Discussion forum 4

  There needs to be certain measures put in place as a technology or application is being developed in order to protect the intellectual property to maximize the lifecycle of a product and return on investment. Describe in detail at least three methods that can be applied to protect technology or application and strategies that can be applied to license technology in order to maximize the lifecycle and profits. APS-295: ASSOCIATE CAPSTONE Module 4—Technology Lifecycle OVERVIEW The Technology Lifecycle module focuses on phases of technology and product lifecycles from development to deployment of a technology or application. The material consists of the approaches to improving and capitalizing on the technology or application lifecycle. The module concludes with technology acceptance of new technologies or applications as well as common pitfalls to avoid through various stages of these processes. TOPICS Module 4 covers the following topics: ● Technology lifecycle ● Technology maturity ● Product lifecycle (PLC) ● Technology lifecycle (TLC) ● Licensable and licensed ● Technology development stages ● Technology adoption lifecycle model ● Technology protection OBJECTIVES After successfully completing Module 4, you should be able to: ● MO4.1 Describe the phases of technology lifecycle. ● MO4.2 Identify the stages of technology maturity for a product. ● MO4.3 Differentiate between the product lifecycle (PLC) and technology lifecycle (TLC). ● MO4.4 Describe at which stage in the lifecycle a technology is licensable and able to be licensed. ● MO4.5 Identify the common mistakes made in the initial technology development stages. ● MO4.6 Describe the acceptance process of a new product in the technology adoption lifecycle model. ● MO4.7 Discuss methods to protect technology, increase the lifecycle and improve profits through the development process. Copyright © 2016 by Thomas Edison State University. All rights reserved. STUDY MATERIALS Reading Assignments Web Links The following links may enhance your study or help with writing assignments: ● Technology Lifecycle Management http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PAD_-Mr2Cg ● The Four Thresholds in a Technology Lifecyle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEuxWBkkt4 ● The Product Life Cycle(PLC) http://www.marketingteacher.com/lesson-store/lesson-plc.html ● QuickMBA Marketing – The Product Life Cycle http://www.quickmba.com/marketing/product/lifecycle/ ● Product Life Cycle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekVereJE1ZI ● Technology Life Cycles & Diffusion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKdbpWN3obw ● MSD of Wabash County – Tech. Adoption Lifecylce SAMR Model http://www.msdwc.k12.in.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69&Itemid=143%E 2%80%A8 ● Infolific: Technology – Tech. Adoption Life Cycle http://infolific.com/technology/technology-adoption-life-cycle/ ACTIVITIES Module 4 has two activities. Please consult the Course Calendar for the due dates. Copyright © 2016 by Thomas Edison State University. All rights reserved. Discussion Forum 4 In Discussion Forum 4, post your response to the following discussion questions. Your initial posting should include three or more resources, which must be referenced using APA style. Please review all of the other postings in the forum and make a minimum of four comments on the responses of at least two other classmates. Make substantial and quality comments as stated in the Discussion Forums section of the course Syllabus area. There needs to be certain measures put in place as a technology or application is being developed in order to protect the intellectual property to maximize the lifecycle of a product and return on investment. Describe in detail at least three methods that can be applied to protect technology or application and strategies that can be applied to license technology in order to maximize the lifecycle and profits. Written Assignment 4 The final project of this course will be built on written assignments 2 to 5. From Written Assignment 2, each written assignment is structured to build upon the previous ones. The final project which is also Written Assignment 6 will combine and integrate the four written assignments into one final paper. More details are available in Module 6. Final Project Part 3 The focus on the third part of this project is to write a 2-3 page (350 words per page) paper in APA format addressing the following topics below for the new technology or application selected in the previous written assignments. You should also include as part of this paper any acknowledgements and resources used (e.g., websites, textbooks, articles). Each written assignment should include four or more references. ● Develop and describe a technology lifecycle model (including the time and cost of development, the amount of time to recover the cost, and return on investment (profit) based on the development costs and risks) and/or product lifecycle model (including timing, marketing measures, and costs associated with the life of a product) for the new technology or application ● The acceptance process as it relates to the technology or product lifecycle Copyright © 2016 by Thomas Edison State University. All rights reserved.