MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY (MOT) COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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 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.
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.
5313 Emerging Technologies
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Examines science-based innovations with the potential to either create or transform a constellation: emerging technologies may involve either a single discovery or a bundle of innovations that converge to create a new technological system. This course focuses not only on the emergence of technology from basic research to implementation, but also on the commercialization of technology. Seminar format, case-study preparation, presentation, and cooperative learning are defining characteristics of this course.
5323 Biotechnology Industry
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An overview of the biotechnology industry, this course includes discussions covering biologics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices from discovery and design through commercialization and marketing. Focus is on strategic issues confronting management of an early stage biotech company from start-up through the venture capital phase. Seminar format, presentation, and cooperative learning are defining characteristics of this course.
5333 Technological Drivers of Globalization
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A study of technological factors contributing to the globalization of business, economic, political and social systems. Emphasis is on identifying positive as well as negative consequences of technology-driven globalization and studying possible disruptions to globalization caused by economic or resource limitations.
6203 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. (Formerly MOT 5203. Same as IS 6813. Credit can be earned for only one of the following: MOT 6203, MOT 5203, or IS 6813.)
6923 Directed Research in Management of Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of 15 semester credit hours of required Management of Technology (MOT) courses or consent of instructor.
A directed research course in which students complete a faculty directed research project that addresses a contemporary management of technology issue or problem. Students will also develop an appreciation and understanding of contemporary management of technology research as published in leading management of technology journals. This course includes a comprehensive examination that addresses the learning goals of the MOT program.
6933 Management of Technology Professional Report
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: MOT 6923 and consent of instructor.
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 not 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 MOT 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 not more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to a Master’s degree.
