. "Finance, Business And Management"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Business communication"@en . . "3" . "The course aims to improve our students’ communication skills both in relation to their colleagues and the members of the general public. The students are given an opportunity to learn the basic principles and practice of communication at work in geodetic company and institution. The course is also aimed at future engineers who want to make sense of communication in their everyday working lives i.e. to help in running a small business, to improve their efficiency at work, or to make the administrative side of their job easier and clearer. \nUnderstand the role of geodesy, geoinformatics and spatial data in modern world, demonstrate competences in measuring systems, methods and technologies of measurement and spatial data collection.\nDemonstrate competences in real estate registers and interests in real estates, understand land development measures and methods of land evaluation.\nDemonstrate competences in regulations and administrative framework important for geodesy and geoinformatics, the regulations related to copy right, publishing and exchange of spatial data. Use information technology in solving geodetic and geoinformation tasks.\nCommunicate the results obtained by means of geodesy and geoinformation to clients and experts of geodetic and other related professions.\nKeep pace with and adopt new technological achievements in the field of surveying, geoinformation systems and services based on the position, and the changes in regulations, norms and standards.\nTake responsibility for continuing academic development in the field of geodesy and geoinformatics, or related disciplines, and for the development of interest in lifelong learning and further professional education" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Business analytics applications"@en . . "8" . "This course presents knowledge and skills for \r\napplying business analytics to managerial decision\u0002making in modern organizations. Key topics include \r\ndescriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics, \r\nmeasuring the economic value of information in \r\nanalytics investments, and using data to improve \r\ndecision making under risk and uncertainty. \r\nSpecifically, students will learn how to use data and \r\nanalysis to make better decisions across different \r\nfunctional areas of the organization.\n\nOutcome: Not Provided" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Managing business processes with information systems & analytics"@en . . "8" . "This course provides students the key tools \r\nto analyze and improve business processes in \r\norganizations, with an emphasis on the service \r\nsector. This is achieved by bringing together key \r\nideas from the fields of information systems, \r\nbusiness analytics, and business process design \r\nand management. The course introduces the \r\nfundamental types of information systems, including \r\nenterprise-wide systems (ERP, SCM, CRM), and \r\nthe basic principles of supporting business strategy \r\nwith Information Systems. The students will learn \r\nhow to use information systems to support their \r\norganization’s business processes, and how to use \r\nbusiness analytics and business process modeling \r\ntechniques to inform key decisions during Business \r\nProcess Re-engineering. The students will be \r\nintroduced to different business analytics systems \r\nin fields such as marketing, retail, supply-chain \r\nmanagement, e-commerce, etc. and will learn how \r\nto measure business process performance through \r\nappropriate metrics and frameworks (e.g. the \r\nBalanced Scorecard approach)\n\nOutcome: Not Provided" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Web analytics for business"@en . . "8" . "The course explores web analytics, text mining, web \r\nmining, and practical application domains. The web \r\nanalytics part of the course studies the metrics \r\nof websites, their content, user behavior, and \r\nreporting. The Google analytics tool is used for \r\ncollection of website data and doing the analysis. \r\nThe text mining module covers the analysis of \r\ntext including content extraction, string matching, \r\nclustering, classification, and recommendation \r\nsystems. The web mining module presents how \r\nweb crawlers process and index the content of web \r\nsites, how search works, and how results are ranked. \r\nApplication areas mining the social web and game \r\nmetrics will be extensively investigated\n\nOutcome: Not Provided" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Financial theory"@en . . "8" . "The course presents the theory of financial \r\ndecisions and corporate policy. It covers discounted cash flow and contemporary methods of capital \r\nbudgeting (comparison of techniques, relevant \r\ncash flows, projects with different lives, optimal \r\ntiming, constraints, inflation), risk and uncertainty, \r\nmean-variance portfolio choice, capital asset \r\npricing models and arbitrage pricing theory, efficient \r\nmarkets, capital structure and dividend policy, basic \r\noption pricing, corporate restructuring and mergers \r\nand acquisitions.\n\nOutcome: Not Provided" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Social responsibility and business ethics"@en . . "6" . "The course is built so as to demonstrate the development and role of social responsibility (SR) in Latvia and worldwide. Explore public opinions on social responsibility in business environment through analysis of situations of moral dilemmas. Introduce business ethics as a multidisciplinary academic field provide insight into business ethics-related issues and introduce a modern approach to solving typical business issues. .\r\nThe course is aimed at establishing the theoretical basis of the business ethics, value-orientation, SR classification and assessment. It develops practical skills in solving ethical problems and implementing SR strategy in an organization.\n\nOutcome:\nAble to describe theories and principles of business ethics, to analyze critically the situation of the company, to apply this knowledge in practice to make moral decisions and develop solutions for various business situations - Home work: ethical or unethical action and moral conflicts in business environment. Exam. Group project.\r\nDevelop understanding of the trade-offs organizations face in their efforts to combine their social responsibilities and immediate commercial goals and acquire capabilities of transforming these trade-offs into opportunities for both the organization and the society - 3 assignments - case studies: analysis of an actual recent (last 3 years) business situation. Presentation and discussion of results. Exam.