Technology Management

School/College: School of Technology   
Degree(s) Offered: Master of Science
Graduate Coordinator: Hany Nakhla Email: hknakhla@ncat.edu  Phone: 336-285-3163
Department Chair: Ji Shen   Email: shen@ncat.edu    Phone: 336-334-7585

The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) defines Technology Management as the field concerned with the supervision of personnel across the technical spectrum and a wide variety of complex technological systems. There is an increasing demand for experienced professionals who can play leadership roles involving technology innovation; development and deployment of new technologies across a broad spectrum of industries; planning, problem solving, and decision-making to improve business performance. If you are interested in vertical movement in your corporation or are looking for a position with more responsibility, the Master of Science in Technology Management (MSTM) is a real option for you. The MSTM degree will help you sharpen your management skills and broaden your background for future management positions that you may wish to seek.

Program Outcomes

• Communication: During the coursework in the program, students will be able to communicate effectively the functions performed by Technology professionals in the installation, design, and utilization of software applications and equipment with the clarity and precision required by standards commonly practiced in the profession.
• Critical Thinking: During the coursework in the program, students will be able to define technological requirements appropriate to commonly encountered problems and solutions in workplace/enterprise.
• Innovation: During the coursework in the program, students will be able to design and implement a project that meets the desired technical specification, process, component, and/or program.
• Global Awareness - Social Responsibility: During the coursework in the program, students will be able to analyze the impact of Technology, both locally and globally, on individuals, organizations, and society.
• Ethical Leadership: During the coursework in the program, students will be able to understand the professional, legal, security, and social issues and responsibilities of the technologist professions engaged in developing innovative projects/systems solutions that address specific issues.

Degree Requirements

The Master of Science in Technology Management requires a total of 33 semester hours of coursework

Subject Core Course(s)

Core Courses - 12 credit hours

MSTM 600      Graduate Seminar                                                                       1

MSTM 701      Leadership and Technological Innovations                                     2

MSTM 702      Enterprise Resource Planning Systems                                           3

MSTM 703      Statistics and Probability in Industrial Technology                            3

MSTM 336      Research Methods for Technology                                                 3

Other Required Courses:

Project Option (6 credit hours):                                                                                                                                                                               

MSTM750       Master's Internship                      3

MSTM 789      Master's Project                           3

MSTM 788      Comprehensive Exam                  0

Thesis Option (9 credit hours):

MSTM 705      Statistics and Probability for Research      3

MSTM 791      Master's Thesis I                                   3

MSTM 791      Master's Thesis II                                  3

Electives (Management Electives (6 credit hours) 

AET 613          Supplier Chain Management Systems                           3

AET 673          Industrial Productivity Measurement & Analysis              3

AET 735          Manufacturing Organization and Management               3

AET 772          Strategic Concepts in Quality                                       3

CM 692           Project Management                                                  3

CM 710           Advanced Construction Management and Organization   3

CM 720           Construction Contract Administration                            3

CM 781           Construction Risk Management                                   3

GCS 637          Industrial and Customer Relations in Graphic Communication           3

TECH 670       Introduction to Workplace Training and Development                        3

TECH 671       Methods and Techniques of Workplace Training and Development      3

TECH 770       Systematic Design of Training and Development Programs                 3

ITT 620           Telecommunications Management                                                 3

ITT 625           Computer Database Management                                                 3

ITT 685           Ethical Issues in Information Technology                                       3

ITT 735           Telecommunication Management Issues                                       3

OSH 655          Systematic Approaches to Emergency Management                         3

OSH 658          Disaster and Emergency Management Policies                                3

OSH 659          Values and Ethics for Administrative Decision-Making                       3

OSH 708          Occupational Safety & Health Management I                                   3

OSH 709          Occupational Safety & Health Management II                                  3

OSH 710          Legal Issues in Occupational  & Safety Practice                                3

OSH 711          Current Issues in Occupational Safety and Health                             3      

Technical Electives (6 credit hours for thesis option; 9 credit hours for project option)

AET 610          Six Sigma Applied to Manufacturing         3

AET 651          Principles of Robotics                             3

AET 710          Manufacturing Materials                         3

AET 720          Industrial Economics                              3

AET 760          Advanced Manufacturing Process/CNC      3

AET 780          Reliability Testing and Analysis               3

LAND 682       Sustainable Development & Construction  3

LAND705        Sustainable Planned Communities           3

CM 678           Real Estate and Land Development        3

CM 708           Construction Cost Estimating & Project Controls       3

CM 715           Productivity & Methods Improvement in Construction       3

CM 750           Research Methods in Construction                                3

CM 780           Emerging Trends in Construction Management of International Projects    3

GCS 630          Multimedia and Videography             3

GCS 632          Graphic Animation         3

GCS 634          Advanced Multimedia/Videography   3

GCS 636          Electronic Imaging in Distance Learning       3

GCS 642          Packaging Design       3

GCS 670          Electronic Imaging in Graphic Communication    3

ITT 615           Networking Security Applications                                 3

ITT 629           Computer Networking I (Consortium course)                3

ITT 729           Introduction to Data Warehousing                              3

ITT 750           Computer System Security                                         3

ITT 745           Network Services for the Enterprise                              3

ITT 752           Advanced Computer Forensics                                    3

OSH 630 Industrial Safety                                                                3

