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Teaching technological forecasting to undergraduate students: a reflection on challenges and opportunities

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This discussion article contains a reflection of the challenges I encountered while teaching technological forecasting to undergraduate students. I group these challenges into three groups: the inherent uncertainty of the forecasting process, the lack of appropriate learning materials, and existing methodological inconsistencies. I discuss how these challenges appeared in my classroom, and whenever possible, how I tried to solve them. I conclude by discussing some actions that the forecasting community could undertake to facilitate both teaching and research in this field.

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  • Bonnin Roca, Jaime, 2022. "Teaching technological forecasting to undergraduate students: a reflection on challenges and opportunities," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 180(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:tefoso:v:180:y:2022:i:c:s0040162522002128
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121684
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