\r\nAble to apply the skills and knowledge gained in making sound business decisions. Able to justify and argue the decisions made from the standpoint of ethical behaviour as well as understand the benefits of implementing a SR strategy - 3 assignments - case studies: SR in an organization. Presentation and discussion of results. Exam. Group project.\r\nAble to apply the main tools for building a trusting and respectful environment in an organization, implementing a socially responsible organizational development strategy and informing the society of organizational activities in the domain of social responsibility - Group project: analysis and evaluation of the internal environment and CSR strategy of an organization working in Latvia. Presentation and discussion of results. Exam.\r\nAble to critically evaluate the transparency and sustainability of a corporate social responsibility campaign. Able to develop suggestions for increasing the credibility of a corporate social responsibility campaign. - 4 assignments - case studies: the transparency and sustainability of the company. Presentation and discussion of results. Exam. Group project." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Activities of aerospace companies"@en . . "6" . "The study course is aimed at the study of the basics of rational use and efficient management of aerospace companies, financial and investment resources in the production and sale of aerospace services, as well as the development of skills and competence in the evaluation of aerospace thinking and management decisions.\n\nOutcome:\nAble to analyse the literature and obtain the necessary information. - Practical works. Testing. Exam.\r\nKnows international, European and Latvian normative documents, standards and recommendations. - Practical works. Testing. Exam.\r\nAble to analyse documentation. - Practical works. Control work.\r\nAble to develop an economic-mathematical model and use programming languages to solve the considered tasks. - Practical works. Testing. Exam.\r\nAble to determine and calculate works resource tax and their utilization rates. - Practical works. Control work.\r\nAble to perform financial analysis in transportation aerospace companies. - Practical works. Control work.\r\nAble to assess the economic efficiency of the aerospace company. - Practical works. Control work." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Finance and procurement of aerospace activities"@en . . "5" . "The course aims to provide students with knowledge of topics falling under financial services and procurement regimes of both air and space activities. Lectures on aircraft financing cover the Geneva Convention, the Cape Town Convention including the aircraft protocol and, financial transactions pertaining to aircraft and aircraft parts, aircraft leasing and aircraft repossession. For space activities topics include space insurance, risk, and liability, contracting and procurement in space, the UNIDROIT Space Protocol and dispute settlement.\n\nOutcome:\nUpon completion of this course, students should be able to:\r\n\r\nIdentify and understand the key issues arising in the areas of finance and procurement of aerospace activities;\r\n\r\nKnow the most important case law regarding aircraft finance;\r\n\r\nExplain the rules and their applicability to aircraft financing and procurement regimes in space activities;\r\n\r\nAnalyse and adress various legal issues pertaining to finance and procurement of aerospace activities;\r\n\r\nApply legal rules to problem scenarios and to solve practical case studies; and\r\n\r\nUndertake an individual research project in finance and procurement of aerospace activities." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Analysis of business data in social networks"@en . . "4" . "The course \"Analysis of business data in social \r\nnetworks\" aims to acquaint students with current approaches and methods of artificial \r\nintelligence for data analysis in social networks, related to assessing the effectiveness of \r\ncampaigns in social networks, analysis of the interaction between users and users, social media \r\nbehavior, measuring the return on investment of social media campaigns, and real-time data \r\nanalysis to tailor campaigns to specific user profiles for maximum impact. The main channels \r\nthat will be discussed in the course are: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn.\n\nOutcome:\nUpon completion of the course, students will acquire knowledge and \r\nskills to:\r\n➢ Evaluate the effectiveness of a campaign by analyzing data on social networks.\r\n➢ Analyze consumer behavior in social networks.\r\n➢ Present convincing arguments for investing in social networks.\r\n➢ Choose the most appropriate social channels for a specific business." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Business strategies for software products"@en . . "3" . "The scope of the course concerns the basic \r\nclassifications of the business models in the software industry. Corporate and marketing \r\nstrategies in the software industry. Also, in the course are considered the main principals used \r\nin market analysis, the main criteria for decision making process and product, distribution, \r\ncommunication and price strategies development. Last but not least the course focuses on the \r\nstrategic alliances and the ecosystem in the software industry\n\nOutcome:\nin the course students will gain practical skills which will help them to understand and apply in \r\npractice the process of market segmentation, competitive analysis and strategic decision-making process that lead to the effective performance of the business strategy" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Entrepreneurship through innovation"@en . . "3" . "Developing a practical understanding of what the \r\nentrepreneurial process is from identifying an opportunity or analyzing a problem to be \r\naddressed through a creative solution, to developing an innovation and its successful \r\npresentation and feasibility. In order to realize this, analysis, creative and critical thinking, \r\nevaluation of different ideas, consistency in the development of the chosen solution, the \r\nappropriate preparation for its implementation and presentation must be applied. The course \r\npresents contemporary examples, discusses and discusses real situations and cases.