Course Objective:
This course intends to provide a global and bivalent view on the evolution of technology and industry, and business in our modern history to date and into the future. Learner in this class should be able to: 1. Develop a solid understanding of how technology impacts business/industry and vice versa. 2. Understand why technology revolution and evolution, and innovation so disruptive and competitive throughout our modern history and civilization progresses. 3. Possess entrepreneurial mindset, if any, to build a technology-driven business from scratch. 4. Develop a hand on experience in the data analytics of real-life projects; these challenges may arise as part of investment or portfolio strategies, consulting work, or the assumption of operational roles.
Course Introduction:
This course is targeted at people who recognize that understanding more about technology and business will give them an advantage in managing across these sectors, and they are open to learning about technology. A background in science or engineering is not a prerequisite for this class. The tentative course outline are illustrated below; however, the course is designed to be progressive with the interaction and establishment in the class. The handout materials are mainly for higher-level overviews prepared specifically for our discussions. For more specific case in a typical class day has a theory reading and a case. Many of the theory readings are landmark papers from the literature of management research. The fun part of this course option is so called "Hand-on Project" which offers an opportunity to resolve real-life projects by using machine learning tools. No programming abiliity is required to start the project. But a spirit of continuous learning and no-sweat is required for the success of the project chosen.
Course Schedule and Handout (click the titles in blue and start download)
09/16 National Holiday: no classwork
09/23 I. Course Introduction and Team Assignment
II. (Hand-on) Project Discussion and Selection
09/30 Conceptual View of Technology Evolution and Disruptive Technology Case Study and Discussion: "Which Technology will be on your Top List for the next 10-year"
Handout; Emerging Technologies Link
10/07 Disruptive Technology Evolution in the Past 50 Years and Its Impact on the Industry and Business; Case Study and Discussion: "Taiwan's Value Disruption in ICT Industry and Its Future To Be"
Handout; Technology Pioneers Link; Taiwan's ICT Value Disruption
10/14 Project Discussion and Consultation
10/21 Lifestyle Addiction and Technology/Business Co-Evolution; Case study and Discussion: "Entertainment and Beverage of your Choices"
10/28 Technology in Food Industry and Business; Case Study and Discussion: "GMO Food and Technology"
11/04 Culinary Technology and Reinvention of Food Recipes; Case Study and Discussion: "Digitized Your Favorite Recipe"
11/11 No ClassworkToday: Class Rescheduled to Nov.13 for Field Trip to Hsinchu Science Park and High-Tech Barbecue with hotspring in Taiwan High Mountain
Handout
11/18 Project Progress Presentation and Consultation
11/25 Data Driven Decision Making for Business and Consumers: from products and services to users; Case Study and Discussion: Data Science and Machine Learning
12/02 Datafy Everything: What's Next in Digital Life; Case Study and Discussion: "Datafy your Job/Career Path; Datafy your Problem Solving Skill; Datafy your ....."
12/09 Machine Learning and Deep Learning; Case Study and Discussion: "your choice of topics"
12/16 Project Consultation
12/23 Field trip to NeiHu Technology Park and Nankang Software Park
12/30 Project Presentation and Discussion I
01/06 Project Presentation and Discussion II
01/13 Wrap-Up