Management courses offered by the College of Business (COB) are included in the MS in Telecommunications Engineering Technology course offerings. A maximum of three courses can be selected from the following list of courses. Students who choose the graduate project instead of the graduate thesis may take an additional management course.

Organizational Behavior & Leadership (0102-740)
Course Description: This is a first course in management. Students will explore models for managing behavior of individuals and teams in organizations. Topics include motivation, teambuilding, conflict resolution, leadership, organizational change and managing organizational cultures. Teaching techniques include class discussion, case studies, team exercises and team presentations.
Prerequisites:
Credit Hours: 4

Introduction to Technology Management (0102-742)
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the technological process in organizations and the factors, both internal and external, that influence the rate, timing and success of industrial innovations. The interrelationship between science and technology and the importance of these two disciplines on the process of technological innovation is examined. Also discussed is the process of R&D management, the strategic management of technology, the dynamics of technology life cycles and organizational influences on engineering and manufacturing processes.
Prerequisites: 0102-740 for business majors; permission of instructor for students in other colleges.
Credit Hours: 4

Managing Research & Innovation (0102-761)
Course Description: This course deals with the responsibilities of, and operating problems faced by managers responsible for the research function within high- technology firms. Topics will include: internal technology assessments, the acquisition of technology, domestic and international technology transfer, and the selection and management of R&D projects. Particular attention will be given to motivating and managing creative individuals, organizational alternatives for R&D, and techniques for overcoming barriers to innovation.
Prerequisites: 0102-742 for business majors; permission of instructor for students in other colleges.
Credit Hours: 4

Information Systems Management (0112-755)
Course Description: This course involves the study of information systems (IS) management and focuses on issues and problems faced by managers of information technology. Topics include information systems planning, computer- integrated manufacturing, systems development, establishment of IS standards, e-business, and other management principles relevant to IS. The course utilizes Harvard cases and research papers to illustrate important concepts.
Prerequisites: 0112-710
Credit Hours: 4

Statistical Analysis in Decision Making (0106-782)
Course Description: A course in applied statistics emphasizing inference (estimation and testing). Topics to be covered include sampling distribution, estimation, and test of hypothesis for single and two populations, statistical quality control methods, linear, multiple regression and model-building methods.
Prerequisites: 0106-066, statistics or equivalent
Credit Hours: 4

International Finance (0104-760)
Course Description: This course has a specific focus on international business problems that are Financial in nature. Topics include an examination of the international environment The firm operates in, international investment, exchange rates and the management of risks arising from shifting exchange rates, and the problems of short and long term asset and liability management.
Prerequisites: 0104-721
Credit Hours: 4

Financial Accounting Systems (0101-703)
Course Description: An introduction to financial and managerial accounting concepts, with particular emphasis placed on their use for decision making. Topics covered will include: financial statements, transaction analysis, measuring economic values, responsibility accounting, budgeting, decentralized and divisional performance measurement.
Prerequisites:
Credit Hours: 4

Managerial Accounting (0101-302)
Course Description: Introduction to the use of accounting information by managers within a business. Explores the value of accounting information for the planning and controlling of operations, assessing the cost of a product/service, evaluating the performance of managers, measuring costs of quality and strategic decision making.
Prerequisites: 0101-301
Credit Hours: 4

Financial Analysis for Managers (0104-721)
Course Description: An examination of basic financial theories, techniques, and practices relating to the valuation, pricing, and selection of capital/financial assets and the definition, evaluation and management of corporate risk. Topics include: time value of money, valuation, capital asset pricing, risk and diversification, cost of capital, capital budgeting techniques.
Prerequisites: 0101-703, 0103-705 or 0103-711 and 0106-782 as pre or corequisite.
Credit Hours: 4

Financial Management II (0104-722)
Course Description: This course emphasizes the theories, techniques, and practices associated with capital structure decisions, equity and debt restructuring, dividend policy, financial forecasting, working capital management, financial analysis, financial control, and leasing.
Prerequisites: 0104-721
Credit Hours: 4

Statistical Process Control (0307-721)
Course Description: A practical course designed to provide in-depth understanding of the principles and practices of statistical process control. Topics include statistical concepts relating to processes, Shewhart charts for measurement and attribute data, CUSUM charts, EWMA charts, measures of chart performance, tolerances, specifications, process capability studies, short-run control charts.
Prerequisites: 0307-712 or consent of department
Credit Hours: 3 or 4

Quality Management (0307-781)
Course Description: This course focuses on ASQ’s Certified Quality Manager body of knowledge and introduces process improvement methodologies, including the Six-Sigma framework. Topics include quality standards and awards, organization for quality, customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, team management, quality costs, project management, and process improvement methodologies.
Prerequisites: Consent of department
Credit Hours: 3 or 4

Quality Engineering (0307-782)
Course Description: This course, in conjunction with 0307-781, covers the non-statistical elements in ASQ’s Certified Quality Engineer body of knowledge. Topics include: quality philosophies, elements of a quality system, quality planning, supplier management, quality auditing, quality and management tools, process and material control, measurement systems, and safety and reliability.
Prerequisites: Consent of department
Credit Hours: 3 or 4