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66.501 Organizational BehaviorCredits: 2
Introduces students to management and organizational behavior. Its general purpose is to study and understand the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations. It is directed toward behavioral action components and emphasizes the close relationship between the study of organizational behavior and the practice of management.
Pre-requisites: MBA or Certificate Programs, or Permission of MBA Director.
Pre-Requisite: MBA, Business Certificate, Doctor of Engineering programs, or permission of MBA Coordinator.
66.511 Global Enterprise and CompetitionCredits: 2
To be taken as last course in foundation core. Is an integrated investigation of global competitive issues to help students understand the processes of organization and technological innovation which permit businesses to achieve competitive advantages in a global environment. This course also deals with the nature and techniques of industry analysis necessary to the formulation of effective global strategy for the firm.
Pre-Requisite: MBA, Business Certificate, Doctor of Engineering programs, or permission of MBA Coordinator.
66.515 Foundations of New Venture CreationCredits: 3
This course is designed to meet the needs of engineering and science professionals who may be involved in taking new science and technology from idea to market commercialization. This course will provide a working understanding of the business concepts that lay at the foundation of a business plan.
Idea and Market Validation
Competitive and Market Intelligence
Finance: Cash Flow, Capitalization Tables, Venture Investment
IP/Legal: Basics of IP Law, Basics of Business Law
Linking Technology and Markets via Technology Roadmaping
Marketing: Value Proposition, Distribution, Pricing
Sales: Product Sales, Joint Ventures & Negotiations
Business Plan Development
Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
66.516 New Product Development ProcessesCredits: 3
New product development practitioners have developed an impressive body of knowledge of effective NPD practices and processes over the past decade and a half. NPD will provide modules on: product management and new product strategy
Developing products that meet customer needs via qualitative market research and principles of industrial design
The product development process and managing new product teams
Emerging issues in NPD: the digital revolution; collaboration, partnerships, and outsourcing
Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
Examines how business enterprises are designed, managed and changed to operate efficiently and perform effectively within their competitive environments. It critically examines organizations that vary in terms of such characteristics as size, complexity, goals, and technology as they operate under different circumstances and at various stages of their life cycles. The role and impact of individual managers receive particular attention.
Pre-Requisite: Matriculated MBA students, MBA Foundation Core, or permission of MBA Coordinator
The course focuses on initial incubation by project team; development of an investment proposal; funding; and launching of a new business.
66.652 Human Resources ManagementCredits: 3
Pre-Requisite: Matriculated MBA students, MBA Foundation Core, or permission of MBA Coordinator
66.677 Independent Study: ManagementCredits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA Foundation Core and 66.601, or permission of MBA Coordinator
Pre-Req: 66.601Managing Org Design & Change and MBA Foundation Core, or permission of MBA Coordinator.
66.680 St Mg:Adv Prof'l CommCredits: 3
66.688 Current Topics in ManagementCredits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of Foundation Core. Selected topics having current and future impact in the field of management.
Pre-Req: Matriculated MBA students, MBA Foundation Core, or permission of MBA Coordinator
66.691 Strategy Formation and ImplementationCredits: 3
Reviews strategies for positioning a firm within its competitive environment. Fundamental concepts in strategic management; role of the CEO, levels and components of strategy, competitive analysis, and formulation and implementation of strategy are explored.
Pre-Requisite: MBA Advanced Core.
Pre-Requisite: Matriculated MBA students; 60.601 Acct Info for Mgmt Decisions, 61.601 Corporate Finance, 62.601 Customers & Markets , 66.601 Managing Org Design & Change , or permission of MBA Coordinator
66.710 Management for CompetitivenessCredits: 3
To manage manufacturing organizations, and assure continual improvement in company products and processes, managers must understand, and be prepared to modify, how the firm operates in terms of structure, policies, reward systems, work and management processes, and core values. This requires considerable skill in (a) correctly distinguishing between the technical and managerial aspects of company performance and (b) developing strategic and tactical approaches that, when implemented, lead to necessary change. This course addresses these managerial issues. Emphasis is placed on designing the proper alignment between company goals, structure and external environment; developing managerial skills in communicating, and motivating; applying quality management strategies; and facilitating planned organizational change.
66.725 NegotiationsCredits: 3
Pre-Requisite: MBA Foundation Core.