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MSE 422Economic Impact of Technological Change and Entrepreneurship

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Management Science and Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course is designed to analyze the impact of technological change and entrepreneurship at a firm and societal level, primarily in terms of the economic antecedents and consequences of new technology. The scope of the course ranges from the study of the determination of productivity and its effect on economic growth to the determination of innovative activity and performance.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • AE392 - Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (0.50)
        • BME364 - Engineering Biomedical Economics (0.50)
        • CIVE392 - Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (0.50)
        • ECON101 - Introduction to Microeconomics (0.50)
        • ENVE392 - Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (0.50)
        • GEOE392 - Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (0.50)
        • MSE261 - Engineering Economics: Financial Management for Engineers (0.50)
        • SYDE262 - Engineering Economics and Sustainability (0.50)
      • Must have completed the following:
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • AE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
        • BME213 - Statistics and Experimental Design (0.50)
        • CHE220 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
        • CIVE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
        • ECE203 - Probability Theory and Statistics 1 (0.50)
        • ECON221 - Statistics for Economists (0.50)
        • ENVE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
        • ENVS278 - Applied Statistics for Environmental Research (0.50)
        • ME202 - Statistics for Engineers (0.50)
        • MSE251 - Probability and Statistics 1 (0.50)
        • MTE201 - Experimental Measurement and Statistical Analysis (0.50)
        • NE215 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
        • PSCI314 - Quantitative Analysis (0.50)
        • PSYCH292 - Basic Data Analysis (0.50)
        • REC371 - Quantitative Data Analysis and Mobilization (0.50)
        • SDS250R - Social Statistics (0.50)
        • SOC280 - Social Statistics (0.50)
        • STAT202 - Introductory Statistics for Scientists (0.50)
        • STAT206 - Statistics for Software Engineering (0.50)
        • STAT211 - Introductory Statistics and Sampling for Accounting (0.50)
        • STAT221 - Statistics (Non-Specialist Level) (0.50)
        • STAT231 - Statistics (0.50)
        • STAT241 - Statistics (Advanced Level) (0.50)
        • SYDE212 - Probability, Statistics, and Data Science (0.50)
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001545069 / 94Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

53% liked it94% easy19% useful

From 15 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Learned a few concepts, read a lot of articles, pretty solid course for a list A elective.

    Apr 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Great professor, but I didn't like the course, at least there was no final. A big part of the marks is earned through weekly homework which consists in reading chapters of a convoluted and extremely boring book and answering questions or summarizing it. The other big part of the marks is earned through a project which is somewhat interesting.

    Jan 2022 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Relatively easy course. Concepts are somewhat repetitive but interesting. Tough to pay attention for 3 hour lectures but every week there was either an in class assignment due or a group activity to help stay engaged. Nice class to take as an average booster and to be somewhat interesting as a List A CSE.

    Mar 2020 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Hey, it fills an elective. I went into the final without studying anything, and still passed, so take that as it is.

    Jan 2019 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

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Spring 2024

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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