\r\n\nOutcome: Not Provided" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Managing and business models for open source software projects"@en . . "3" . "The course Managing and Business Models for Open \r\nSource Software Projects is optional for students for specialty “Big Data Analytics”, Master’s \r\ndegree. The course teaches students basic business models, methods and techniques, knowing \r\nwhich is a must for a successful IT project management, particularly – the open-source ones in \r\nthe organizations in the sphere of manufacturing, services, in implementing technological, \r\nproduct and managerial innovations, R&D projects and so on\n\nOutcome: Not Provided" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Space business"@en . . "5" . "This course will cover the following topics:Basics: creating value, business models, strategyInnovation: disruptive innovation, platforms, intellectual property rights, open innovation:Marketing: segmentation, positioning, 4PsFinance: fundamentalsThe course also features case studies, in which students will apply the concepts of the lecture to a real business case from the space sector\n\nOutcome:\r\nHaving taken this course students will be able to Have a solid understanding of the elements of a business (e.g., value proposition, strategy, innovation, marketing, financeDescribe the space sector, its main players and its market dynamicsIdentify drivers for business success, particularly within the space sectorPerform a qualitative and quantitative high-level assessment of business opportunities, particularly within the space sector" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Fundamentals of research and innovation"@en . . "6" . "Course aim\nThe course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for research and innovation developement.\n\nDescription\nThe module is about the methodological bases of science and innovations. Discribed scientific methodology category, their characteristics and interfaces. Physical methodological bases of science and physical modeling of technical processes, The similarity theory. The similarity criteria and their application in mechanics, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics. Dimensional analysis and its practical application. Statistical evaluation of experimental data. Regression analysis. Physical processes in a semi-empirical statistical modeling. Received distributions of fitness evaluation criterion and the correlation coefficient Chi square. Pafentology law. Research and presentation of the results. Innovation, the concept of the importance of their species. Conservative and radical innovation. Innovative process steps. Idea Generation, Evaluation and selection. Innovative projects. Intellectual property protection. Students must attend at least 60% of the time scheduled practical lectures. Students must attend at least 80% of the time scheduled laboratory work.\n\nOutcome: Not Provided" . . "Hybrid"@en . "TRUE" . . "Financial management 2"@en . . "2" . "Criteria used in investment decision, Business Plan, project analysis, sensitivity analysis, scenarios \r\nanalysis, Monte Carlo simulation, decision trees. Financing of companies and projects. Internal \r\nfinancing sources (retained profits, dividend policy, internal short term financing) and external \r\nsources (share issues, loans, leasing, bank overdraft, debt factoring, invoice discounting). Leasing in \r\nair transport industry. Firm’s financial risk, insurance, hedging.\n\nOutcome: Not Provided" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Human factors in aviation – risk management"@en . . "4" . "Eurocontrol Level 4 and EASA Part-66 Level 3. Knowledge and proper use of human performance and\r\nlimitations. Knowing the basics of physiology with applications in various fields of aviation. Knowing \r\nthe basics of psychology with application in various fields of aviation. Ability to explain the basic \r\nprinciples of incident and accident investigations with direct application to aviation. The use of \r\nmethods, techniques and tools specific investigation (SOAM). Ability to work in a team by training a \r\npositive attitude and openness to different opinions. Awareness of one's potential and strengthens \r\nprofessional development and personal motivation.\n\nOutcome: Not Provided" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Entrepreneurship and business planning"@en . . "6" . "Create an understanding about the essence of entrepreneurship and it’s processes, the role of entrepreneur and the principles of business planning and development (incl growth) process, also about the main aspects of the activities of enterprises in the context of external business environment. To give an opportunity for students on the basis of choosen business idea to practically plan the business process, design business model and compile business plan through teamwork and interdisciplinary study, which is supporting students in their career choice of be\nLearning outcomes:\nAfter completing this course the student:\n- explains the essence of entrepreneurship, phases of entrepreneurship processes and business planning as well as the main activities of enterprises;\n- assesses own abilities to initiate teamwork and activates on the development of business ideas in real life and handle risks;\n- assesses business opportunities and analyses them based on problems needful to solve, uncovered market nisches and development trends;\n- carries out market and competition analysis originated from choosen business opportunities, compiles the general and competition strategy for planned enterprise;\n- designs full marketing mix for enterprise (products/services, pricing policy, market channels and promotion activities);\n- compiles report for profit, cash flows and balance prognosis and cost-benefit analysis;\n- presents and justifies the feasibility of business model (business plan)." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Msc research practice knowledge, technology and innovation"@en . . "24" . "Contents:\nThe MSc Research Practice is a research project under supervision of a Wageningen university supervisor that replaces the internship in the programme of the student (only possible for students of MSc programmes that allow students to choose for a Research Practice). The Research Practice should differ from a regular thesis in the following way:\nthe Research Practice has additional learning outcomes related to career preparation and personal development;\nthe Research Practice has additional assessment criteria related to the above mentioned additional learning outcomes.