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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making - An Introduction programme is an introductory-level study. The course helps you make sound strategic decisions using technological forecasting. Using practical problems and case studies, you will learn about various technological forecasting methodologies and extrapolation techniques with S-curves.

Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making - An Introduction certification has been designed by professor Bala Ramadurai of IIT Madras and professor Dmitry Kucharavy of EM Strasbourg Business School. The course uses a combination of video lectures, live sessions, case studies, assignments, and an exam to help motivate you and evaluate your progress. You need to have data management skills to extract maximum knowledge from this course.

Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making - An Introduction is a four-week course postgraduate course in Management Studies with the option of certification. The course material will be available on Swayam, the online learning platform. Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making is an AICTE approved Faculty Development Program course.

The Highlights

Management studies category
Available on Swayam
Taught by faculty of IIT Madras and EM Strasbourg Business School
FDP course approved by AICTE
Elective post graduation course
End of term optional exam
Online lectures, assignments, and live sessions on YouTube
Short term course of four weeks
Verifiable E-certificate available

Programme Offerings

Online lectures
YouTube assignments
Live sessions on YouTube
IIT Madras faculty
EM Strasbourg Business School educator
Verifiable e-certificate available
Management Studies category
short term course
Four weeks training
Elective post graduation

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Madras

Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making - An Introduction training has no joining fee. There is only an optional exam fee of Rs. 1,000.

Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making - An Introduction programme fee structure

Course Name	Fee
Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making - An Introduction (Exam fee)	Rs 1,000.

Eligibility Criteria

To join the Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making - An Introduction programme and understand the course syllabus completely, you need to have data management skills.

Certificate Qualifying Details

In addition to that, to obtain a certificate, you need to have a final score of 40/100 or above. The final score will be the sum of your assignment score and an offline exam score. You need to obtain the minimum requirement in the assignments and exam and the final score to qualify for the certificate.

To get the minimum required assignment score of 10/25 or above, you need to submit all four assignments. The best three out of these four assignments will be averaged and the assessment will provide 25% of your final score.

To get the minimum required exam score, you need to obtain 30/75 or above. The exam score will provide the rest 75% of your final score.

What you will learn

Technology skills

At the end of the Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making programme, you will learn about:

Recall and recognise modern methods of technology forecasting
Recall learned models for defining the system scope (system to forecast)
Apply methodology for fitting time-series data with logistic S-curve model

Who it is for

Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making - An Introduction is intended for postgraduate candidates of any discipline.

Admission Details

Find the steps to join the Technology Forecasting for strategic decision-making programme by Swayam below:

Go to https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_mg27/preview and click on ‘Sign-in/Register’.
You will be redirected to the sign-up/sign-in page. Create an account or sign in using your Swayam/Google/Facebook/Microsoft account.
Once you have signed in, search for the course name and click on ‘Join’ if it is open for enrolment.

Application Details

Signing into the Swayam website is equivalent to filling the application form for Technology Forecasting for a strategic decision-making programme. You can sign in using your existing Swayam/Microsoft/Google/Facebook account. Else, you need to create a profile on Swayam by verifying your email address and selecting an unused username and password.

The Syllabus

Evaluation process

As part of qualifying for the certification for Technology Forecasting for strategic decision making - An Introduction training, you should appear for an offline proctored exam. There will be an online application form that needs to be filled along with an exam fee. The exam will be held in multiple exam centres in two sessions. The morning session will be from 9 am to 12 pm, whereas the afternoon session will be from 2 pm to 5 pm. Key details associated with the test, such as the venue for the exam centre, exam date, and such, will be given to you in due time.