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Innovation Systems for Science, Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, and Health

Science, Technology, and Society MIT CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 24 lectures

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 role in that system.

Syllabus

  1. 1 Class 1, Part 1: Economic Growth Theory and the Direct Elements in Innovation
  2. 2 Class 1, Part 2: Economic Growth Theory and the Direct Elements in Innovation
  3. 3 Class 2, Part 1: Innovation Systems and Direct/Indirect Elements in the Innovation Ecosystem
  4. 4 Class 2, Part 2: Innovation Systems and Direct/Indirect Elements in the Innovation Ecosystem
  5. 5 Class 3, Part 1: The Competitive Challenge to U.S. Manufacturing
  6. 6 Class 3, Part 2: The Competitive Challenge to U.S. Manufacturing
  7. 7 Class 4, Part 1: The Challenge from Globalization for Advanced Manufacturing and New Services
  8. 8 Class 4, Part 2: The Challenge from Globalization for Advanced Manufacturing and New Services
  9. 9 Class 5, Part 1: The Innovation System at the Institutional Level & The Organization of Federal Science Support
  10. 10 Class 5, Part 2: The Innovation System at the Institutional Level & The Organization of Federal Science Support
  11. 11 Class 6, Part 1: Crossing the "Valley of Death" Between Research and Development & The Public-Private Partnership Approach
  12. 12 Class 6, Part 2: Crossing the "Valley of Death" Between Research and Development & The Public-Private Partnership Approach
  13. 13 Class 7, Part 1: The Organization of Innovation Systems at the Face-to-Face Level
  14. 14 Class 7, Part 2: The Organization of Innovation Systems at the Face-to-Face Level
  15. 15 Class 8, Part 1: DARPA as the Connected Model in the Innovation System & Government-Private Sector Interaction and the Example of Computing
  16. 16 Class 8, Part 2: DARPA as the Connected Model in the Innovation System & Government-Private Sector Interaction and the Example of Computing
  17. 17 Class 9, Part 1: The Life Science R&D Model & National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  18. 18 Class 9, Part 2: The Life Science R&D Model & National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  19. 19 Class 10, Part 1: The Challenge of Energy Technology Transformation
  20. 20 Class 10, Part 2: The Challenge of Energy Technology Transformation
  21. 21 Class 11, Part 1: Improving the Talent Base & New Education and Training Models
  22. 22 Class 11, Part 2: Improving the Talent Base & New Education and Training Models
  23. 23 Class 12, Part 1: The Future of Work & The Employment-Productivity Debate
  24. 24 Class 12, Part 2: The Future of Work & The Employment-Productivity Debate

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