Master of Science in Management of Technology (MSMOT)

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This degree is offered by the School of Engineering in conjunction with the MBA program in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business.

Introduction
The MSMOT program at Fairfield University serves the needs of professional technologists and engineers, and the needs of industry and business in Connecticut and elsewhere. The program instructs and trains engineers and scientists, and those with extensive experience in a technology environment, in the management of such functions as technology research and development, product design and manufacturing, management of human and physical resources, and information and data analysis, as required by modern, technology dependent enterprises. The program is intended for experienced technologists who aspire to favorably position their companies in fastpaced markets, influence crucial decision-making, and improve the likelihood of corporate success. Graduates of the program are able to help their organizations embrace technology innovation in a timely fashion, focusing their companies' energies on translating research and development efforts rapidly and effectively into manufacturing strategies and products that satisfy market needs.

Program Overview
MSMOT graduates become effective leaders in small and large companies, providing creative guidance to the development and/or adoption and marketing of technology products and services. Specific program objectives are:

• To cross-train the technically proficient by adding to their skills a deeper comprehension of business planning and economics, and an understanding of global markets, thereby empowering them to develop entrepreneurial skills. Technologists who are, or aspire to be employed as managers or supervisors and who currently engage in technology planning and development will be immersed in an educational program that integrates studies in technology management with modern management principles.
• To provide technology-dependent business and industry enterprises in Connecticut with a manpower resource skilled in the management of technology and capable of enhancing the strength and competitiveness of those businesses. The outcome will serve to enrich the entrepreneurial climate in the state.
• To enhance the skills of technologists in the design and manufacturing disciplines, in the management of information skills, and in the strategic management of resources that are crucial to effective management.
• To provide undergraduate students in engineering and science with the opportunity to pursue, upon completion of their undergraduate studies, a graduate program that expands their career paths and ultimately leads to leadership roles in the management of technology-dependent businesses.

Students
The program is designed to accommodate students who are fully employed and choose to complete their MSMOT studies on a part-time basis, taking five to six courses per year. It can also be pursued on a full-time basis. The program is directed toward the following student groups: (a) engineers and scientists who need skills in critical thinking and decision-making to effectively guide the technology that will enhance product quality and their employer's business opportunities; (b) manufacturing professionals who are charged with implementing technology initiatives in order to effectively compete in the 21st century with a lead over their competitors; (c) managers of technical and business activities responsible for creating strategic business plans and overseeing their execution; (d) research and development practitioners who require skills to recognize relevant technologies developed outside their own business organization and who must judge the merits of investing in them; (e) engineers and scientists who aspire to careers in management and require the knowledge to systematically integrate technology into their company's activity; (f) engineers and scientists interested in academic careers combining science, engineering, and management; and (g) technologists who require broad management skills to provide leadership in business.

The MSMOT Curriculum
The MSMOT program makes a rich spectrum of 27 courses available to students. Of these, several are in the School of Business MBA program. Entering students are required to have an adequate background in probability and statistics, computer programming using at least one higher order language, and financial accounting. To be admitted to the MSMOT program, an applicant's undergraduate transcript(s) must indicate successful completion of the following courses:

BR 1 - an introductory course in probability and statistics

BR 2 - a course in computer programming with a high-level language and with applications

BR 3 - a course in financial accounting

Students who have not completed these courses may be admitted to the program provisionally and must complete these three courses as early as possible in their program.

Degree Requirements
Completion of a minimum of 12 three-credit courses (36 total credits) as indicated below. The designations (B) and (E) following a course name indicate courses offered through the School of Business and the School of Engineering, respectively.

Required Courses - 24 credits
All MSMOT students are required to complete each of the following three-credit courses.

AC 401 Managerial Accounting (B)
              OR
AC 500 Accounting for Decision Making
DM 460 Project Management (E)
GK 415 Information Systems (E)
GK 420 Technology Management (E)
MG 508 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (B)
RD 460 Leadership in Technical Enterprise (E)
CP 551 CAP I Project Definition and Planning (E)
CP 552 CAP II Project Execution and Results (E)

Of particular note among the required courses is the sequence of the two courses CP 551 and CP 552, which constitute the MSMOT capstone, a team-driven effort to define and design realizable solutions to real-world technical/business projects. The capstone courses are supervised by a team mentor.

Concentration Courses - nine credits
MSMOT students elect one of three concentrations: Management of Design and Manufacturing, Management of Resources, or Management of Information Technology. In addition to the required courses noted above, students take a minimum of three courses from their chosen area of concentration.

Management of Design and Manufacturing
DM 405 Supply Chain Design
DM 407 Planning for Lean Manufacturing
DM 420 Design for Economy and Reliability
DM 430 Design for Automation

Management of Resources
MR 405 Marketing for Innovation
RD 450 Planning, Research and Development
RD 470 Modeling of Management Processes

Management of Information Technology
IM 410 Software Engineering Practices
IM 440 Capacity Planning and Performance Modeling
RD 430 Strategic Management with Information Technology

Elective Courses - three credits
MSMOT students complete their degree requirements with one elective course. Electives may be chosen from any of the courses listed below or from any graduate course offered through the University with the program director's permission.

BU 584 Global Competitive Strategy
IM 400 Database Concepts
IM 420 Visual Basic.Net for Programmers
IM 430 Network and Operating System Concepts
MG 503 Human Resources Management
MK 401 Marketing Management
MR 420 Supply Chain Management
MR 430 Human Factors Engineering
QA 400 Managerial and Mathematical Economy