NMGT 6310 Introduction to Engineering Management (3 sem. cr.)
This course provides an overview of the techniques of applying management principles to professional positions held by engineers and engineering technologists. The management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling are discussed with their role in managing technology.

 

NMGT 6380 Engineering Management Capstone Project (3 sem. cr.)
The capstone project is an individual study of an engineering management problem selected by the student and approved by the instructor. It includes a detailed written proposal, regular progress reports, and a final written report.

 

NMGT 6760 Introduction to Project Management (3 sem. cr.)
This course introduces students to the art and science of project management as applied to a variety of large and small project situations, in commercial, public, and private sectors. Topics include project life-cycle management; project organizations and leadership; project team building; RFPs, proposals, and contracts; techniques for project scope definition, work definition, estimating, scheduling, risk management, control, and close-out; the PMO; project management methodology; and project selection/portfolio management.

 

NMGT 6761 Advanced Project Management (3 sem. cr.)
Increasingly, the “soft” skills of project management are recognized as the keys to improving its practice. This course explores best practices and research results on how best to practice project management in today’s organizations, in the context of real-world problems. (Prerequisite: NMGT 6760.)

 

NMGT 8510 Operations Research Models (3 sem. cr.)
This survey course is designed to introduce students to both deterministic and stochastic models used to help managers make more informed decisions. It provides the foundations for more intensive study in such fields as industrial engineering, transportation, computer science, and business. The scope is broad, and because the material is introductory in nature, it is suitable for graduate students with varied technical backgrounds.

 

NMGT 8735 Marketing of Advanced Technologies (3 sem. cr.)
The technology-based company presents a unique set of challenges for the marketing function, particularly the management of high levels of risk and uncertainty about both the technology itself and the markets it does or could address. Almost every aspect of the traditional marketing mix must be considered and adjusted to account for the risk and uncertainty accompanying products, services, and technologies at the earliest stages of the technology life cycle. This course considers each of these stages in the marketing process, bringing to bear insights from a variety of technology management-related fields, and introduces the theories, tools, and specialized techniques used in the marketing of technology. Two themes permeate the course. The first is that the extreme uncertainties surrounding such marketing issues as segmentation, demand forecasting, product design decisions, pricing, and positioning can be mitigated through a process of understanding the prospective user’s business environment, determining precisely how the product will add value to the business, and developing a value proposition targeted to that customer group. The second theme is that traditional market analysis techniques (e.g., surveys, focus groups) are not sufficiently effective at reducing market uncertainty to an acceptable level when the potential market has yet to be established. This qualitatively different level of uncertainty can be more effectively addressed through proactive involvement of the user at every stage of product conceptualization and development, using prototypes and product “probes,” working with early adopters, and building in extensive user feedback loops.

 

NMGT 8750 Total Quality Management and Improvement (3 sem. cr.)
Total Quality Management (TQM) is the art and science of managing the whole of an organization to achieve excellence. TQM is defined as both a philosophy and a set of guiding principles that provide a foundation for continuous improvement in an organization. This course covers the theory and application of TQM and quality control topics that are applicable in industrial and general business systems. Methods for product and process quality improvement are covered. Specifically, the course covers four areas: principles and philosophies (e.g., leadership concepts, employee empowerment and teamwork, continuous process improvement, costs and performance measures, 5S, TPM); product/service development (e.g., benchmarking, quality function deployment, FMEA, DOE, Taguchi); manufacturing products and providing services (e.g., control charts, process capability, Six Sigma); and inspection of raw materials and outgoing product (e.g., supplier partnership, ISO 9000).