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Leadership, Teams & Managing Change

This course focuses on the development of leadership skills important in the effective management of change. Through role-play- ing exercises, videotapes, diagnostic tools, seminar discussion, selected readings, and a group project, students will learn theory and build interpersonal skills necessary for provid- ing leadership in diverse multicultural groups and organizations. The course will address the managerial issues present in organizations undergoing accelerating change and adopting a culture of creativity. Creating and sustain- ing high performance multi-cultural and in- terdisciplinary traditional and virtual teams is covered. Prerequisite: Admissions to graduate studies.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 524

Statistical Quality Control Techniques

This course presents a comprehensive sum- mary of methods for managing quality and continuous process improvements. The course objective is to develop an operational familiar- ity with contemporary methods found to be effective. Topics covered include statistical process control, quality function deployment, concurrent design, the house of quality, the Taguchi method, Six Sigma, lean and others. It also covers continuous process improvement methodologies and techniques. This course is intended for those students who do not plan to specialize in quality management. Prerequi- site: Admissions to graduate studies.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 525 (tcMg525)

Finance and Accounting for Managers

This course provides managers with the skills required to read, interpret and apply informa- tion about an organization’s financial position. Managerial accounting and finance concepts will be presented, followed by financial state- ment analysis. Topics presented from a mana- gerial perspective will include how accounting data is generated during business operations, how financial statements are created and ana- lyzed, management of finance to maximize return on investment and stakeholder equity and other related topics. Students will be re-

quired to participate in case work applying the principles presented in the class. Prerequi- site: Admissions to graduate studies.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 530 (tcMg 530/Meeg 530)

Foundations of Manufacturing Management

The objectives of the course are to understand and apply concepts and techniques in manu- facturing management. The course includes the management of people (both traditional and high performance systems and teams), lean manufacturing techniques as used on the factory floor, and recent concepts such as Factory Physics. The course focuses on those issues that are important in supervising and managing a modern manufacturing opera- tion. Prerequisites: graduate standing.

3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 532 (tcMg 532/Mktg 550)

Global Market Management

Strategy planning, implementation and control for market entry and development. Topics in- clude social, political and economic changes affecting marketing opportunity; focused ver- sus dispersed marketing efforts; marketing in developed and undeveloped countries; and marketing systems required for the various strategic alternatives. Prerequisite: TCMG 400.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 533 (tcMg 533)

Information Technology Strategy and Governance

This course covers information technology plans, strategy, business/IT alignment, gover- nance, environmental, ethical, economic, reg- ulatory, compliance and technical issues and trends with a focus on planning, organizing, justifying, controlling, implementing and inte- grating concepts and real world experiences. It discusses business and IT balanced score- cards, metrics and key performance indicators. Current and emerging best business and tech- nology strategy and governance best practice frameworks such as COBIT, CMMI, PMBOK, Kano, VOC, QDF, ITIM, Prince2, ITIL, select ISO standards and others will be covered with emphasis on lessons learned, critical success factors and pragmatic solutions. Individual and team projects and case studies are inte- grated into the course. Prerequisite: ITIS 400 or Director, TM program approval.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 534 (tcMg 534/MgMt 535)

Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management

This course covers the rewards and risks of outsourcing and vendor management and identifies where outsourcing should be used and not used. The objectives of the course are to help students understand how to plan, di- rect, manage and more effectively participate in outsourcing initiatives in terms of the fea- sibility of outsourcing (off-shore, near-shore, rural-shore, best shore), vendor selection, contract negotiation, vendor management and evaluation, risk assessment and terminating outsourcing deals. Prerequisite: TCMG 523 and TCMG 505 or Director, TM program ap- proval.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 535 (tcMg 535/BMeg 535)

Foundations of Bio Tech Sciences and Management

This course covers the comprehensive scope of knowledge of major issues and technolo- gies in the bio technology field. This includes regulatory, robotic, imaging, cybernetics, bio- informatics, genetics, ethics and related areas. Individual and team projects will be assigned. Prerequisite: Admissions to graduate studies.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 540

Advanced Simulation and Modeling Techniques

The purpose of this course is to provide an in depth coverage of the use of simulation and modeling as an analysis tool for the study of production and distribution processes. The course aims to develop a sense of criti- cal thinking, learning and problem solving. Topics include: problem formulation, data collection and analysis, random variable gen- eration, and statistical analysis of output. Uti- lizes a major simulation language, SIMAN.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 546 (tcMg 540/Meeg 540)

Simulation and Modeling Techniques

The course covers the concepts and meth- ods that will assist engineering and technol- ogy managers and professionals to make al- ternative investment and funding decisions regarding projects, programs, products, busi- ness expansion and other alternatives using the financial calculations involving time value of money (IRR, ROI, NPV), uncertainty and risk. Topics include engineering and related financial evaluation techniques and formulas, choosing among alternatives, sensitivity analy-

sis, economic analysis, opportunity costs, de- preciation, amortization, probability, cost esti- mating and systems and others. Prerequisites: TCMG 484.

3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 556 (tcMg 556/Mktg 552)

Services Marketing

The course addresses the unique problems of marketing intangibles in the broad spectrum of service industries. The course focuses on the development, implementation and control of strategy, systems and people for effective service operations. This is a case study course. Prerequisite: TCMG 400.

3 semester hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 557 (tcMg 557/itiS 557)

Infrastructure Systems

This course covers the fundamentals of data networking, including signaling, routing and technologies underlying the explosive growth of e- and m-commerce. The managerial is- sues relevant to network utilization, security and service delivery will be addressed as the underlying communications technologies are discussed. Prerequisite: ITIS 400.

