The Technology and World Change (“TWC”) course is a core university module offered at Singapore Management University. It is part of a comprehensive curriculum aimed at nurturing and educating the future leaders and thinkers of tomorrow.
In this age where challenges in the business world evolve ever so
rapidly and circumstances are so capricious, it is vital that students are
equipped with the the right skill-sets and knowledge to handle complex
situations. The problems of today necessitate a multi-disciplinary and
multi-pronged approach and this is where the TWC course has a role to play.
This course focuses on how technology innovation has worked, and will
work, to change the world (both positively and negatively): past, present and
future. Among other things, we will examine technology innovation in the
context of the need for world change including: dealing with poverty and
creating wealth; fighting death and disease; feeding the world; meeting our
energy needs, controlling pollution and managing wastes more effectively;
ensuring sustainable development, etc. We will also address the opportunity and
need for new products, services and technologies as human aspirations and
desires change.
A primary goal of this course is to equip the student with a conceptual
framework for intelligently considering the potential economic, social and
commercial impact and significance of technology innovation; and a solid
foundation for considering issues of development, technology policy, change
management, and the management of technology
The relevance of Technology today
Technology
innovation is central to ensuring the wealth of corporations and nations as we
move rapidly into the realm of the “knowledge” economy. It is both a driver of
world change and a response to changing economic and social realities. It may
well also be our best hope for dealing with issues and concerns of global
significance as well as the consequences of past human experiments in
industrial development.
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