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GEST-S516

Seminar of emerging technologies

academic year
2024-2025
2025-2026

Course teacher(s)

Marc BECQUET (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

General presentation followed by identification of a subject to be treated as an essay and presented to the class.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

To familiarise the student with the concept of emerging technology, its role in a company product portfolio and the impact on competitors.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Work in groups of 3 to 4 students to explore an emerging technology and identify its level of maturity, potential market and investments needed to reach production.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/these-are-the-top-10-emerging-technologies-of-2019/https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2019/https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/future-and-emerging-technologies

Contribution to the teaching profile

Give a broad picture to the student on the life cycle of products and services in the global economy.

Other information

Contacts

marc.becquet@ulb.ac.be

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Other

Other

The essay and the presentation are assessed by the teacher with an input from the audience.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

50% of the marks for the quality of the essay and 50% of the marks for the quality of the presentation.

Language(s) of evaluation

  • english

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