\nLearning outcomes:\nAfter successful completion of the MSc research practice, the student is expected to be able to:\nevaluate career interests and ambitions in relation to the research project and reflect on professional ambitions and capabilities;\ndevelop a research plan, including: a description of the research topic in relation to the wider scientific context; identification of the knowledge gap; formulation of research questions and/or a hypothesis, aims and objectives; an explanation of how you intend to conduct the research (e.g. in terms of a design for the project, data-collection and -analysis methods, research tools);\ncollect, select and process data, using the design for the project, methods and tools described in the research plan;\nanalyse and synthesise the data in order to answer the research questions and/or test the hypothesis;\nformulate answers to the research questions that are supported by the research outcomes; pay attention to potential limitations; critically discuss the outcomes in relation to the wider scientific and societal context;\nreport on the research, both in writing and in oral presentation;\nwork in compliance with academic codes of conduct and with proper management of time and resources;\nmake use of input and feedback for executing the research project and provide feedback to others;\ndefine personal learning goals, which could include domain-specific skills, and reflect on development therein. The student should formulate at least two specific personal learning goals in consultation and agreement with the supervisor.\nActivities:\nresearch proposal and planning: the student prepares by reading literature related to the project, formulating research question/hypothesis and proposing approaches and methods;\ncarrying out the research project: the student executes research activities and document findings and sources carefully;\nfeedback: the student receives and processes feedback while working on the project and provides feedback to other students and staff;\nresearch report: the student writes a comprehensive, consistent and concise report containing all the elements of a full scientific paper in the discipline of the chair group;\nreflection report: the student reflects on the academic skills applied or learned during the Research Practice, the general and personal learning goals that have been achieved (or are still to be achieved) and the contribution of the Research Practice to the student’s career interests and ambitions;\noral presentation: the student presents major research findings to other MSc students and staff members of the Chair Group;\noral defence: the student defends the Research Practice and development of scientific skills and attitude, and places results and conclusions in the wider context of the field of science." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "management of innovations"@en . . "5" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Community social responsibility"@en . . "2" . "1. Identify personal goals through self-reflection. 2. Evaluate how collaboration with others can be more effective. 3. Explain the importance of giving and receiving feedback. 4. Contribute actively to make a difference in society" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Financial engineering"@en . . "6" . "1. Distinguish those sources of finance which may be used to start-up and operate land-based businesses; 2. Apply management principles to land-based business and its required resources; 3. Categorise and analyse the physical and financial information generated from the business; 4. Evaluate business performance on the basis of its physical and financial information" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Human factor"@en . . "1" . "Necessity to consider human factors, incidents influenced by hu-\nman factors/human error, Murphy's Law. Formation of executive\nprocesses and activities. The role of training and habits. Human ca-\npabilities and limitations. Vision, lighting, hearing, association and\ninference, concentration and perception, memory, claustrophobia\nand physical limitations, health hygiene, nutrition. Social psychol-\nogy (sociology). Responsibility: individual and group, motivation\nand inhibition of motivation, group pressure on the individual, cul-\ntural background/influences, working in groups, management, su-\npervision and leadership. Factors affecting the performance capa-\nbilities. Physical fitness/health, stress: domestic and work related,\ntime pressure and deadlines, workload: excess and lack, sleep and\nfatigue, shift work, alcohol, medication, drugs. Surrounding environ-\nment. Noise and fumes, lighting, climate and temperature, move-\nment and vibration, working conditions. Tasks/activities. Physical\nwork, repetitive activities, visual inspection, complex systems.\nCommunication. Communication within and between teams, work\ndistribution and recording, updating, information circulation, sharing\ninformation (access levels). Human error. Models and theories of\nerror, types of error in maintenance activities, consequences of er-\nrors (e.g. accidents), avoiding and controlling errors. Hazards in the\nworkplace. Recognising and avoiding hazards, dealing with emer-\ngency situations." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Engineering business (core)"@en . . "no data" . "This module helps to develop and demonstrate an understanding of project management by working as part of a team to research and plan a project and enhances student preparedness for work placement and employment." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Project management and marketing"@en . . "no data" . "Course outlines:\r\n\r\n1.\t \tWhat is a project?, the characteristics of the projects, project management process, typical problems.\r\n2.\t \tThe term of \"triple constraint\", obstacles to fulfilment of the conditions of \"triple constraint\", the results of the project.\r\n3.\t \tHow to start a successful project, questions of strategy, the process of preparing \"draft\".\r\n4.\t \tWhy and how the project planning, planning, planning is, what elements of the project plan, the use of computer programs.\r\n5.\t \tThe hierarchical structure of the project activities, the definition of the objectives and scope of work, budget planning.\r\n6.\t \tCost estimation, project cost accounting system.\r\n7.\t \tScheduling tools, an overview of scheduling methods, line graphs, milestones, network charts.\r\n8.\t \tThe impact of limited resources, resources.\r\n9.\t \tA compromise between time and cost, risk, reserves.\r\n10.\t \tLeadership of the project team.\r\n11.\t \tProducts and product policy, marketing the concept of the product.\r\n12.\t \tThe life cycle of the product, the choice of product strategies, factor analysis.\r\n13.\t \tThe price as a marketing category, marketing communication, distribution-placing products on the market.\r\n14.\t \tMarketing research.\r\nExercises outline:\r\n\r\n1.\t \tExercise - a simple project Solution for repeat use of the CPM methods.\r\n2.\t \tExercise - a simple project Solution for repeat use of the CPM methods.\r\n3.\t \tExercise - getting started with the program MS Project and a simple project solution using MS Project.\r\n4.\t \tExercise - the solution of a complex project using MS Project.\r\n5.\t \tExercise - the solution of a complex project using MS Project.