Technology Management (TECM)School of Management610 Communications and Leadership (2:2:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the technology management program. Focuses on developing skills in vivid, succinct, and memorable professional communications with emphasis on communicating effectively with peer decision makers. Participants create formal and informal presentations and written executive summaries and proposals. The roles of the CIO and the IT manager are explored. 615 Decision Making Using Accounting and Financial Information (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the technology management program. Focuses on valuation of information technology companies, projects, and product lines. Value chain analysis and activity based management are explored as the basis for effective financial management. Skills and knowledge in the use of coexisting strategic, financial, and information plans are developed. 620 Economics of Technology Management (2:2:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the technology management program. Economic environments of IT industry, demand models, resource organization and substitutability, measures of efficiency and productivity are illuminated. The course includes information economics as it relates to IT companies. 635 Metrics and Statistics for Quality and Project Management (2:2:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the technology management program. Explores current metrics and metric development for quality, intangible assets, and project management as required within IT companies. Applies statistical tools of best use with these metrics. 640 Management of Consulting and Technical Professionals (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the Technology Management Program. Leadership, motivation, career development, performance evaluation, and team design, composition and facilitation in professional service environments. Helps participants understand both themselves and those they manage. 660 Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Group Decision Making (2:2:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the technology management program. Techniques for making group decisions and resolving internal team conflicts, as well as negotiating effectively with outside parties. Applications include technology assessments, outsourcing decisions, project bidding, and contract negotiations. 700 Business Engineering and Change Management (2:2:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the Technology Management Program. Change management, the visualization, planning, and implementation of transitions throughout the organization or business unit, is fast becoming a key source of competitive advantage. The course will provide the theory and practice of change management and strategic planning including organizational development and organizational transformation. 702 Interpersonal Dynamics and Teamwork (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the Technology Management Program. Development of behavioral skills integral to effective teamwork and interpersonal relationships in work environments. Techniques for making group decisions and resolving internal team conflicts, as well as negotiating effectively with outside parties are covered. 703 Technology Assessment, Evaluation, and Investment (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the Technology Management Program. This course prepares the student to be an educated consumer of information technology to maximize the strategic advantage of IT to an organization. Information technologies, architectures, and products are categorized and analyzed with a view to develop and maintain the most favorable IT asset portfolio to successfully carry out business goals and strategies. Techniques for making group technology assessments, outsourcing decisions, project bidding, and contract negotiations. 704 Planning and Control of Projects (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Admission to the Technology Management Program. Focuses on project scheduling, time-cost tradeoffs, budgeting, cost control, and project monitoring. Special emphasis on cost-management aspects of technology projects in intensive industries. Software and case studies will be used. 720 Analysis of IT Industries (2:2:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the technology management program. Develops knowledge of the status of the IT industry and its companies and segments. Students analyze IT companies using Porter's Five Forces Model, examine industry segments, and create an electronic database with their findings and analysis. 735 Technology Management Capstone Project (2:2:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the technology management program. Teams undertake a strategic evaluation and plan for IT-driven business initiatives. Team presentation of results include 1) an analysis of competitive forces and the value chain, 2) recommendations, including changes in goals and organizational design, 3) a plan of action integrating marketing, human resource development, organizational design, finance, and information technology, and 4) an implementation plan using theories of communication and change management, to include the business case and a business plan. 740 Management of Client Relationships (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the technology management program. Proposal development, bidding, legal issues of contracts and agreements, formation of commercial partnerships, and new business development. Methods and practices for conducting client need assessment and managing deviations of scope. Application of the principles of marketing information systems and technology to internal and external customers. 745 Business Functions and Operations: Client Industries (2:2:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the technology management program. Explores best practices in the IT industry. Students analyze practices in terms of gaining competitive advantage in an industry where the scarcity economic model for products no longer applies. Course work focuses on leading an organization with the IT function. 750 Global IT Management (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Admission to the technology management program. Students spend a week in an international residency. Dealing with technological changes across international markets and amidst global developments, virtual organizations, and project management across cultures are emphasized. Corporate site visits are combined with presentations by professors from universities outside the United States and presentations by relevant practitioners. |
