S4004 Financing of research – training in grant applications

Faculty of Science
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
MVDr. Zlatuše Novotná (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
MVDr. Zlatuše Novotná
National Centre for Biomolecular Research – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: National Centre for Biomolecular Research – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The financing of research and development is a complicated and rapidly changing area. It involves public financing which is closely related to the complex issues of research evaluation as well as a tough competition in acquiring grants and venture funds. The key question is how to get money for research and its results exploitation including transferring technology and creating spin-off enterprises. The subject will provide students with answers to questions arising around financing of research, development and innovation. They will become well oriented in different financial sources and funding opportunities and get a practical advice of how to prepare research grants applications.
Syllabus
  • 1. Funding opportunities of research, development and innovation
  • Institutional and project based financing
  • Most important international and national financial instruments and funding schemes
  • Specificity of funding basic and applied research, main differences
  • European Research Area and Horizon 2020 (2014-2020)
  • EU Cohesion Policy and Structural Funds (2014-2020)
  • 2. Understanding Project Management
  • Project definition and life cycle
  • Line Management versus Project Management
  • Planning techniques and tools, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Successful project team building, motivation, team control
  • Time management principles and useful tools
  • Running the project on day-to-day basis
  • Monitoring, reporting and control
  • 3. Preparing International Grant Applications
  • Calls for proposals and information sources
  • Aim and objectives
  • Background and significance
  • Preliminary studies
  • Research design
  • Work plan
  • Budget
  • Impact and results exploitation
  • Evaluation and post-review
  • 4. Project-based Collaboration and Knowledge Transfer
  • Inter-cultural issues in projects
  • Bridging two different worlds – principles of a successful co-operation with industry
  • Intellectual Property – foreground and background
  • Intellectual Property protection (patents, copyrights, trademarks, licences etc.)
  • Project results dissemination versus protection
  • Creation of spin-offs and business plans
  • Financing entrepreneurial activities – innovation support system in South Moravia
Literature
    recommended literature
  • • Alan Orr: Advanced project management, Kogan Page Publishers, 2007, ISBN 0-7494-4094-5
  • • Roland Gareis: Happy Projects - MANZ GmbH Vienna, 2005, ISBN 13: 978-3214082680
  • • Verzuh Eric: The fast forward MBA in project management – John Wiley&Sons Inc., 1999, ISBN 978-1-118-14794-8
  • • Thomas Zimmerer, Norman M. Scarborough, Doug Wilson: Essentials of entrepreneurship and small business management, 2008, 5th edition, New Jersey, USA, 1998, Prentice-Hall Inc., ISBN 978-0132294386
  • • Brian R. Ford, Jay M. Bornstein, Patrick T. Pruitt and Ernst & Young (2007): The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, 2007, 3rd edition, ISBN-10: 0470112697 | ISBN-13: 978-0470112694
  • • Terri Morrison, Wayne A. Conaway: Kiss, Bow, Or Shake Hands, Adams Media, 2006, ISBN 1-59337-368-6
Teaching methods
lectures, presentation of examples, active class discussions, grants evaluation individually and in groups
Assessment methods
colloquium - active involvement in the discussion, presentation and justification of outcomes and conclusions
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, spring 2018.
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