Graduate School of Management & Technology - Programs

Technology Management Program

• Program Description
• Overview of Specializations
• Program Objectives
• Student Profile

Specialization Requirements

• E-Business
• Distance Education and Technology
• Homeland Security Management
• Information Systems & Services
• Project Management

Dual Degrees

• Master of Business Administration

Related Certificates

• Database Systems Technology
• E-Business
• Foundations of Information Technology
• Informatics
• Information Assurance
• Project Management
• Software Engineering
• Systems Analysis
• Telecommunications Management
• More

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Program Description

The Master of Science in Technology Management program provides a broad-based core of management competency in the central business functions, along with a deep understanding of generic technologies that enable specific business capabilities.

Core courses focus on a common management competency, while specializations allow a student to customize depth in technology toward the student’s long-term career goals. Technical depth is provided in several specialization areas: Homeland Security Management, Information Systems and Services, E-Business, Distance Education Technology, and Project Management.

E-Business Specialization Description

The E-Business (EBUS) specialization provides courses on how managers can design and operate web sites and generally conduct e-commerce and e-business effectively. The specialization is structured to accommodate the needs of students who are specialists in information technology as well as those with little or no experience with computers. In addition to receiving a solid technology foundation, students are exposed to the relevant business aspects such as strategic planning, marketing planning, security planning and financial and economic aspects of e-business and social, legal and regulatory issues.

Career Path

The Master of Science program in technology management serves a number of careers at the entry-, mid-, or high-level position, depending on the prior level of experience of the candidate.

Graduates of the E-Business specialization, depending on their background can find positions such as:

• Web Site Designer
• E- marketing Specialist
• E-security Expert
• Web Site Operator
• E-government Specialist

Requirements

Recommendations

Students who wish to improve their graduate writing skills may take COMM 600, Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3).

Core Required Courses

UCSP 611 Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills (0), to be taken within the first 6 credits of study

• TMAN 611 Principles of Technology Management (3)
• TMAN 614 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (3)
• TMAN 632 Organizational Performance Management (3)
• TMAN 633 Managing People in Technology-Based Organizations (3)
• TMAN 625 Economics and Financial Analysis for Technology Managers (3)

Clustered Course Option

TMAN 600 Foundations of Management and Technology (6) is a six-credit course. Students who receive credit for TMAN 600 may not receive credit for TMAN 611 or TMAN 633.

E-Business (EBUS) Specialization Required Courses

• EBUS 610 Introduction to E-Business (3)
• EBUS 620 E-Marketing (3)
• EBUS 630 Social, Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues (3)
• EBUS 640 E-Technology (3)
• EBUS 650 E-Development and Management (3)
• EBUS 660 E-Business Economics (3)

Capstone Course: EBUS 670 E-Business Capstone (3)

Specialization Rules

Courses must be taken in the order as shown above.

Note: Some course names and numbers were updated beginning with the fall 2007 semester. If you began the program prior to fall 2007 and have chosen to follow your original, pre-fall 2007 requirements, you should use the pre-fall 2007 Study Plan for this degree.