3 semester hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 560 (tcMg 560)

Foundations of Environmental and Energy Management

This course covers the assessment of current and potential environmental and energy man- agement issues, opportunities and threats. Key issues such as global warming, pollution, global energy supply and demand needs will be discussed. Alternative energy sources are reviewed, including examination of energy technologies in each fuel cycle stage for fos- sil (oil, gas, synthetic), solar, biomass, wind, hydro, nuclear, and geothermal energy types, along with storage, transmission, and conser- vation issues. Prerequisite: Admission to grad- uate studies.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 561 (tcMg 561)

Economic, Regulatory, Cultural, and Societal Issues in Environment and Energy Management

The course will focus on a review of the en- vironmental and energy management safety, hazard identification and disaster prevention policies, laws, concepts and issues. U.S. and international laws, regulations and standards will also be covered. The course will provide the student with a better understanding of

how the complexity of this topic impacts eco- nomic, political, cultural and societal and op- portunities in environment and energy man- agement. Prerequisite: TCMG 560.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 570 (tcMg 570/MgMt 570)

Foundation of Health Care Management and Administration

This course focuses on a systematic explora- tion of the health care system in the United States, government interactions and regula- tions, delivery systems, healthcare insurance and financing, health care providers, innova- tions in healthcare services and alternative strategies. Prerequisite: TCMG 523.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 571 (tcMg 571/MgMt 571)

Foundations of Service Management and Engineering

With the rapid growth of the services industry, this course integrates topics from economics, engineering, law, technology and organiza- tional theory to deal with how firms change over time to become more service oriented or become service business and the mechanisms and tools by which they seek innovation and competitive advantage in the service sector. The services life cycle is reviewed. In addi- tion, enabling technologies and how different disciplines help to answer questions about how business services combine, evolve, stan- dardize and mature are covered. Prerequisite: Admissions to graduate studies.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 572 (tcMg 572/Meeg 572)

Production Technology and Techniques

This course will introduce up-to-date tech- nology, techniques and systems of the global manufacturing industry. American manufac- turing situation would be analyzed and Japa- nese manufacturing success is also explored. Comprehensive and readable description of manufacturing practice is researched.

3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 573 (tcMg 573/Meeg 573)

Supply Chain Management

The goal of this course is to cover not only high-level supply chain strategy and concepts, but also to give students a solid understand- ing of the analytical tools, to understand sup- ply chain design, planning and operation and high it impacts the performance of a firm. It also conveys how supply chain drivers used

on a conceptual level during supply chain design and operation lead to performance improvements. Prerequisite: Admissions to graduate studies.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 574 (tcMg 574/Meeg 574)

Principles of Logistics and Materials Management

This course presents materials management, logistics theory and concepts in today’s man- ufacturing and commercial environments. It integrates all of the functional areas of the business as well as incorporating logistics into corporate operation. They are examined in light of how they interrelate with other func- tions for the firms. Prerequisite: ENGR 111, ENGR 300 and Admissions to graduate studies.

3 lecture hours; 3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 595

Technology Business Strategy (Capstone Course)

This course is a capstone course dealing with the development and implementation of a business strategy and plan within a frame- work of ethical decision-making, globalization and managing accelerating change. It tests the capability of the student to apply all prior learning to solve actual strategic management problems.

3-6 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 597AB

Master’s Project

A capstone course dealing with the develop- ment and implementation of business strat- egy and plan within a framework of ethical decision-making, globalization and managing accelerating change. It tests the capability of the student to apply and integrate all prior graduate learning to solve actual strategic management problems, develop a business plan and conduct organizational performance and governance assessments. The final proj- ect of this course is project-based and shall constitute, therefore, an outcome assessment of what the student has learned in the MS - TM program. Prerequisite: Final semester for completion the of MS - TM Program

3-6 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 597 c

Masters Project (Completion)

Topics to be arranged. Prerequisite: Approval of the Director, TM Program.

1 semester hour

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 598

Thesis in Technology Management

Completion of a report based on field, library and institutional research to demonstrate abil- ity to conduct investigations in a technology management discipline. Approval of the Di- rector, TM Program.

3 – 6 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 599

Independent Study in Technology Management

This course is reserved for a special project that cannot be done any other way and to help a student complete the MS when no other alternative is available. Prerequisite: Ap- proval of the Director, TM Program.

3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 645

Technology New Venture Creation

This course is for graduate students interest- ed in starting a technology venture, joining a small firm intent upon rapid growth, or pursu- ing a career in consulting, venture capital, or the management of a technology business or venture for larger companies. The course will provide an opportunity to identify and ana- lyze new business and technology venture is- sues and opportunities. Select topics covered include: evaluating market opportunities, de- signing profitable business models, producing a solid business plan, raising capital (multiple rounds), protecting intellectual property and exit strategies such as a merger, the sale of the company or an initial public offerings (IPO). Prerequisites: TCMG 400.

3 semester hours

tecHnologY MAnAgeMent 645

Technology New Venture Creation

This course is for graduate students interest- ed in starting a technology venture, joining a small firm intent upon rapid growth, or pursu- ing a career in consulting, venture capital, or the management of a technology business or venture for larger companies. The course will provide an opportunity to identify and ana- lyze new business and technology venture is- sues and opportunities. Select topics covered include: evaluating market opportunities, de- signing profitable business models, producing a solid business plan, raising capital (multiple rounds), protecting intellectual property and exit strategies such as a merger, the sale of the company or an initial public offerings (IPO). Prerequisites: TCMG 400.

3 semester hours

Technology Management (Ph.D.)