Science and Technology Policies
Module: TRANSVERSE TRAINING
Matter: BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
Main language of instruction: English
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, Spanish
Sem.1 | FR | 16:00 18:00 | P2A01 |
Head instructor
MsU Yolanda Jacoba DE ROO - yjderoo@uic.es
Office hours
Please send an email to make an appointment to
Yolanda de Roo yjderoo@uic.es
Science and technology policy is about the distribution of resources to focus research on the objective in order to better serve the public interest and society. The themes involved, include the financing of science, scientific careers and the implementation of scientific discoveries related to technological innovation to promote the development of commercial products, competitiveness, economic growth and development.
Science and technology policy is focused on the development of knowledge and the influence of knowledge networks, collaborations and the complex distribution of experience, teams and knowledge. Understanding the process and the organisational context for the generation of new and innovative ideas in science and technology is a central concern in policy-making.
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Introduction to science and technology policy and how this is formulated at the national and international levels. The student will understand the organisational context, depending on the different levels of interest, and how to make use of these bodies to generate, publicise and implement innovative scientific and technological ideas. Different competencies will be developed to familiarise the student with the real-world dynamics, and prepare for entry into the labour market.
Understand the fundamentals of a professional and innovative activity, as well as its basic and specific terminology. Other aspects that will be worked on are:
The student will know what is a scientific organisation, which types of organisation exist, how they are structured and organised, what problems they have and what are the criteria and resources for their management and optimisation.
The student will know the social, technological and competitive environment in which these organisations operate and the role they play.
The student will know the fundamental aspects of technological surveillance.
The development of the following competencies: observation, analysis, opportunity detection, problem solution, change management, leadership and communication.
The development of teamworking based on the paradigms of the "new" society of information and knowledge.
Providing the students with basic knowledge on the management of security based on the law and royal decrees in the area of labour health and risk prevention.
Response to claims from users, recognise and apply criteria and procedures of action.
The impact of technological innovation and how to integrate it into society
European politics on science (knowledge economy)
The structure of national and international organisations/ scientific agencies
Function of management: information systems and control management
Selection; orientation; situation and assessment of the job and remuneration
The conditions of security and the concepts of risk prevention. Risk analysis and applicable techniques. Security in the work place. Management and integration of risk prevention.
External communication abilities (professional impact)
The Science and Technology Policies course has a highly applied and practical approach. The basis will be a series of lectures with theory from which the student is expected to study real cases or projects in greater detail.
Master classes
Individual projects
Team projects
Group work in class
Submissions 40%
Participation in class and group work 20%
Final report 40%
A mark higher than 4.5 must be obtained on the final report and participation in all submissions and work groups has to be 100% to pass the course. The same criteria will apply for the second sitting.
The working groups will be planned according to the development of the syllabus.
Important considerations:
Plagiarism, copying or any other action that may be considered cheating will score zero in that assessment. Moreover, plagiarism during exams will mean the immediate failure in the whole subject.
In the second-sitting exams, the maximum mark students will be able to obtain is "Excellent" (a mark with honours distinction will not be possible).
Changes of the calendar, exam dates or the assessment system will not be accepted.
Exchange students (Erasmus and others) or students resitting will be subject to the same conditions as the rest of the students.
E: exam date | R: revision date | 1: first session | 2: second session: