Columbia University School of Continuing Education
New York, NY, United States
http://www.ce.columbia.edu

Executive Master of Science in Technology Management

Nationwide there is an increasing demand for skilled and experienced professionals who can manage the development and deployment of technology across a broad spectrum of industries and who can leverage technology to improve core business performance. Columbia¡¯s program in Technology Management, offered by the School of Continuing Education, targets mid-career technical professionals who need......
 

A study of the policies and procedures germane to the internal operation of a technology-driven organization. Emphasis is placed on the principles of risk management and quality control, training and documentation requirements, standards design, and IT support systems....
 

An examination of how organizations invest in new technologies to gain competitive edge. Students learn how to improve core business performance through strategic planning and market analysis. Students acquire first-hand experience with formulating and implementing strategic plans....
 

The study of how to manage the development of new products. Emphasis is placed on technical and managerial challenges of implementing new products, from conceptualization through commercialization. Students acquire a comprehensive understanding about each phase of the product life cycle and learn how to manage the transitions from one phase to the next....
 

This course explores key knowledge management and organizational learning concepts and techniques that are critical to business, individual, and organizational performance. As technology and the network economy drive businesses to compete under continuously accelerating rates of change in technology, business leaders must incorporate knowledge management and learning into their organization¡¯s a......
 

This course explores the challenges, issues, concepts, and techniques that are critical for individuals and organizations when executing projects that achieve strategic business objectives. Students gain an appreciation of business and technology fusion, strategy, optimizing the business value of technology through project execution, roles and responsibilities of the project manager in an organ......
 

A comprehensive survey of how computer systems equip organizations with new and better software that improve business performance with a focus on Web and e-commerce systems. Students gain an understanding of information-modeling techniques that are available not only to engineer new e-commerce systems, but also to bring about organizational change to accommodate new technical systems....
 

Designed for both University engineering students and engineers in industry to provide a broad background in those aspects of the law that are most frequently encountered in a professional engineering career. Topics include patents, protection of know-how, contracts, employer-employee rights, confidential relationships, unfair competition, and trademarks. Principles of law are illustrated by ca......
 

Wireless communication systems. System design fundamentals. Trunking theory. Mobile radio propagation. Reflection of radio waves. Fading and multipath. Modulation techniques; signal space; probability of error, spead spectrum. Diversity. Multiple access....
 

Introductory graduate course on telecommunications and information technology for non-engineers. Introduction to packet switching, current and past. Local area networks. Qualitative overview of telecommunications technology: analog-to-digital conversion, with voice as an example; modems; T1 and SONET technology; TCP/IP as example of layered architecture. Current and future telecommunications: n......
 

Historical development of telecommunications from the telegraphy of the mid-1800s to the Internet at present. Included are the technologies of telephony, radio, and computer communications. The coverage includes both the technologies themselves and the historical events that shaped, and in turn were shaped by, the technologies. The historical development, both the general context and the partic......
 

Introduction to the information system paradigm of molecular biology. Representation, organization, structure, function and manipulation of the biomolecular sequence of nucleic acids and proteins. The role of enzymes and gene regulatory elements in natural biological functions as well as in biotechnology and genetic engineering. Recombination and other macromolecular processes viewed as mathema......
 

Definition of terms. Survey of Earth resource industries: resources, reserves, production, global trade, consumption of mineral commodities and fuels. Economics of recycling and substitution. Methods of project evaluation: estimation of operating costs and capital requirements, project feasibility, risk assessment, and environmental compliance. Cost estimation for reclamation/remediation projec......
 

An examination of the legal issues and challenges confronting today¡¯s technology executives. The course covers copyright, patent infringement, outsourcing contracts, electronic commerce law, intellectual property, and methods of establishing and monitoring legal policies as they relate to the use and security of current and emerging technologies. Course content may be amended at any time in res......
 

An examination of emerging technologies that looks at how they evolve, how to identify them, and the effect international, political, social, economic and cultural forces have on them. Through the lens of the latest technologies that will transform medicine, transportation, information, and energy infrastructures, topics covered in this class include forecasting methodologies, measuring custome......
 

An examination of the role information technology plays in the daily operations and performance of an organization. Emphasis is placed on how computer integration can benefit the manufacturing and service industries by making internal operations more efficient. Students examine how IT enhances the performance of operations managers, and, in turn, how organizations are increasingly dependent on ......
 

An in-depth study of the intricacies of managing technical personnel and management teams in a fast paced and evolving business environment. Emphasis is placed on key challenges including the management of multiple technology projects, software development processes, and communications among technology managers and senior managers, developers, programmers, and customers....
 

An examination of technology as a crucial aspect of the operation of most businesses. The first part of the course focuses on the structuring and planning of technology projects and investments as well as the analysis of financial returns and their impact on the productivity of the larger organization. The second part of the course focuses on the connections between technology and product devel......
 

An exploration of the central concepts of corporate finance for those who already have some basic knowledge of finance and accounting. This case-based course considers project valuation; cost of capital; capital structure; firm valuation; the interplay between financial decisions, strategic consideration, and economic analyses; and the provision and acquisition of funds. These concepts are anal......
 

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