Developing Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Course Syllabus for Engineering Undergraduates of Universiti Teknologi MARA

Abstract

This paper reports the findings of a comparative study of course syllabus of the universities from four countries that teach Intellectual property (IP) law and innovation to engineering undergraduates. Several international studies report that the extent of IP law and innovation being taught at undergraduate level is currently very limited and most engineering students have low level of knowledge and awareness on the application of of IP law into innovation. Hence, the need to develop a course syllabus that integrates IP law and innovation to prepare engineering undergraduates in the creative and innovative economy. This study compared the course syllabus of universities that offer IP law and innovation course to engineering undergraduates. The scope of comparison are the course objectives, course learning outcomes, course description, syllabus content, teaching methodology and course assessment. The findings from the comparative study help to provide an insight towards the development of IP law and innovation course syllabus for engineering undergraduates of Universiti Teknologi MARA.