BIRCHAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Engineering & Technology

MODULE: Technological Management

Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 33 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.

DESCRIPTION:

This program 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.

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).

Computer Technology

Information Technology

Internet Technology

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):

Computer Technology

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for success in modern computer-based business environments. Students learn hardware and software functions to solve problems commonly found in business, database management, customer relations, and decision making.

Instructor: Patrice Boisseau

Information Technology

This course is intended to update the developments in the field of information technology and to prepare the student to manage those technologies in any project. Students learn hardware and software functions to solve applications commonly found in information technology systems, database systems, networks, peripherals, and telecommunication systems.

Instructor: Patrice Boisseau

Internet Technology

This course provides a study of the architecture, utilities, services, and protocols of the Internet and World Wide Web. Topics will include markup languages (e.g. HTML), data location resources (e.g. search engines and agents), web page management, scripting languages, TCP/IP, IP routing and servers, reliability, security, electronic commerce, and virtual worlds.

Instructor: Ricardo Miralles

Manufacturing Systems Integration

This course explains the need for the integration of manufacturing systems, and deals with the multitude of practical problems involved with it. Engineering details covered include the types of communication links available between systems, communication standards, and hardware platform alternatives. Management concepts covered include the top-down design/bottom-up implementation approach to system integration, long-range planning and management of integration projects, security issues, and human factors.

Instructor: Earle Taylor

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

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

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

Automation Management

This course is an evolutionary process perspective on technology strategy, automation and innovation. It covers managing innovation, technology life cycles, forecasting, and managing R&D, personnel and projects, to emerge with the knowledge of how to integrate technology and automation to further develop the firm's technological competencies and capabilities. It also covers current methods, tooling and associated equipment that is used for automated processes in industry today.

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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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.

Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.

Non formal and independent education.