\r\n6.\t \tExercise - the solution of a complex project using MS Project.\r\n7.\t \tExercise - Assignments.\r\n8.\t \tExercise - Assignments. Crediting." . . "no data"@en . "TRUE" . . "Business and administration"@en . . "no data" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Civil, administration, business law"@en . . "5" . "The concept, systematics and sources of law, including EU law. Basic concepts of law - legal norm and its types, legal regulation and legal norm, legal relationship. Principles of civil law. The concept of subjective rights and their types. Representation and statute of limitations. Declaration of intent. Disadvantages of declarations of will. Subjects of law and objects of law.Rights in rem - division, types and features. Property and other rights in rem. Contracts as a source of obligations. The principle of freedom of contract. Ways of concluding a contract. Completing of contractual obligations.\r\nConsequences of non-performance or improper performance of the contract. The courts - their structure and scope of examined cases. Dispute settlement. Basic information on administrative law.\r\nAdministrative authorities and their structure. Government and local government administration and the authorities performing tasks in the field of geodesy and cartography within its. Administrative proceedings – the rules and the course Administrative rulings. Their types and structure. Delivery in administrative proceedings. Appeals in administrative proceedings. Administrative court proceedings. Taking up and running a business. Forms of running business and limitations in undertaking and running it" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Innovation in engineering (polytechnical foundation)"@en . . "5" . "A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:\r\nExplain the importance of and relationship between Feasibility, Viability, Desirability, Responsibility and Sustainability of an innovation solution\r\nExplain the innovation process through the chosen model of the 'Double Diamond'\r\nExplain the different approaches in the innovation landscape defined in the DTU School of Innovation\r\nExplain methods of working in the different stages of an innovation process e.g., exploration, ideation, iteration, designing, and building\r\nApply an innovation process model in that encompasses phases of exploration, ideation, iteration, designing, and building\r\nEvaluate and adapt the different phases of the innovation process\r\nContribute activly with your own disciplinary background in the different stages of the innovation process\r\nGive and receive constructive and appropriate feedback to and from team members and other teams\r\nReflect on how to act constructively in a context where the decision-making process is characterized by high uncertainty and risk of being led astray\r\nMake informed and qualified decisions in an innovation process with regards to the Feasibility, Viability, Desirability, Responsibility and Sustainability of a solution\r\nReflect on their role, ways of working, and value as an engineer in the innovation process\r\nCommunicate to the relevant stakeholders about the design of an appropriate Minimal Viable Product (MVP) in relation to both problem and value creation" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Facilitating innovation in multidisciplinary teams"@en . . "5" . "A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:\nExplain the importance of the relationship between Feasibility, Viability, Desirability, Rresponsibility and Sustainability of an innovation solution\nExplain central theories of team dynamics relevant to the innovation process\nExplain relevant approaches to the facilitation of teamwork in an innovation process\nExplain methods for leading and facilitating the different stages of an innovation process e.g., exploration, ideation, iteration, designing, and building\nApply methods to support and maintain a collaborative environment in the processes of exploration, ideation, iteration, designing, and building\nFacilitate evaluations and adaptations of the different phases of the innovation process\nGuide team reflections on group dynamics and teamwork with regards to the division of tasks and responsibilities and the inclusion of diverse disciplinary background in the different stages of the innovation process\nGive and receive constructive and appropriate feedback to and from team members and other teams\nApply methods to facilitate constructive teamwork in a context where the decision-making process is characterized by high uncertainty and risk of being led astray\nSupport the making of informed and qualified decisions in an innovation process with regards to Feasibility, Viability, Desirability, Sustainability, and Responsibility\nReflect on their role, ways of working, and value as an innovation facilitator in the innovation process.\nDocument and communicate to relevant stakeholders the innovative process for the design of an appropriate Minimal Viable Product (MVP) in relation to both problem and value creation" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Technology and innovation management"@en . . "5" . "This course approaches the management of technological innovation from a resource/knowledge based view, which sees technological innovations as a driving force of competitive advantage of organizations through a combination of internal resources and external linkages. Students are introduced to the theories, models, tools and practical cases from industries by understanding what technological innovations are, why they are important, and what are needed to enable and manage technological innovations within and outside of the boundary of organizations. Although most attention will be paid to innovations made by industrial firms, relevant issues of innovations at levels of individual, team, network of organizations, and industry will be addressed as well. The weekly readings consist of a mixture of book chapters, journal articles, and cases. In addition to ‘understanding’ technological innovations, students are also required to ‘practice’ innovations by developing a case study throughout the course and applying the knowledge learned from the course to the innovation case." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Entrepreneurship: a bridge towards geospatial innovation"@en . . "5" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Human resources management in airports"@en . . "no data" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Airport financial management"@en . . "no data" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Airport crisis management"@en . . "no data" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Airport strategy"@en . . "no data" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Business aviation on airports"@en . . "no data" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "ilian and military space applications"@en . . "5" . "a Military space history;\na Civilian and military space applications;\na Space exploration and prospective aspects." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Crisis management and decision making process"@en . . "4" . "Crisis management elements;\ra Synthesis: Serious Game." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Organisation and business management"@en . . "6" . "Objectives and Contextualisation\nThe course aims to provide a series of knowledge in relation to the conceptual framework of the company and the economic system in which it operates, as well as the analysis and approach of microeconomic and management techniques and models, making special emphasis on those areas linked to technology-based companies. It will seek to provide a theoretical-practical vision that students can relate to current challenges and situations in the academic and sectoral field of their studies\n\n\nCompetences\nElectronic Engineering for Telecommunication\nApply basic elements of economics and human resource management, organisation and planning of projects.\nCommunication\nDevelop ethics and professionalism.\nDevelop personal attitude.\nDevelop personal work habits.\nDevelop thinking habits.\nWork in a team.\nTelecommunication Systems Engineering\nApply basic elements of economics and human resource management, organisation and planning of projects.\nCommunication\nDevelop ethics and professionalism.\nDevelop personal attitude.\nDevelop personal work habits.\nDevelop thinking habits.\nWork in a team.\nLearning Outcomes\n\"Identify, pose and resolve problems in the different functional areas of a business, production, costs, investment, funding and marketing; using the adequate business management techniques.\"\nAdapt to unforeseen situations.\nCommunicate efficiently, orally and in writing, knowledge, results and skills, both professionally and to non-expert audiences.\nContribute to society's welfare and to sustainable development.\nDescribe the institutional and legal framework of a company.\nDescribe the institutional and legal framework of a company. \nDevelop critical thinking and reasoning.\nDevelop curiosity and creativity.\nDevelop independent learning strategies.\nDevelop scientific thinking.\nDevelop the capacity for analysis and synthesis.\nEfficiently use ICT for the communication and transmission of ideas and results.\nIdentify and analyse the main elements of the business concept in relation to the economic system in which it operates: transaction and coordination costs, business function, types of company and social responsibility. \nIdentify and analyse the main elements of the business concept in relation to the financial system in which it operates: transaction and coordination costs, business function, types of company and social responsibility.\nIdentify problems and design solutions in the field of organisation, paying special attention to the activities of administrative management, human resources, organisational design, strategies and project planning.\nIdentify problems and design solutions in the field of organisation, paying special attention to the activities of administrative management, human resources, organisational design, strategies and project planning. \nIdentify, manage and resolve conflicts.\nIdentify, pose and resolve problems in the different functional areas of the company, production, costs, investment, funding and marketing, using suitable business management techniques.\nMake one's own decisions.\nManage available time and resources.\nManage available time and resources. Work in an organised manner.\nPrevent and solve problems.\nWork autonomously.\nWork cooperatively.\nWork in complex or uncertain surroundings and with limited resources.\n\nContent\n1. Economic context and productive structure\n\n1.1. The economic system and the role of the company\n\n1.2. Economic principles and business forms according to legal and socio-economic criteria\n\n1.3. Contemporary economic and business context\n\n \n\n2. Industrial organization, information and contracts\n\n2.1. Perfect competition: profit maximization and cost minimization\n\n2.2. Imperfect competition: monopoly, oligopoly (competition in quantities and prices) and monopolistic competition\n\n2.3. Introduction to information theory and contracts: moral hazard, adverse selection and signaling\n\n \n\n3. Key concepts of investments and financing\n\n3.1. Investment concepts, basic financial instruments, investment selection (VAN, IRR)\n\n3.2. Investment, depreciation and cash flows\n\n3.3. The sources of financing in the company and the cost of capital\n\n \n\n4. Technology-based business projects\n\n4.1. Key concepts of innovative technology-based projects\n\n4.2. Intellectual and industrial protection\n\n4.3. Specific funding for technology-based projects\n\n4.4. Product development\n\n4.5. Commercialization and marketing aspects" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Innovation, entrepreneurship and enterprise"@en . . "10.00" . "Your learning on this unit\nStudents successfully completing the unit will be able to:\n\n1. Analyse a market need and propose a viable entrepreneurial venture for an identified audience.\n\n2.Develop and justify an appropriate and substantial business plan.\n\n3.Effectively construct and communicate plan to a professional audience\n\n4.Reflect critically on the process of working within a team to develop an entrepreneurial venture." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Mdo for aerospace applications"@en . . "4.00" . "Course Contents The course will introduce students to multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO), as a modern methodology to support\ncomplex product development.\nMain topics:\n- What and why MDO\n- Parameterization techniques\n- Numerical optimisation methods (focus on gradient based methods)\n- Decomposition and coordination of complex computational systems\n- the eXtended Design Structure Matrix (XDSM)\n- MDO architectures\n- Intro to surrogate modeling, discrete&mixed integer problems, genetic\n algorithms and Multi Objective Optimisation\nStudy Goals The main goals are the following:\n- understanding of Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) methods and architectures\n- hands-on experience in setting up and solving MDO problems" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Bio-inspired intelligence and learning for aerospace applications"@en . . "3.00" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Innovation management and entrepreneurship"@en . . "6.00" . "Learning Outcomes\nNowadays, technical knowledge is not the only competence necessary for a successful career. Many space start-ups are founded and large\ncompanies and agencies adapt to challenges using new methods of innovation management. This module introduced current key themes in\ninnovation and entrepreneurship, including human-centered design and innovation eco-systems. This practical course will guide students to\ncreate new valued products, services or processes, from idea generation through to business concept development, testing, and\npresentation.