High tech innovations are an important driver of economic growth and trigger the development of entirely new industries. This course will introduce you to the relevant theories and concepts of high technology and innovation marketing for business and consumer markets. The first part of the course is dedicated to the discussion of relevant concepts on the topics incremental and disruptive innovation, peculiarities of high tech marketing, life-cycles of innovations, B2B versus B2C business models, and marketability measurement in an early stage. Insights from the high tech start-up scene will be presented and discussed. In the second part of the course we will work in groups on specific innovation marketing cases of real high tech companies or start-ups.

After completion of the course you will have gained knowledge of
- the specifics of marketing for high tech innovations
- different management approaches for innovation processes in companies
- models for technology readiness and marketability assessment of innovations.

You will be able to apply your knowledge to specific marketing tasks in real-live cases of high tech companies across different industries, to efficiently work and communicate in teams, and to improve your presentation skills.

Distance mode including performance assessment. All lessons of this course will be done online except for the last two sessions in May, which will be on-site at the University.

100% participation in class.

Note: In case you know beforehand that this 100% participation is not possible for you, please contact the lecturer informing about the exact dates of absence to clarify whether a positive participation is still possible and what additional requirements this would entail.

- Lecturing and discussions

- Case discussions

- Group work (real-world cases)

- Student presentations

Grading components:

Team project (35 pts)

In-class participation (10 pts)

Final exam (55 pts)

Grades:

90 pts or more: 1 (excellent)

76 - 89 pts: 2 (good)

61 - 75 pts: 3 (satisfactory)

51 - 60 pts: 4 (sufficient)

50 pts or below: 5 (fail)