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Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

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Module Title Intellectual Property and Commercialisation
Module Code GS601
School OVPLI
Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Teresa Hogan
Semester 2: Teresa Hogan
Autumn: Teresa Hogan
Module TeachersTeresa Hogan
Ekaterina Kozina
NFQ level 9 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
None
Description

This module provides an overview of how a university’s intellectual property is identified, protected and transferred. It has two aims: To provide a systematic understanding of intellectual property and its application to the day-to-day activities of the researcher. To introduce the researcher to the skills and processes involved in the successful global commercialisation of new products, processes and services from scientific research.

Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate the commercialisation strategies for new technology products, processes and services, for global markets, from a business, technological and IP perspective.
2. Design, research, present and defend a commercialisation report for a new product, process or service based on university research.
3. Explain the fundamentals of intellectual property rights and how they are protected internationally
4. Search, analyse and interpret patent applications for university generated intellectual property.
5. Explain and appraise the role of the university researcher in the innovation process.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24No Description
Tutorial6No Description
Independent Study65No Description
Online activity30Podcasts on company case studies , sample business plans , guest speakers
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Workshop 1
What is Intellectual Property

Workshop 2
Introduction to High-Technology Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

Workshop 3
Patents

Workshop 4
Licensing & Commercialisation Marketing New Technologies

Workshop 5
Business Models and Entry Strategies

Workshop 6
High Tech- Financing

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Group presentationPresentation and Defense of Commercialisation Report30%Sem 2 End
Group assignmentCommercialisation Report70%Sem 2 End
Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 2
Indicative Reading List

  • N​atasha Evers, James Cunningham & Thomas Hoholm: 2021, Technology entrepreneurship: Bringing innovation to the marketplace, 2nd Edition, Red Globe Press, UK,
  • ​Thomas N. Duening, Robert A. Hisrich and Michael A. Lechter: 2021, Technology Entrepreneurship: Taking Innovation to the Marketplace, 3rd Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, US,
  • Dorf, R. C. and Byers,T. H: 2018, Technologies Venture; from ideas to enterprise, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, New York,
Other Resources

58654, Website, Stanford University, 2022, ecorner.stanford.edu - Resources and materials for educators in Entrepreneurship, STVP The Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Centre, https://ecorner.stanford.edu/, 58655, Website, Harvard, 2022, Harvard Business Case Studies, Harvard Business Publishing Education, https://hbsp.harvard.edu/,
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Date of Last Revision30-SEP-10
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