COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
(MOT)
5013 Global Foundations of Management of Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Admission to M.S. MOT program and consent
of instructor.
This course includes an overview of the contemporary business context: leadership
of change; legal issues; science and technology policy; and global economic
transformation. Elements of decision support systems are introduced, including
accounting, finance, and information systems. Strategic paradigms of management
of technology are used to integrate the content and give voice to emerging perspectives.
5023 Technological Foundations of Management
of Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Admission to M.S. MOT program and consent
of instructor.
his course examines the activities used to transform viable products and processes.
Consideration is given to “green design” within a system’s
context. Design is used as the rubric to integrate the activities. (Equivalent
to EGR 5633. Credit cannot be earned for both MOT 5023 and EGR 5633).
5053 Building Enterprise Equity
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MKT 5023 or consent of instructor.
An analysis of the role of technology and innovation in modern business practice.
Emphasis is on managing technological change to develop business opportunities
and competitive advantage. The concepts and tools covered aim to make the task
of innovation and product portfolio management more understandable and controllable.
5163 Management of Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Examines a broad range of topics and issues involved in the management of technology,
including the international research and development environment and infrastructure;
government, industry, and university roles in technology development; managing
the research and development function; technology forecasting and assessment;
and new product development.
5173 Technology Transfer: The Theory and Practice
of Knowledge Utilization
(3-0) 3 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Technology transfer or diffusion may be defined as the utilization or application
of knowledge. The course examines the organizational, behavioral, and communication
challenges involved in transferring technology from the research laboratory
to the marketplace.
5183 Design of Experiments for Technology Managers
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An applied approach to design of experiments in engineering and scientific settings.
Randomized block designs, factorials, two- and three-level factorial and fractional
factorial designs, nested and split-plot designs, response surface methods,
and robust design methods are studied. Computer statistical packages, including
JMP, are used. A project and presentation based on designing an industrial experiment
is required.
5203 Strategic Management of Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Development of a conceptual framework for strategy, its definition, elements,
and relationships to the basic functions of management of technology. Considers
the impact of technology and environmental forces on strategic management of
the organization.
5213 Organizational Systems for Management of
Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Focuses on organizational systems commonly found in modern organizations dealing
with technology, innovation, and creativity. Considers alternative organizing
concepts, interfacing and integrating considerations, and decision making
and control systems.
5223 Management of Professional Personnel
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
The study of behavior in professional and technical organizations. Focuses on
the characteristics of professional and technical personnel, status and role
systems within the professional organization, and communication and conflict
within and among professional groups.
5233 Advanced Topics in Project Management
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MOT 5243 or consent of instructor.
An advanced course that examines contemporary issues in project management.
Includes topics such as: the value of project management; organizational project
management maturity; project selection models; enterprise project management;
and project office implementation. Synthesis and evaluation are emphasized.
A basic understanding of project management is required.
5243 Essentials of Project and Program Management
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
This course addresses concepts and techniques for the management of business
and technology projects. Includes topics such as: the project life cycle; project
planning; project scheduling; project cost estimating; project risk analysis;
project control techniques; earned value management; project organizations and
functions; project manager responsibilities; and team building.
5253 Starting the High-Tech Firm
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A review of the steps and processes involved in starting a technology-based
economic endeavor. The focus is built around the steps of identifying a problem
area, identifying potential technological solutions to the identified need,
and developing a proposed business entity to commercialize the technology solution.
6923 Directed Research in Management of Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Permission of the Graduate Advisor and
the faculty advisor/director.
A directed research course to prepare students for MOT 6933 Management of Technology
Capstone. The course emphasizes the understanding of scientific research problem
solving, including research problems in management of technology, the design
and methodology of research solutions to those problems, and the relations between
problem and design. Presentation of assigned project is required.
6933 Management of Technology Capstone
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Permission of the Graduate Advisor and the faculty
advisor/director.
Research and preparation of an in-depth study of a complex problem in management
of technology. Credit is awarded upon completion of the project, thesis, conference
paper, or publishable article.
6943 Management of Technology Internship
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, 15 semester credit hours of
graduate work, and consent of instructor.
Internship must be approved in advance by the Internship Coordinator and the
student’s Graduate Advisor of Record. Supervised full- or part-time off-campus
work experience and training in management of technology. Individual conferences
and written reports are required.
6951-3 Independent Study
1 to 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission in writing
(form available) of the instructor and the student’s Graduate Advisor
of Record.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction
of a faculty member. For students needing specialized work not normally or not
often available as part of the regular course offerings. May be repeated for
credit, but no more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to the
Master’s degree.
6961 Comprehensive Examination
1 hour credit. Prerequisite: Approval of the appropriate graduate program committee
to take the Comprehensive Examination.
Independent study course for the purpose of taking the Comprehensive Examination.
May be repeated as many times as approved by the Graduate Program Committee.
Enrollment is required each term in which the Comprehensive Examination is taken
if no other courses are being taken that term. The grade report for the course
is either “CR” (satisfactory performance on the Comprehensive Examination)
or “NC” (unsatisfactory performance on the Comprehensive Examination).
6971-3 Special Problems
(1-0, 2-0, 3-0) 1 to 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally
or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Problems
courses may be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but no more than 6
hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to a Master’s degree.