\nAfter successful completion of this module, students will be able to\n- systematically explore, create and modify business-driven ideas,\n- explain the human-centered design and innovation process to develop new products, services, or processes,\n- validate assumptions and test prototypes,\n- explain the innovation and business creation eco-system,\n- transform new ideas into valuable solutions considering their impact,\n- work in and lead interdisciplinary innovation project teams,\n- present a concept in a pitch format.\nContent\n- Innovation processes and methods\n- Innovation strategies\n- Innovation and gender\n- Business models\n- Effectuation and entrepreneurial mindset\n- Space related aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship\n- Agile management" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Strategy and business planning"@en . . "no data" . "This module aims to focus on concepts of strategy (corporate, business and operations). Students to critically evaluate the strategic positioning of an organisation for strategy decisions." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Strategy and business planning"@en . . "no data" . "This module aims to critically evaluate the strategic positioning of an organisation for strategy decisions, analyse and assess an organizations resources and capabilities, in relation to an organisations strategic direction in order to develop an effective business development plan for an engineering company." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Human resource management"@en . . "5.00" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Innovation and technology management"@en . . "5.00" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Marketing and communication"@en . . "5.00" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Introduction to design innovation"@en . . "2.0" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Interdisciplinary design innovation"@en . . "4.0" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Social innovation project"@en . . "3.0" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Strategic partnerships​"@en . . "no data" . "Learn the basic structure for building strategic partnerships. Including the benefits and risks regarding agreements and negotiation strategies for long-term relationships." . . "Online"@en . "TRUE" . . "Business approach"@en . . "no data" . "Expanding the proper entrepreneurial skills needed for collaboration. Learn how to pitch a business idea, financial analysis and solution(s)." . . "Online"@en . "TRUE" . . "Space applications"@en . . "no data" . "Research the activity of satellite services and its applications for discovery in the New Space Age. Understand the solutions including communications, broadcast, Earth observation etc." . . "Online"@en . "TRUE" . . "Human factors"@en . . "6.0" . "Analysis of the flight related effects on human beings, both for atmospheric as for extra-atmospheric flight, emphasizing some specific aspects as those related to the behavior of neurovegetative and sensorineural/cognitive systems, including flight related diseases. Human-machine interface will also be a topic to be covered, as many forms of ground-based simulation of the human flight environment, with the different effects that such exposures can generate, both in normals as in individuals affected with different diseases." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Gis in business and society"@en . . "15.0" . "EGM714 - GIS in Business and Society (15 credits)\n\nThis module investigates the GI industry from the perspective of the GI professional, the GI customer/user and the various functions and processes behind the successful implementation of GIS in real world scenarios. The module aims to give students a firm understanding of GIS in the commercial world, an appreciation of the economic and social value of spatial data and the importance of decision-based techniques in spatial analysis within GIS applications. The module assumes no prior knowledge or experience of GIS." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Introduction to law, policy, business and management"@en . . "4.0" . "Basic principles of Law and Policy\nBasic principles of Business and Management" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Space law, policy, business and management"@en . . "5.0" . "Aims: \n\nUpon completion of this course, the student is able to:\n\nbasically understand how national and international legislation regulates space activities and to apply this knowledge to particular cases;\nunderstand the theoretical underpinnings of space policy and develop a critical appreciation of its practical implementation, in particular in the European context;\nunderstand and explain the economic rationale of space activities and the ensuing interaction between industry and space organisations;\nunderstand and appreciate the role of management to achieve space project goals effectively with respect to time, budget, quality and organisational constraints.\n\nPrevious knowledge:\n\nThis course can only be followed by students who have registered for the master of space studies.\n\n** Content ** \nModule Space Law (1.5 ECTs)\n\nSpace law: International legal foundations;the Outer Space Treaty and other international Agreements\nInternational cooperation\nSelected issues of space law:\n- Liability and Insurance\n- Jurisdiction and property\n- Legal status of Astronauts\n- Space Stations and settlements\n- Launch and satellite operations\n Systems of national Space Law\n\nModule Space Business and Management (2 ECTs)\n\nIn a half dozen session, specialized lecturers treat the following themes:\n\nSpace project management\nProject control\nFinancial control\nContracts and insurances\nLicensing and intellectual property rights\nGovernance and commercialisation\n\nModule Space Policy\n\n- National space doctrines and strategies;their formation,content and place\n- Comparison of space programmes and capabilities worldwide\n- Benefits analysis of space policy\n- International coalitions and competition\n- Issues of European policy\n- Issues of purpose and priority\n\n\nMore information at: https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/syllabi/e/G0S54AE.htm#activetab=plaatsen_in_het_onderwijsaanbod_idm618064" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Introduction to management and strategy"@en . . "4.0" . "Aims\n\nUpon completion of this course, the student is able to:\n\nDefine and compare key aspects, basic concepts and approaches (‘schools of thought’) in management and strategy.