POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 2005-2007

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
The Department of Management offers
several certificate programs designed for
professionals with work experience.
Applicants for certificate programs must
hold bachelor’s degrees. A certificate program
requires five courses, which are
selected according to individual needs. On
completion of a sequence with an average
grade of B or better, students are issued
certificates. Those who choose to work
toward the master’s degree are able, upon
admission, to apply all courses taken
toward a certificate toward fulfillment of a
degree program. Additional information
may be obtained from the department.
Management certificates are offered in
the following fields:
• Electronic Business
• Entrepreneurship
• Construction Management
• Human Resource Management
• Information Management
• Operations Management
• Technology Management
• Telecommunications Management
THE MS MANAGEMENT
CURRICULUM
Core Courses. The core courses provide a
foundation upon which students can pursue
cutting-edge specializations within
the degree program. These courses provide
intensive exposure to the disciplines
required of a professional manager.
Students who have taken these courses
elsewhere or previously at Polytechnic,
or who have had equivalent experience,
may apply to substitute elective courses
for such core courses; however, all students
are required to complete 36 units
(12 courses).
MG 601 Organizational Behavior
MG 607 Marketing
MG 608 Managerial Economics & the Economic
Environment
MG 609 Managerial Accounting & Finance
MG 650 Management of Information &
Information Technology
Core courses should be taken as early in
the program as possible.
Areas of Concentration. Students must
choose an area of concentration. This
may be one of those listed below or, with
the adviser’s approval, a set of courses
designed to meet students’ special needs.
A minimum of four courses must be
selected in any one area of concentration.
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Courses in all the available concentrations
are shown below.
Free Electives. Two appropriate graduate
courses may be chosen from any program
at Polytechnic with adviser’s approval.
Project in Strategy and Innovation
(MG 970). This required integrating
course is recommended for students’ final
semester. In special cases, MG 997 Thesis
for Degree of Master of Science may be
substituted for students who wish to produce
a major dissertation in a specialty.
CONCENTRATION COURSE
REQUIREMENTS
Each concentration sequence consists of
a minimum of four courses. Students who
take more than the minimum number of
required courses may count additional
courses as free electives. Substitutions
may be made with adviser’s approval in
any concentration area.
Electronic Business
The Electronic Business Concentration
focuses on the new arena of electronic
business and the Internet. The key aspects
for managing a firm that operates increasingly
in digital space and the process of
digital-intensive market creation are studied.
The relevant methods and concepts
for effective electronic-business decision
making are explored and applied.
Required:
MG 717 Enterprise Data Systems
MG 750 Management of Electronic Business
MG 867 Technology Strategy
Select one:
MG 615 Leadership & Team Development
MG 631 Organization Theory & Design
MG 646 Introduction to Retailing & Supply Chain
Management
MG 652 Telecommunication Regulation, Policy
& Law
MG 654 Economics & Strategy for Information
Sectors
MG 655 Introduction to Management of Data
Communications & Networks
MG 660 Management of New & Emerging
Technologies
MG 770 Entrepreneurship & Venture Creation
MG 820 Project Assessment & Management
MG 860 Financial Planning, Internal Reporting &
Operation Control
MG 863 Market Research
MG 864 New Product Development
Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneurship Concentration is
offered for the manager, professional or
specialist who is interested in enterpreneurial
management, either as entrepreneur
starting a new business, as an “ientrepreneur”
in a large, established firm or
as a professional (e.g., venture capitalist)
interested in playing a role in new enterprises.
Modern entrepreneurial concepts
and cases are studied and applied.
Required:
MG 770 Entrepreneurship & Venture Creation
MG 865 Managing Technological Change &
Innovation
MG 867 Technology Strategy
Select one:
MG 615 Leadership & Team Development
MG 631 Organization Theory & Design
MG 646 Introduction to Retailing & Modern
Supply Chain Management
MG 654 Economics & Strategy for Information
Sectors
MG 660 Management of New & Emerging
Technologies
MG 750 Management of Electronic Business
MG 820 Project Assessment & Management
MG 860 Financial Planning, Internal Reporting &
Operation Control
MG 863 Market Research
MG 864 New Product Development
Construction Management
The Concentration in Construction
Management provides engineers and
other professionals in the construction
industry with the knowledge necessary to
understand relevant managerial and physical
infrastructural technological developments
and to be able to integrate construction
and management to be effective
and innovative.
Select four:
MG 624 Organization Development
or
MG 631 Organization Theory & Design
MG 630 Operations Management
or
MG 635 Managing for Quality
MG 820 Project Assessment & Management
MG 825 Construction Administration
MG 826 Construction Estimates & Costs
MG 827 Specifications & Contracts
Selected courses in the Exec 21 Program
offered by the Department of Civil
Engineering can be counted as concentration
electives in construction management
with the approval of the Department of
Management and the Exec 21 Program.
Human Resource Management
The Concentration in Human Resource
Management prepares professionals for
today’s technology-intensive environment.
It provides the knowledge and
techniques to deal with human resource
issues and to achieve high quality innova-