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Core Courses
Executive students must take the following seminars:
XMIT 601 IT and the Industry and Strategic Management (6)
XMIT 602 Human Resources, Leadership, and Project/Financial
Management (6)
XMIT 603 Advanced Topics in IT and Systems Security and Risk
Management (6)
XMIT 604 Computing and Software Technology (6)
XMIT 605 Data Communications and Internet Technologies (6)
XMIT 606 Systems Engineering and Capstone (6)
Master of Science in Technology
Management
Technology management encompasses all aspects of management
associated with the identification, development, acquisition,
and application of technologies for the production of
goods and services. Such management is vital to both privatesector
organizations, which must face the challenges associated
with the fast pace of technological change, and the public sector,
which has an integral and defining role in providing regulations
and policy that will shape the future of U.S. technological
competitiveness.
The Executive Program for the Master of Science (MS) in
technology management covers three important competency
areas in a technology-driven, globally competitive business
environment: strategic management, systems management,
and operations management. The seminars are designed to
introduce and develop these competencies, with one seminar
focusing on each key area and a sixth, capstone seminar integrating
the lessons and objectives of the previous five.
Overview
The program consists of six 6-credit seminars. Each seminar
includes examinations, papers, and/or presentations. The end-ofprogram
project is the capstone learning experience. The project
provides participants with a unique opportunity to develop
sound approaches to specific technology management issues.
Program Requirements
In addition to the general admission requirements, applicants
must have at least five years of business or management experience
and a current position as a mid- or senior-level manager.
Qualified candidates will have a personal interview with the program
director. All participants must have access to a computer
and the Internet, and a working knowledge of software programs
as described on p. 30.
Formats/Locations
All classes in the Executive Program for the MS in technology
management are held at a single UMUC site in the Washington,
D.C., metropolitan area throughout the 18-month program.
The classes are held every other Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. and are supplemented with UMUC’s online (Web-based)
instruction to provide maximum flexibility and convenience.
Instruction includes lectures, case studies, structured discussions,
guest speakers, videos, computer exercises, written projects, and
oral presentations. Students are encouraged to bring laptop
computers to class.
Prospective students should check the executive program Web
page at info.umuc.edu/executiveprograms for the location of the
next seminar.
Curriculum Requirements
Noncredit Course
All degree-seeking students are required to complete the noncredit
course UCSP 610 (or 610E) Library Skills for the
Information Age within their first 6 credits of study.
Core Courses
Executive students must take the following seminars:
XTMN 601 Technology Overview and Strategic Management (6)
XTMN 602
Marketing and Financing Technology-Based
Ventures (6)
XTMN 603 Program and Operations Research (6)
XTMN 604 Electronic Commerce (6)
XTMN 605 Operational Performance and Human Resources (6)
XTMN 606 Business Law and Global Management—Capstone (6)
Course descriptions are found on pp. 110–56.
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