\nAnalyze and interpret the complexity of managing an enterprise/organization (or part of).\nDefine the complexity related to identifying and implementing a strategy within a company.\nEffectively apply relevant frameworks, models and approaches within the domain of management and strategy.\nUnderstand contemporary issues in management (such as CSR and business ethics).\n\nContent: \n\nModule Introduction to Management (3 ECTs)\n\nStarting from a historical overview of the main directions of thought in managerial sciences, the management process of the company is discussed in detail. Apart from strategic and organizational aspects, the decision-making – and planning processes and implementation, motivation, managing and control (financial control included) are also discussed. This is all systematically discussed using a textbook and supplemented with cases, exercises and background material. During class examples and cases are frequently discussed. Furthermore a reading assignment will be given related to strategy and strategy implementation (Grant, Barney, Porter,…).\n\nModule Introduction to Strategy (1 ECT)\nA deepening reading assignment with regard to strategy determination and strategy implementation (Grant, Barney, Porter,…). In addition we will go deeper into the topic control (including financial control) from a strategic perspective (a.o. Grant)." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Advanced topics in space law, policy, business and management"@en . . "6.0" . "Aims \n\nUpon completion of this course, the student is able to:\n\nunderstand in depth how national and international legislation regulates space activities and to apply this knowledge to particular cases;\nunderstand in depth the theoretical underpinnings of space policy and develop a critical appreciation of its practical implementation, in particular in the European context;\nunderstand in depth selected economic rationale of space activities and the ensuing interaction between industry and space organisations;\nunderstand and appreciate the role of management to achieve space project goals effectively with respect to time, budget, quality and organisational constraints.\n\nContent \n\nGalileo, Outer Space issues incl.jurisdiction and liability, Space debris, Utilisation regimes incl. ITU, Moon, Eut, INT, ESA as framework for European cooperation, European Space policy current developments, Astronauts settlements and tourism, Evolution of Space Organisations, National Space Laws, National Space\nagencies policies, launching contracts, launch installations, Quality assurance\n \nApart from the academic lectures a forum is therefore given to the actors in ESA and EU in order to inform the students on the latest steps towards the formulation of a European Space Policy.\n\nMore information at: https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/syllabi/e/G0G13AE.htm#activetab=doelstellingen_idp15443872" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Space organisations"@en . . "4.0" . "Aims \n\nUpon completion of this course, the student is able to:\n\nunderstand the structure of space organisations in the context of international law and the rationale behind and evolution of space law;\nformulate a critical approach to modern issues in space law;\nassess the relative roles of the various stakeholders in the international space sector.\n\nContent\n\n- The legal structure of space organisations (ESA and international space law, national space organisations)\n- Space organisations in a global context (Space law in the UN: UN COPUOS: history, institutional aspects, current activities; Regulators: ICAO, ITU & WIPO; space situation awareness and space traffic management)\n- ESA and the EU on space policy, including industrial policy and procurement; Multiple fora and the Rule of Law in outer space: the PPWT and ICoC projects\n- Private initiatives in space (EUTELSAT, INTELSAT & INMARSAT: privatisation of international space organisations; space tourism)\n\nMore information at: https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/syllabi/e/G0S57AE.htm#activetab=doelstellingen_idp2656464" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Accounting and finance for managers"@en . . "20.0" . "https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=ACCU7M1&_gl=1*1uz6ybs*_ga*MTY1OTcwNzEyMS4xNjkyMDM2NjY3*_ga_ENJQ0W7S1M*MTY5MjAzNjY2Ny4xLjEuMTY5MjAzODY1MC4wLjAuMA.." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "The global business environment: an introduction"@en . . "20.0" . "https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=MGTU7S1&_gl=1*1rqncef*_ga*MTY1OTcwNzEyMS4xNjkyMDM2NjY3*_ga_ENJQ0W7S1M*MTY5MjAzNjY2Ny4xLjEuMTY5MjAzODY1MC4wLjAuMA.." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Accounting and finance for managers"@en . . "20.0" . "https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=ACCU7M1&_gl=1*7lcm2i*_ga*MTY1OTcwNzEyMS4xNjkyMDM2NjY3*_ga_ENJQ0W7S1M*MTY5MjAzNjY2Ny4xLjEuMTY5MjAzOTM5NC4wLjAuMA.." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Finance I (finu9f3)"@en . . "20.0" . "https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=FINU9F3&_gl=1*dwddjn*_ga*MTY1OTcwNzEyMS4xNjkyMDM2NjY3*_ga_ENJQ0W7S1M*MTY5MjAzNjY2Ny4xLjEuMTY5MjAzOTM5NC4wLjAuMA.." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Fundamentals of human resource management (hrmu9s3)"@en . . "20.0" . "https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=HRMU9S3&_gl=1*17xpbct*_ga*MTY1OTcwNzEyMS4xNjkyMDM2NjY3*_ga_ENJQ0W7S1M*MTY5MjAzNjY2Ny4xLjEuMTY5MjAzOTM5NC4wLjAuMA.." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "The global business environment: an introduction (mgtu7s1)"@en . . "20.0" . "https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=MGTU7S1&_gl=1*17xpbct*_ga*MTY1OTcwNzEyMS4xNjkyMDM2NjY3*_ga_ENJQ0W7S1M*MTY5MjAzNjY2Ny4xLjEuMTY5MjAzOTM5NC4wLjAuMA.." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Fundamentals of business and management (mgtu9s3)"@en . . "20.0" . "https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=MGTU9S3&_gl=1*1xh1u93*_ga*MTY1OTcwNzEyMS4xNjkyMDM2NjY3*_ga_ENJQ0W7S1M*MTY5MjAzNjY2Ny4xLjEuMTY5MjAzOTM5NC4wLjAuMA.." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Fundamentals of marketing (mktu9m3)"@en . . "20.0" . "https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=MKTU9M3&_gl=1*1xh1u93*_ga*MTY1OTcwNzEyMS4xNjkyMDM2NjY3*_ga_ENJQ0W7S1M*MTY5MjAzNjY2Ny4xLjEuMTY5MjAzOTM5NC4wLjAuMA.." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" .