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Technology Tracks for Undergraduate Students

Three Topic Areas

The Technology Management Program gives a competitive edge to its graduates! Students who want to specialize in one of three relevant industries have a unique opportunity to engage with top ranked faculty and guest speakers. TMP offers three technology tracks for upper level undergraduates and graduate students in the following areas: Life Sciences / Health Care; Information Technology / Telecommunications; and Energy / Sustainability. The opportunity for TMP students to specialize in one of these critical industries is a distinguishing part of the program.

Each different industry Track is composed of courses which fall into three topic areas:

1. Industry and Competitive Analysis
2. Creating Market Opportunities through Design Solutions
3. Management & Organizational Challenges

Students are encouraged to take the courses in sequence from Topic 1 through 3. The Tracks are designed to give the TMP student insight into their chosen industry, its structure, and the role of technology in transforming that industry.

UNDERGRADUATE Student Technology Tracks:

Life Sciences / Healthcare
TOPIC 1: Industry and Competitive Analysis	TOPIC 2: Creating Market Opportunities through Design Solutions	TOPIC 3: Management & Organizational Challenges
ENGR 192A: Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Healthcare and Life Sciences (2 units) Provides key analysis and management models: competitive, market and industry analyses (Porter’s Five Forces Model and SWOT analysis tools). Focuses on Life Science and Biotech companies and their unique competitive, regulatory and standards-related issues.	ENGR 192B: Designing Solutions for Healthcare and Life Science Opportunities (2 units) Identifies specific solutions for business opportunities in the healthcare industry considering technological and market feasibility. Interaction with healthcare professionals and industry executives.	ENGR 192C: Critical Issues in Early Stage Healthcare and Life Sciences Companies (2 units) Explores key activities that take place in a U.S. biotech company through the process of drug discovery, development, and approval. Investigates how these impact management and organizational factors critical to the successful launch of a new product or idea.

Information Technology / Telecommunications
TOPIC 1: Industry and Competitive Analysis	TOPIC 2: Creating Market Opportunities through Design Solutions	TOPIC 3: Management & Organizational Challenges
ENGR 193A: Entrepreneurial Opportunities in IT and Telecom (2 units) Provides key analysis and management models: competitive, market and industry analyses (Porter’s Five Forces Model and SWOT analysis tools). Focuses on IT and Telecom companies and their unique competitive, regulatory and standards-related issues.	ENGR 193B: Designing Solutions for IT and Telecom (2 units) Identification of specific solutions for business opportunities in the IT and Telecom industry considering technological and market feasibility. Interaction with university researchers (developers) and industry executives.	ENGR 193C: Critical Issues in Early Stage IT and Telecom Companies (2 units) Investigates the development cycles and regulatory issues specific to IT and Telecom companies and how these impact management and organizational factors critical to the successful launch of a new product or idea. Overview of the industry and keys to formulating a disruptive technology-based strategy.

Energy / Sustainability
TOPIC 1: Industry and Competitive Analysis	TOPIC 2: Creating Market Opportunities through Design Solutions	TOPIC 3: Management & Organizational Challenges
ENGR 194A: Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Energy and Sustainability (2 units) Provides key analysis and management models: competitive, market and industry analyses (Porter’s Five Forces Model and SWOT analysis tools). Focuses on Energy companies and their unique competitive, regulatory and standards-related issues.	ENGR 194B: Designing Solutions for Energy and Sustainability (2 units) Identification of specific solutions for business opportunities in the Energy industry considering technological and market feasibility. Interaction with university researchers (developers) and industry executives. ECE 194B: Engineering Design for the Developing World (Spring 2 units) The design, development, manufacturing and marketing of technology in developing world. Consideration of available infrastructure and resources; the local culture and technological needs regarding engineering design constraints.	ENGR 194C: Critical Issues in Early Stage Energy and Sustainability (2 units) Investigates the development cycles and regulatory issues specific to Energy companies and how these impact management and organizational factors critical to the successful launch of a new product or idea.