TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING
SYLLABUS
UNIT I
Technology Forecasting - Meaning and Definition - Merits and demerits - Usefulness of technology forecasting in
recent times
UNIT II
Various qualitative and quantitative technology forecasting methods with their relative merits and demerits. Exploratory
Methods of Technology Forecasting
UNIT III
Delphi Technique; Cross Impact Matrix; Curve Fitting; Morphological Methods. Trends Extrapolation; Regression
Analysis; Econometric Models; Normative Methods of TF
UNIT IV
OR Models and Simulation; Networks Techniques; Relevance Trees; System Dynamics; Qualitative Methods;
Futurology; Activities of TIFAC
UNIT V
Forecasting Technology for Planning Decisions - Practical Technological Forecasting