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Technology Foresight - ZEIT8232

Faculty: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

School: School of Engineering & Information Technology @ UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Course Outline: ZEIT8232 Course Outline

Campus: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course examines the advance of technology in society, with an emphasis on the drivers of technological change, their alternative trajectories, and the implications for strategy. The course considers the practical application of a range of intuitive, exploratory and normative methods for technology foresight. The course evaluates a range of real world cases in the fields of national security, defence, and the information technology to distil insights about technology foresight. Finally, the course assesses the utility of technology foresight in strategy and planning.

Learning Outcomes

At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Explain the principles of technology foresight;
2. Explain a range of technology foresight approaches and methods; and
3. Explain the integration of technology foresight with strategic planning.

Delivery Mode

Distance and Intensive Distance Mode

Topics

Looking into the Future
Technological Success
Technological Failure
Innovation
Technology Foresight
Identification Methods
Extrapolative Methods
Creative Methods
Prioritisation Methods
Case – Technology Foresight Exercise
Technology Assessments
Technology and Strategy
Technology and Society

Assessment

There are TWO assessment items for this course: a series (13, one for each week of teaching) of weekly research abstracts, and a technology assessment. Students must complete both assessment items. There is NO examination for this course.
13 Research Abstracts represent 30%
Technology Assessment. 70% 3000 words

Course Texts

Prescribed texts:
Nil

Recommended texts:
Nil

Software:
Nil

Resources

Online resources available on the SEIT course website http://seit.unsw.adfa.edu.au/courses/cpg2.php and the course Moodle website accessed via https://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/login/index.php.

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