The School of Technology Management offers the following programs leading to a graduate certificate. Students are required to meet regular admission requirements for the Master’s program and complete the courses listed below. Each graduate certificate program is self-contained and highly focused, carrying 12 graduate credits (4 courses). All of the courses taken as part of one of the Graduate Certificates listed below can be applied toward a Master’s Degree.
Discipline-based Certificates:
Business Intelligence and Analytics Business Process Management & Service Innovation Information Management General Management Project Management (leads to a graduate certificate in PM). Telecommunications Management Wireless Networks Broadband Networks Industry-Oriented Certificates:
Details of these certificate programs are shown below.
Business Intelligence and Analytics (4 courses, 12 credits) The graduate certificate in BI&A is designed for practitioners who wish to increase their understanding of specific areas of data, web and social analytics, and their ability to manage data-intensive applications in industry.
Choose 4 courses from the following with permission of advisor.
MIS 636 Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence MIS 637 Knowledge Discovery in Databases BIA 652 Multivariate Data Analytics BIA 658 Social Network Analytics SOC 653 Introduction to Text Mining & Statistical Natural Language Processing BIA 656 Statistical Learning & Analytics BIA 660 Web Analytics Business Process Management & Service Innovation (4 courses, 12 credits) Business Process Management (BPM) addresses the analysis, design, implementation, and improvement of enterprise processes. It combines mature organizational concepts (BPR, Six Sigma, TQM) and process-supporting technologies such as workflow management, BPM Suites and service-enabled systems. The use of Business Process Automation technology promises significant efficiency gains for organizations through the automated coordination of activities, allocation of tasks to process participants and the integration of applications. Demand for BPM is driven by opportunities related to ongoing process performance improvement, process outsoucing / offshoring and the interest in process standards such as ITIL and SCOR. Not surprisingly, global analysts such as the Gartner Group have identified Business Process Management as the number one priority of CIOs for a number of years. The BPM & Service Innovation certificate primarily addresses the needs of practitioners engaged in, or considering initiatives for process improvement. The certificate courses cover topics relevant to business representatives involved in process analysis projects, IT staff involved in process automation efforts, and executives involved in strategic process improvement initiatives. The program is also suitable for IT organizations with BPM tool offerings and provides business-level education for sales-force personnel, technical staff, and consultants.
The following courses are required in the following sequence to earn the Graduate Certificate in BPM & Service Innovation.
MIS 690 Supply Chain Management & Strategy MIS 710 Business Process Innovation & Management MIS 712 BPM & Workflow Implementation MIS 714 Service Innovation Information Management (4 courses, 12 credits) The Information Management Graduate Certificate program is concerned with the relationship between business management and information systems knowledge. There is a pressing need for information systems which effectively support the strategic objectives of the organization. As a result, the individuals using, creating, and managing such systems have to be more familiar with the business and information technology side of their organization than was necessary in the past. The graduate certificate program emphasizes the management skills and the knowledge required to make efficient and effective use of information in the organization. After completing this program, students will be able to specify, develop, and manage information systems as a strategic organizational resource.
All courses taken as a part of this graduate certificate can be applied towards a Master of Science in Management with concentration in Information Management degree after successful completion of eight additional graduate courses. The following courses are required in the following sequence to earn the Graduate Certificate in Information Management.
MIS 620 Analysis and Development of Information Systems MIS 630 Data and Knowledge Management MIS 699 Managing Emerging Information Technologies MIS 760 Information Technology Strategy General Management (a ‘mini-MBA’/4 courses, 12 credits) The General Management Graduate Certificate program will allow students to gain a knowledge of how an enterprise operates and creates value. Students will learn the foundations of the language of business (accounting), the way that organizations actually operate (organization theory), the way that businesses deliver value to customers (marketing), and meet strategic business objectives (strategic management). All courses taken as a part of this graduate certificate can be a applied towards a Master of Science in Management with concentration in General Management (MSM/GM) degree after the successful completion of eight additional graduate courses.
The following courses are required in the following sequence to earn the Graduate Certificate in General Management.
MGT 615 Financial Decision Making MGT 689 Organizational Behavior and Design MGT 641 Marketing Management MGT 699 Strategic Management Project Management (4 courses, 12 credits) The Project Management graduate certificate program includes both the theory and practice of project management. Concepts, project management tools, metrics for project success, planning issues, risk management, human resources, organizational performance, and managing complex programs are presented. Project Management courses taken for the Graduate Certificate may be applied towards any of the Management Masters Degrees or the MBA. All course taken as a part of this graduate certificate can be applied towards a Master of Science in Management with concentration in Project Management degree after successful completion of eight additional graduate courses.
The following courses are required in the following sequence to earn the Graduate Certificate in Project Management.
MGT 609 Project Management Fundamentals MGT 610 Strategic Perspectives on Project Management MGT 612 The Human Side of Project Leadership MGT 614 Advanced Project Management Telecommunications Management (4 courses, 12 credits) The Telecommunications Management graduate certificate will provide advanced technical knowledge of applied telecommunications integrated with solid grounding in business management techniques. The program will benefit individuals with an interest in a variety of areas within the telecommunications industry including network planning and evaluation, information management, technology management, marketing and project management. All courses taken as a part of this graduate certificate can be applied towards a Master of Science in Telecommunications Management after successful completion of eight additional graduate courses.
The following courses are required in the following sequence to earn the Graduate Certificate in Telecommunication Management.
TM 601 Principles of Applied Telecommunications Technology TM 605 Probability and Stochastic Processes TM 610 Business Information Networks TM 612 Regulation and Policy in the Telecommunications Industry Healthcare Leadership & Management (4 courses, 12 credits) The Healthcare Leadership & Management graduate certificate presents realistic strategies in an array of critical areas for healthcare management and leadership. The courses are delivered with a hybrid method that embraces the best features of both face-to-face and on-line learning. Course content, graded assignments and class discourse are all designed to provide readily-usable systems and strategies for the everyday challenges of healthcare management and leadership. This graduate certificate is geared towards healthcare professionals who are interested in increasing their management and leadership credentials effectively, realistically and at the highest level of quality.
All courses taken as a part of this graduate certificate can be applied towards a Master of Science in Management with concentration in Healthcare Management degree after successful completion of eight additional graduate courses. The following courses are required in the following sequence to earn a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership & Management.
MGT 616 Healthcare Leadership and Management MGT 609 Project Management Fundamentals MGT 612 The Human Side of Project Leadership Choose one elective:
MGT 614 Advanced Project Management MIS 689 IT Management for the Healthcare Professional MGT 689 Organizational Behavior and Design
