24-687   Special Topics: New Technology Development and Roadmapping

This course teaches a set of quantitative analysis methods fundamental to technology development and assessing the potential of emerging technologies. Students apply the analysis methods to a particular technology of their choosing in a project. The analysis tools learned in the course allow students to identify critical factors for advancing emerging technologies, strategizing R&D to meet technical and market adoption targets, and predicting future technology performance. Topics include production models, adoption S-curves, dynamic consumer preferences, materials selection, and valuation of technological breakthroughs. Assignments include a series of presentations and written reports. The course assumes familiarity with college-level introductory probability and statistics.