciplinary contexts. | |
| CT7 | Apply ethical and socially responsible principles as a citizen and a professional. | |
| CT8 | Develop sufficient independence to work on research projects and scientific and technological ventures within their discipline. | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A4 |
Understanding the role of technological innovation in a global economy and analysing public policies supporting the innovation and the instruments used. Being able to develop innovative strategies to improve the positioning of the company in global chains and markets. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| CT2 |
Make judgements on the basis of the efficient management and use of information. | |
| CT3 |
Solve complex problems critically, creatively and innovatively in multidisciplinary contexts. | |
| CT7 |
Apply ethical and socially responsible principles as a citizen and a professional. | |
| CT8 |
Develop sufficient independence to work on research projects and scientific and technological ventures within their discipline. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Lecture 1 R&D and innovation in a global environment |
Concepts and typologies. The manuals belonging to the Frascatti family The systems of innovation Innovation, technological progress and economic growth Economic growth and international trade |
| Lecture 2 Industrial property and the Technology Balance of Payments | Definition of TBP The rights of industrial property The patents Non-patentable inventions Brands Models and designs Definition of de la TBP |
| Lecture 3 The international trade of technology | Technological trade between North and South The geography of patents, brands and designs International trade of technology and technological convergence Trade of technology and growth of countries |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Lecture |
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10 | 12 | 22 | ||||||
| Assignments |
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4 | 23 | 27 | ||||||
| Debates |
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10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Personal tuition |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Objective short-answer tests |
|
2 | 10 | 12 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Importance of innovation in our societies. The innovation as a tool of firm competitiveness. The international trade of technology |
| Lecture | Lectures of contents of the subject |
| Assignments | Writing an essay during the course |
| Debates | Participating collectively in the debates of the classroom |
| Personal tuition | The students have to write an essay during the term and, consequently, they will have a direct and regular personal tuition with the professor |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| Follow up of essays Personalized attention to the students |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | |||||
| Assignments |
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Writing of an essay. The search of data, the planning of the essay, and the analysis of data will be evaluated. | 45% | |||||
| Debates |
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Active participation in the debsates in the classroom | 5% | |||||
| Objective short-answer tests |
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Written exam with objective short-answers which incloude the theoretical material and also some study cases. | 50% | |||||
| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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During the second call, the student will obtain the maximum mark between: a) the mark of the second call b) the mark of the second call (60%) and the assignments and debates during the course (40%) --- IMPORTANT: It is forbidden any kind of IT device to communicate or transmit information during any kind of avaluation. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
, OCDE (1990): Manual de la Balanza de pagos Tecnológicos, París, ,
, OCDE (1994): Manual de OSLO, París, ,
, OCDE (1994): Manual de patentes, París, ,
, Segarra, A. (dir) (2013): El món de les patents a Tarragona, URV, Tarragona , ,
, Hans Verhulst (2015): International Trade in Technology – Licensing of Know-How and Trade Secrets, WIPO, , |
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Other references suggested by the professor for each lesson. |
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| Recommendations |
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.