Objectives and competences

Students: 1. Get the knowledge on significance of technology and technological development for competitiveness and business success of the firm. 2. Acquaint the basic knowledges on the role and goals of technology management and skills necessary for its integration into firm's strategic development decisions. 3. Learn the methods for determining and foresighting of technology development as one of the basic aspects of strategic planning, both on micro- and macro level. 4. Gain the knowledge on the meaning and the role of environment protection as distinctive inter- and multidiscipline field of interest and the possibilities of its integration into business decisions. 5. Acquaint the interrelations and dependencies of technology management, environmental management and energy management.

Content (Syllabus outline)

1. Technology (definitions, classification) 2. Technology systems (characteristics and classification, technology system as a part of business-production system, structure of technology systems) 3. Diffusion of technologies 4. Technology transfer 5. Indexes and phases of technological development 6. Important technological fields/sectors 7. Technology management 8. Technology adoptiona and development 9. Fundamentals of natural environment protection 10. Environmental pollution mechanisms 11. Firm's impacts on the natural environment 12. Environmental prevention strategies 13. Environmental management systems (ISO 14001, EMAS) 14. Carbon footprint and water footprint 15. Sustainability reporting 16. Efficient use of energy and energy management 17. Circular economy and waste manegement

Learning and teaching methods

lectures case studies tutorial and laboratory work (active group work of students)

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Development of knowledge and understanding: Students: 1. Explain interrelations and connections between technology, environment protection and economy. 2. Explain the significance of environment protection integration into firm's strategic planning. 3. Acquire the skills to identify the interactions between business environment and natural environment. 4. Gain the knowledge to take part in organising environmental policy in company. Cognitive/Intellectual skills: Students: 1. Can collect and arrange data as well as get the ability to search for and synthesize new information from the field of interest. 2. Can identify problem from inter- and multidiscipline view points. 3. Develop greater independence of thought and the ability to solve problems.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Key/Transferable skills Students: 1. Are able to analyse problems and find solutions in a inter- and multidiscipline way. 2. Judge better and consequently, more efficient integrate teh knowledge acquired into business decisions. 3. Get better communication skills in an effective manner. 4. Develop skills for team work. 5. Develop professional ethics. Practical skills: Students: 1. Can identify key areas and choose appropriate tools and methods for their resolution in a considered manner. 2. Can operate in situation of varying complexity and predictability requiring application of a wide range of techniques. 3. Are able of integration of basic environmental aspects into business decisions.

Readings

TEMELJNI VIR / TEXTBOOK • Radonjič, Gregor. 2020. Tehnološki menedžment in varstvo okolja. Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta, Maribor. DODATNI VIRI / SUPPLEMENT LITERATURE • Gaynor, Gerard H. (1996). Handbook of Technology Mangement. McGraw-Hill, New York. • Wolfrum, Bernd (1991). Strategisches Technologiemanagement. Gabler, Wiesbaden. • Kirkwood, R.C. and A.J. Longley (1995). Clean Technology and Environment. Blackie Academic Press, Glasgow. • Nilsson Lennart, Persson Per Olof, Ryden Lars, Darozhka Siarhei, Zaliauskiene Audrone (2007). Cleaner Production – Technologies and Tools for Resource Efficient Production. Book 2 in a series on Environmental Management. Baltic University Press, Uppsala.

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