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TMAN 632 Organizational Performance Management (3)
(Formerly TMAN 665.) Organizations of all types are facing
increasing pressures to improve organizational effectiveness.
Organizations that succeed will be those that anticipate change
and develop strategies in advance. This puts a premium on certain
performance capabilities such as adaptability, flexibility,
responsiveness, decisiveness, speed, quality, value, and customer
satisfaction. This course brings together the most successful
strategies and approaches for achieving a high-performing
organization. These strategies and approaches are based on the
latest research findings as well as those used by “world-class”
organizations. The course covers all the key elements that contribute
to high performance and organizational effectiveness.
Illustrations and examples of organizations, in both the public
and private sectors, that have successfully applied these strategies
and approaches are provided throughout the course.
TMAN 633 Managing People in Technology-Based
Organizations (3)
Regardless of an organization’s technology, size, or mission,
people are the common denominator, as managers cope with
the challenges in today’s information-based and global economy.
The focus of the course is on managing three levels of behavior
in organizations: individual employee behavior, group behavior,
and organizational behavior. Students study emerging organizational
behavior issues facing dynamic, technology-based organizations
such as k n owledge management, work design, virt u a l
organizations and teams, contingent workforce management,
c re a t i v i t y / i n n ovation, sociotechnical systems, the development
of learning and boundaryless organizations, emotional intelligence,
the global work f o rce, and the formulation of pay/re t e n t i o n
strategies. Students have opportunities to link contemporary organizational
behavior theories and their applications in technologybased
organizations through the use of real-life examples, case
studies, and current events.
TMAN 636 Knowledge Management (3)
This course presents a holistic and coherent view of knowledge
management (KM) from multidisciplinary perspectives. The
human and technological dimensions of knowledge management
a re examined. This course provides students with hands-on t e c h-
niques and tools for managing knowledge at both public- and
private-sector organizations. The formulation and selection of
the most competitive KM strategy and its integration with the
organization’s overall business strategy is explored in depth. The
course highlights the tools used both to successfully implement
the KM strategies and to measure their progress. The selection
and deployment of the appropriate technological infrastructure
to facilitate the KM initiative is investigated. Furthermore, students
will explore how knowledge can effectively be managed
in the fast moving, technologically sensitive, and knowledgeintensive
corporate environment of the 21st century.
TMAN 640 Project Management (3)
(Also listed as PMAN 634.) This course explores the theory and
practice of how to manage projects. The fundamental elements
of project management are stressed, including project planning,
organizing, team building, and effective control mechanisms.
The key management aspects and proven techniques that differentiate
project management from other types of management
are fully discussed. These topics include effective project management
styles, critical factors for project success, organizational
support systems that enhance projects, project authority, and
ethics in project execution. Cost, schedule and technical planning,
and control methods such as PERT, CPM, variance analysis,
TPM, and risk analysis are stressed. Project management
software is used for creating a typical project plan and tracking
the project.
TMAN 661 Systems Development and Management (3)
The purpose of this course is to provide a thorough understanding
of the systems development life cycle as it applies to
different technological systems such as information systems,
biotechnology systems, e-commerce systems, and organizational
systems. These systems generally have multiple, interdependent
subsystems, which interact in complex ways. The methods of
system life-cycle analysis and planning, systems management,
systems development, and strategic decision making will constitute
the major content of the course. Students will demonstrate
their mastery of the course material by developing systems
development and management strategies in response to a series
of real-world case study scenarios.
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