T55 ETEM 504 Engineering Management & Financial Intelligence

Discover the full picture of how business works within the organization. This course walks the student through the complete business cycle -- the roles the various functions play in a business operation as well as how information is used to make business decisions (e.g. financial data, marketing data, production data, economic data). To bring these learnings to life, this course also uses management simulation games and classroom competitions. Includes strategy, product planning and management, sales and support, research and development, manufacturing and supply chain, with particular emphasis on accounting, finance and the use of financial statements.

Credit 3 units.

T55 ETEM 510 Understanding Emerging & Disruptive Technologies

The current era of rapid technology innovation is causing significant disruption to markets and societies. Blockbuster was the darling of Wall Street in 2004 and filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Blockbuster CEO in 2008: "Neither Redbox nor Netflix are even on the radar screen in terms of competition." Blockbuster is not alone in their blindness. Microsoft laughed off the first iPhone, and laughed off Google. IBM laughed off the first personal computer. These should be a warning to all business leaders. Numerous technologies are threatening disruption todayUnderstanding what they are and how they might disrupt will make or break countless companies in the coming years.

Credit 3 units.

T55 ETEM 530 Project Planning Methodologies

Build expertise with today's critical project management methodologies in our fast-paced world. Variations of waterfall are widely used in industry, but new uses of agile are being discovered every day, both inside and outside of software-based organizations. This course exposes the student to the fundamental and emerging techniques and tools used to manage successful projects of various sizes and complexity -- managing cost, schedule, quality, risk, solution and requirements -- while adapting to today's fast-paced and uncertain business environment. The primary focus of this course is on agile.

Credit 3 units.

T55 ETEM 5507 Strategic Engineering Management

Learn the frameworks and process for developing a strategy focused on technology acquisition and value return. This course will cover the entire lifecycle of strategy development, from discovery and business case development, to evaluation and selection, and finally deployment and realization (value return). The tools in this course will help students determine direction when faced with a technology / automation investment decision. These strategies are built on so much more than just functional capabilities of a given technology and in turn, this course is structured to introduce students to all facets that go into a successful Technology Strategy.

Credit 3 units.

T55 ETEM 5508 Marketing Innovation

Explore the intersection of marketing strategies and engineering processes as a way to enhance product development and market competitiveness. This course equips future engineering leaders with an understanding of essential marketing principles and the rationale behind effective strategy and implementation. Students will acquire the skills to critically evaluate a marketing plan, identify opportunities to align marketing activities to achieve their business goals, and segment/target customers.

Credit 3 units.

T55 ETEM 581 Leading in a Technology-Rich World

Leadership has fundamentally changed from top-down, autocratic and task-focused to collaborative and people-focused in just a few generations. Great senior leaders now get their people to do the greatest things. They must constantly learn, think innovatively, move and adapt very quickly, and collaborate over short and long distances. Students will learn new leadership skills, explore their individual leadership styles, and discuss the senior leadership challenges in an evolving tech-rich world.

Credit 3 units.

T55 ETEM 582 Human Performance in the Organization

Why do some careers soar and others stall? Why it is easy to build relationships with some people - but not others? Why some teams function well and consistently outperform others? Curious about what kind of managers are leaders, or will be? Want to know more about how organizations decide who to hire and who to promote? Human Performance in the Organization is designed to help answer these questions. The content is a mix of relevant theory, personal reflection, and practical application. Our goal is to understand human performance at all levels of the organization. Topics include performance and career management; negotiation and influence; power and politics; mentoring and coaching; high-performance teams; conflict management; talent development and succession planning; and change management.

Credit 3 units.