R&D Research & Development
Faculty of Engineering & Technology
MODULE: R & D Research & Development
Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 51 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.
DESCRIPTION:
This program presents specific system concepts, methodologies, and tools to strategically plan technology developments, to effectively manage core competencies, and to integrate these developments into existing or future products in order to remain competitive in the world economy. It also presents techniques used to stimulate and manage innovation in the workplace. Managing R&D is largely the art of integrating the efforts of diverse, creative, intelligent, and independent individuals. The ideas presented in this program consist of the condensed works of a multitude of experts focusing on ways to improve the productivity of R&D and foster excellence and innovation in organizations.
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).
Economic Analysis
Renewable Energy Systems Development Life Cycle Systems Analysis & Design Systems Implementation Engineering Systems Simulation Innovation Management Alternative Energies Technological Management Software & Hardware Management Software Systems Integration Dynamic Systems Analysis Management Information Systems Management Information Technology Project Engineering Management Process Improvement Management R&D Research & Development
Academic Supervisor: Wolf Dettmer
More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.
* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.
* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.
* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.
* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.
* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.
* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.
BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.
Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
Economic Analysis
This course examines the theory and applications of several instruments of the economic analysis of a business: production technologies, cost and profit; perfect and imperfect competition, individual choice preferences and demand, and the market-based system (price formation, efficiency, welfare). It considers the use of economic analysis for problem identification, problem solving, critical thinking, consultation, project management, and strategies for effectiveness.
Instructor: Juan Carlos Bernial
Renewable Energy
This course reviews the new energy paradigm: local energy resource availability in different countries, the need to reduce CO2 and other gas emissions, implications of global warming and climate change, the political and economic implications of increasing scarcity of conventional oil, and the importance of renewable energy. Finally it explores the principles for sustainable energy development and how can we accomplish it.
Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán
Systems Development Life Cycle
This course explores the five processes make up the systems development life cycle: Systems planning, systems analysis, systems design, systems implementation, and systems support. It examines the primary activities of the systems analyst and the use of the various tools in the creation of better systems.
Instructor: Jose A. Cordova
Systems Analysis & Design
This course studies the systems development cycle for best planning, feasibility of the project, staffing, and scheduling. It is the study of a current business system and its problems, the definition of business needs and requirements, and the evaluation of alternative solutions. It shows how a company organizes itself to use data processing equipment more effectively.
Instructor: Jose A. Cordova
Systems Implementation
This course deals with the general and detailed specification of a computer based solution that was selected during systems analysis. Included in the design specifications are the programming specifications. Systems implementation is placing the system into operation and how to use systems tools in each phase of the systems development cycle.
Instructor: Jose A. Cordova
Engineering Systems Simulation
This course explains the methods of developing, implementing, and using computer simulations for management and engineering processes, project monitoring, equipment failure, risk analysis, and forecasting. It includes common simulation and forecasting mistakes, data sources and quality, and presenting and using forecasts and simulation for decision analysis.
Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán
Innovation Management
This course studies the methods for transforming organizations to create innovation. It covers diagnosis of opportunities for innovation and development, intervention activities and implementation strategies. It examines problems and issues in integrating technology and innovation into processes and products, management of research and development (R&D); and new product and/or process development according to customer needs.
Instructor: Earle Taylor
Alternative Energies
This course explores the usefulness of various types of energies and how to apply engineering in the design of alternative energy systems. It includes passive and active solar systems, fuel cells, hydroelectric power, geothermal heat transfer, and wind energy. It involves in the inventory, evaluation, planning, design, installation, and maintenance of a wide variety of energy producing systems.
Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán
Technological Management
This course provides the technical savvy and business skills for planning, manufacturing, and engineering. It offers an interdisciplinary examination of the problems in integrating technology and innovation into processes and products; evaluating tangible and intangible aspects of new technology adoption; management of research and development; functional integration of marketing and operations; and the critical role that technology plays in achieving top management objectives.
Instructor: Earle Taylor
Software & Hardware Management
This course explains the use of hardware and software functions to solve applications and needs commonly found in information technology systems, computer environments, database systems, networks, peripherals, and telecommunication systems.
Instructor: John Stanley Bircham
Software Systems Integration
This course deals with solutions for the integration of software and hardware. It reviews integrated engineering of hardware-software systems considering software design, testing, documentation, maintenance, debugging, version control, software portability and reusability.
Instructor: Patrice Boisseau
Dynamic Systems Analysis
This course examines dynamic models of continuous systems, transfer functions and block diagrams. It considers the system response characteristics and diverse systems performance specifications.
Instructor: Jose A. Cordova
Management Information Systems
This course analyzes information systems and their role in organizations. It focuses on the management of information resources for optimum performance. It reviews hardware, software, data storage, and telecommunication technologies, and considers the issues of emerging technologies, social and ethical concerns, security and control. It explains the best use of computers to minimize cost and optimize results.
Instructor: Jose A. Cordova
Management Information Technology
This course examines the management issues surrounding information technology. It considers the impact of the deployment of information technology on firms which results in changes in work patterns and management processes. The course presents a combination of management and technical topics in order to exploit continuous innovations in the management of information technology.
Instructor: Jose A. Cordova
Project Engineering Management
This course studies the feasibility, design and management of competing engineering projects including the application of break-even analysis, decisions under uncertainty, decision trees, stochastic models, risk vs. return, and forecasting. It strikes a balance between the technical and human aspects of managing projects.
Instructor: Wolf Dettmer
Process Improvement Management
This course focuses on technical and teaming skills necessary to be an advocate for quality in a process. Topics include: understanding quality, the improvement cycle, quality tools, eliminating complexity from work, and implementing quality in processes, activities and organizations. It also covers statistical process control and methods employed in the assurance of product conformance to quality specifications. It provides an analytical approach to solving problems in quality engineering process design and costs.
Instructor: Earle Taylor
R&D Research & Development
This course presents specific system concepts, methodologies, and tools to strategically plan technology developments, to effectively manage core competencies, and to integrate these developments into existing or future products in order to remain competitive in the world economy. It also presents techniques used to stimulate and manage innovation in the workplace.
Instructor: Wolf Dettmer
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