ISEM 745 - Research in Industry Analysis and Technology Patterns

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all 500-level Breadth courses and ISEM 706, or permission of instructor
Description: This course will provide the tools and knowledge necessary for students to conduct analyses of single- and cross-industry ecosystems. After a brief review of existing tools, such as Porter’s Five-Forces model, PEST analysis, and SWOT analysis, the course will turn to the use of various databases, research, and other sources of data, information and tools that allow description and prediction of industry trends and technologies that course shape industrial, socio-technical, and societal forces and outcomes.