HRD 401 - Fundamentals of Technological Innovation

3 credits

Description
This course prepares technologists, engineers, and technology entrepreneurs with knowledge and skills necessary to manage and lead technological innovation in organizations. The course explores approaches and perspectives on issues critical to developing human resource capabilities, protecting intellectual property, and using technology as a strategic resource to facilitate technological innovation. This course combines theory and practice to introduce learners to problem solving and change through four levels of analysis: individual, team, process, and organizational. At each level of analysis, particular attention is given to conditions under which technological innovation succeeds or fails.

Note
This course is offered concurrently at the graduate level as HRD 501. In certain circumstances, senior students may opt to take the graduate level version in lieu of this course. The graduate version requires additional work of a research nature. See the graduate catalog for policies and regulations regarding enrollment in a graduate course as an ISU senior.

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