| CODE | TET3013 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Inventors, Inventions and the Process of Inventing | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit presents the lives of famous technologists and their achievements. Through the analysis of biographical accounts, this study-unit exposes the 'human behind the genius' while providing a context of life conditions and events around particular inventions through history. It also presents information about the patenting process and support systems which are currently available to potential inventors. Study-Unit Aims: - To analyze the lives of technologists who had a major impact on society through their inventions; - To inform about the patenting process and related support systems. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify the inventors behind the inventions; - Contextualize the inventions within historic events of society; - Discuss why modern inventing usually depends on a team of multidisciplinary professionals; - Discuss the importance of good communication methods and scientific/mathematical/technological rigour that are essential toward the acceptance of a new invention by a community of experts; - Differentiate between different types of intellectual property. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss the patenting process; - Become aware of support systems available to potential inventors; - Become aware of how to patent / trademark at local and European levels; - Conduct a patent search. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - QUINN, J. & TAYAL, A. 2012. Steve Jobs: Genius by Design, Campfire Graphic Novels. - GIURI, P., MARIANI, M., BRUSCONI, S., CRESPI, G., FRANCOZ, D. & GAMBARDELLA, A. 2007. Inventors and invention processes in Europe: Results from the PatVal-EU survey. Research Policy, 36, 1107-1127. - Bio. [Online]. Available: http://www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-inventors [Accessed 14th July 2015]. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Benjamin Farrugia David John Attard Leonard Busuttil Emanuel Mizzi |
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