| Unit A: Economic Growth Theory and the Innovation System |
| 1 |
Economic Growth Theory and the Direct Elements in Innovation |
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| 2 |
Innovation Systems and Direct/Indirect Elements in the Innovation Ecosystem |
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| Unit B: Challenges Facing the U.S. Economy |
| 3 |
The Competitive Challenge to U.S. Manufacturing |
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| 4 |
The Challenge from Globalization for Advanced Manufacturing and New Services |
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| Unit C: Federal-Private Sector Roles in the Innovation System |
| 5 |
The Innovation System at the Institutional Level: The Organization of Federal Science Support |
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| 6 |
Crossing "The Valley of Death" Between Research and Development: The Public-Private Partnership Approach |
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| 7 |
The Organization of Innovation Systems at the Face-to-Face Level |
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| 8 |
DARPA as the Connected Model in the Innovation System: Government-Private Sector Interaction and the Example of Computing |
Research Paper Outline Due |
| Unit D: The Life Science and Energy Innovation Systems |
| 9 |
The Life Science R&D Model: National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
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| 10 |
The Challenge of Energy Technology Transformation |
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| Unit E: Improving the Innovation System: The Talent Base |
| 11 |
Improving the Talent Base: New Education and Training Models |
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| 12 |
The Future of Work: The Employment-Productivity Debate |
Research Paper Due |
