ETLS 808 Capstone Course
The Capstone Course is designed to provide the graduating student with a
long-term perspective on progressive trends in industry. The course
provides an integrative approach to the formulation and implementation of
strategy and policy based on examples of successful and unsuccessful
strategies. This course integrates the knowledge that students have
acquired in other courses to develop a perspective of global business.
It emphasizes organizational policy, company objectives, alternative
strategic decision making, international planning and control.
Prerequisite: Completion of 33+ credits
ETLS 815 Leadership and Technology
This course is designed to offer students a framework from which to
approach the following observations:
Technology mediates human connections,
Any new technology inherently carries leadership challenges and change
dynamics,
Understanding and using specific analytical frames will offer ways to make
sense out of the often contradictory nature of techno-effects. The purpose
of this course is to provide each student both a "hand-on" feel for the
mediating effects of technology, and a clear set of analytical frames from
which they can make sense of their own technological challenges, both
personal and institutional.
ETLS 840 Technology Transfer/Contemporary Problems
The rewards of technology transfer can be great, yet few have a
comprehensive understanding of the subject. This course provides a broad
understanding of the process of technology transfer including strategic fit,
identification and selection of technology, licensing, structuring the
transfer, and practical problems of implementation. The course is conducted
in a seminar format, with experienced technology transfer guest speakers and
hands-on use of the Internet and other resources for locating technology
sources. Students will survey their companies, write a proposal for
technology transfer, and develop a personal technology transfer network.
ETLS 841 Lean Six Sigma
This course number has been changed to ETLS 640.
ETLS 850 Leveraging Leadership for a Lifetime III
(Offered at the conclusion of the MSTM student’s program—after 13-14 courses have
been completed.) (One Credit Course)
This course aims to provide a capstone
for the graduate learning experience, identifying key learning outcomes,
measuring growth in all self-assessment areas and designing the life-long
leadership and learning plans. As a result of the assessment at the completion
of the program, the student will: identify leadership intentions for his/her
future, based on broad understanding of leadership style, competencies and
character; share his/her portfolio of learning with the class, demonstrating
how this will be used in his/her workplace applications; give a final
presentation on their learning process and how this will fuel their
leadership/learning plans for a lifetime; develop a vision for their
leadership stance/influence in 5-10 years; and finalize the metrics for
measuring the Program Objectives.
Prerequisite: ETLS 650 Leveraging Leadership for a Lifetime II
ETLS 851 Enterprise Information Systems
This course examines the requirements and needs of companies and other organizations
for operating information and, in particular, the capabilities of automated systems to
manage, analyze and deliver this information. A review will be made of information system
vendors that provide an integrated approach to information management including software
features and equipment requirements. Systems that provide these features are typically
referred to as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Enterprise Resource Management (ERM)
systems. The process and techniques of assessing, designing, evaluating, selecting and
implementing enterprise information systems in order to develop and establish a repeatable
organization methodology for this process is actively studied and applied.
The importance of process flow documentation and change management are
studied in relation to successful enterprise information system
implementation. Preparing requests for vendor proposals and analyzing vendor
responses to choose a supplier are also studied. Topics include sales
quotation and order processing, purchasing, manufacturing resource planning,
shop floor control, inventory control, capacity planning, job shop and
repetitive manufacturing, quality control, master scheduling, financial
accounting and cost control, human resource management, logistics,
engineering operations and E-commerce as they relate to automated
information systems.
Prerequisites: ETLS 505 Managerial Accounting and Performance Management and
ETLS 601 Program/Project/Team Management
ETLS 852 Technology Risk Management
The objective of this course is to help the student identify and
understand elements of uncertainty in assessing business risks associated
with technological and social change. This course focuses on examples from
business ventures and from new products arising from changing market
demands. Students will be required to prepare a risk assessment for an
existing venture, new product or large engineering project and to describe
ways risks can be managed to improve the chance of long term business
success including a competitive return on invested capital.
ETLS 853 Introduction to Intellectual Property Law
An introduction to intellectual property concepts, focusing on patents,
copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, and emphasizing their role in
strategic planning.
ETLS 855 Implementing Innovation
This course is designed as a seminar for students in the Engineering and
Technology Management program. Its goals are to increase the student's
ability to 1) think broadly like an executive, 2) build allies and
supporters, 3) communicate with people from a broad range of backgrounds and
4) become a better communicator and advocate for getting acceptance of new
technology in their company. The course focuses on learning that selling is
a relationship-building process, and that we all sell - every day - if we
are trying to change anything. Elements of the course include understanding
buyer types and behavior, what motivates each, and how to work with each
individually and in groups. The course employs a variety of methods
including readings, workshop exercises, role-playing, presentations,
individual practice and a company project.
Note: MMSE 840 Implementing Innovation is the new name of the MMSE 799
course, Technical Selling, taught Summer 2001 and Spring 2002. Credit can NOT be given
twice.
ETLS 858 Technology Management Capstone
The Capstone Course is designed to provide the graduating student with a
long-term perspective on progressive trends in industry. The course provides
an integrative approach to the formulation and implementation of strategy
and policy based on examples of successful and unsuccessful strategies. This
course integrates the knowledge that students have acquired in other courses
to develop a perspective of global business. It emphasizes organizational
policy, company objectives, alternative strategic decision making,
international planning and control.
Prerequisite: Completion of 36+ credits
ETLS 880 Directed Studies
This course is a faculty-supervised project involving research into
manufacturing methods, systems or procedures that relate to real-world
manufacturing situations. A specific project and methodology, appropriate to
the student's program of study, is chosen with the approval of a faculty
member.
Prerequisite: Advisors consent
ETLS 881 Engineering Project Credits
Finalization of entire engineering project and successful completion of the
defense are required to obtain these credits. Selection of a topic for the
project is part of the Engineering Project Seminar and is done
in conjunction with your project advisor.
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