OSH 632 Design of Engineering Hazard Controls                                 3

OSH 637 Machine and Welding Safety                                               3

OSH 642 Electrical Safety                                                                 3

OSH 660 Risk Management and Boiler Safety                                     3

OSH 670 Research Methods in Occupational Safety & Health                 3

OSH 672 Systems Safety and Other Analytical Methods                        3

OSH 678 Experiential Education I                                                       3

OSH 679 Experiential Education II                                                      3

OSH 336 Occupational Epidemiology                                                   3

OSH 706 Noise Control                                                                      3

OSH 731 Toxicology for the Industrial Hygienist                                    3

OSH 751 Industrial Ventilation                                                             3

Credit Hours Required:

Thesis Option: meet with your faculty advisor and select 6 credit hours of Management Electives and 6 credit hours of Technical Electives for your Program of Study

If the student with the Thesis Option entered the program beginning the Fall Semester of 2011 or later, the comprehensive final exam is NOT required. 

Project Option: meet with your faculty advisor and select 6 credit hour of Management Electives and 9 credit hours of Technical Electives for your Program of Study

The student must have had 15 hours graduate credits in order to take MSTM750 - Internship.

The student must have had 24 hours graduate credits in order to take MSTM 789 - Master's Project.

Seminar (MSTM 600 Graduate Seminar 1 hours)

Requirements specific to specializations/program options/tracks:

Project Option:        30 Coursework Hours          3  

Thesis Option:         27            Coursework Hours          6 Thesis Hrs            

Comprehensive Exam, if appropriate:       Required

Internships

Internship is required for Project Option students.  The student must have had 15 hours graduate credits in order to take MSTM750 - Internship.

Directory of Faculty - MSTM

• Rajeev Agrawal, Assistant Professor, B.S., G.B. Pant University, India; M.S., Thaper University, India; Ph.D., Wayne State University
• Christian A. Bock-Hyeng, Assistant Professor, B.S., M.S., Dr. Eng., People’s Friendship University, Moscow, Russia;
• DeWayne Brown, Professor, B.S., University of South Carolina; M.S., North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Larry Burton, Associate Professor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Duke University
• Horlin Carter, Associate Professor, B.A., M.S., Marshall University; Ph.D. Michigan State University
• Vincent W. Childress, Professor and Interim Chairperson, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Robert Cobb, Jr., Associate Professor, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Sonja Draper, Assistant Professor, B.S., M.S., North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic and State University
• Naser El-Bathy, Assistant Professor, B.A., Cairo University, M.S., Wayne State University, Ph.D., Lawrence Technological University
• Brenda S. Faison, Associate Professor, B.A., North Carolina Central University; M.P.D., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
• Clay Gloster, Jr., Professor and Chair B.S., M.S., North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D., Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University
• Tony E. Graham, Assistant Professor, B.S., North Carolina A&T State University, M.S. and Ph.D., Morgan State University
• Mitchell Henke, Assistant Professor, B.S., Ohio State University; M.S. Bowling Greene State University; Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic and State University
• Ibraheem Kateeb, Assistant Professor, B.S., University of Science and Technology (Yarmouk University); M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University
• Alton L. Kornegay, Assistant Professor, B.S., Savannah State University; MBA, University of Iowa; Ph.D., Iowa State University
• Devang P. Mehta, Associate Professor, B.S., University of Bombay; M.A., DIT, University of Northern Iowa
• Mahour Mellat-Parast, Assistant Professor, B.S., Sharif University of Technology, M.S., University of Science and Technology; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Hany K. Nakhla, Associate Professor, B.S. and M.S., Cairo University in Egypt; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
• Robert B. Pyle, Professor and Chair, B.A., M.A., Trenton State College; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
• Zhaoqiong (Julie) Qin, Associate Professor, B.S., Southwest Jiaotong University, M.S., Southwest Jiaotong University, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Craig Rhodes, Associate  Professor, B.S., M.S., North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
• Cameron Seay, Assistant Professor, B.A., M.A., City University of New York; M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University
• Dilip T. Shah, Associate Professor, B.E., Poona, India; M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
• Ji Y. Shen, Professor and Chairperson, B.S., Northwestern Polytechnic University; M.S., Nanjing Aeronautical University; Ph.D., Old Dominion University
• Musibau A. Shofoluwe, Professor, B.S., North Carolina A&T State University; M.S., Pittsburgh State University; DIT University of Northern Iowa
• Syrulwa L. Somah, Associate Professor, B.S., Empire State College State University of New York;  M.S., Central Michigan University; M.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., The Union Institute
• Michael D. Taggart, Assistant Professor, B.S., University of S.C.; M.S., University of S.C.; Ph.D., University of S.C.; M.P.H.
• Li-Shiang Tsay, Assistant Professor, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Information Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Yili Tseng, Associate Professor, B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S., University of Florida; M.S., Ph.D., University of Central Florida
• Lewis S. Waller, Assistant Professor, B.S., M.S., North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D.; Capella University
• Frank E. Yeboah, Assistant Professor, M.E.; Technical University of Clausthal, Germany; D.Eng-Sc.; Columbia University of New York
• Qing-An Zeng, Assistant Professor, B.S., Chengdu University of Information Technology, China; M.S., Ph.D., Shizuoka University, Japan