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Department of Technology

BS in Technology Management - Concentration in Industrial Management

Students in the Technology Management degree program will become technically oriented management professionals who plan, direct, organize, and control operations in a wide variety of industrial, business, and service organizations. In that program, students concentrate in one of the areas listed below.

Industrial Management Concentration

This concentration is designed to prepare graduates for career leadership and management positions in a wide variety of technical environments. Students in this concentration take courses to understand the many organizational elements and functions composing industrial operations. Students completing this program will develop a broad-based, cross-sectional/functional understanding as a "generalist" management professional.

A Minor in Industrial Management is also available.

All students must meet University Core curriculum requirements and additional Departmental requirements. Specific requirements for bachelor of science degree programs offered through the Department of Technology are indicated in the following tables. A minimum of 15 credit hours or 5 courses must be taken in the Department.

Students in the technology management degree program will be required to complete a senior assessment as part of the graduation requirement.

Bachelor of Science in Technology Management - concentration in Industrial Management
(for traditional students)

The minimum number of credits required for the degree: 127

University Requirements
     Writing Readiness
     Math Readiness

University Core (37 credits – See Notes)
     College Writing
     EYE 112 Built Environment
     Quantitative Reasoning - MAT 140 (or above)
     Creative Expression
     Socio-cultural (See Note 1) - Economics (ECO)
     Science Exploration - Physics with Lab
     Cultural Interpretation
     Ethical Inquiry
     Diversity (See Note 2)
     International (See Note 2)
     Thematic cluster (See Notes 3 & 4)
     Cluster course 1
     Cluster course 2
     Cluster course 3
     Capstone ITT 460
Notes:
     1. Economic course must satisfy the socio-cultural core requirement
     2. Courses taken to fulfill the diversity and international requirements may overlap with other courses.
     3. Courses from a minor can be used in place of the thematic cluster.
     4. Only 1/3 of a minor used for the cluster can be applied to the major.

Departmental Requirements – 15 Credits
     ITP 210 Technical Writing
     MAT 148 Applied Calculus
     Statistics
     ITT 181 Intro to Computers
     Physics or Chemistry

General Elective - 6 Credits
     (Academic, Professional or Technical)

Professional - 36 Credits
     ITP 230 Project Management
     ITP 280 Industrial Organization, Management, & Supervision
     ITP 310 Facility Planning
     ITP 330 Production Control
     ITP 340 Fundamentals of Quality
     ITP 350 Teambuilding and Facilitation
     ITP 381 Human Resource Development
     ITP 410 Technical Ops. and Strategies
     ITP 490 Cost Analysis and Control
     ITS 300 Ergonomics/Time Study
     ITS 320 Occupational Safety and Health
     ACC 110 Financial Accounting Information for Decision Making

Technical - 33 Credits
Required -30 Credits
     ITT 103 Materials Property and Testing
     ITT 221 Power and Energy Processing
     ITT 231 Technical Visualization
     ITT 241 Information & Communications Technologies
     ITT 252 Material Processing
     ITT 282 Computer Aided Design
     ITT 323 Fluid Power
     ITT 353 Automated Materials Processing
     ITT 425 Applied Process Control Engineering
     ITT 440 Internship
Technical Electives - 3 Credits
     ITT Designated Courses

NOTE: Students in the Technology Management degree programs will be required to complete a senior assessment as part of the graduation requirement

Bachelor of Science in Technology Management - concentration in Industrial Management
(for nontraditional/transfer students)

The minimum number of credits required for the degree: 127

University Requirements
     Writing Readiness
     Math Readiness

University Core (34 credits –See Notes)
     College Writing
     Quantitative Reasoning - MAT 140 (or above)
     Creative Expression
     Socio-cultural (See Note 1) - Economics (ECO)
     Science Exploration - Physics with Lab
     Cultural Interpretation
     Ethical Inquiry
     Diversity (See Note 2)
     International (See Note 2)
     Thematic cluster (See Notes 3 & 4)
     Cluster course 1
     Cluster course 2
     Cluster course 3
     Capstone ITT 460
Notes:
     1. Economic course must satisfy the socio-cultural core requirement
     2. Courses taken to fulfill the diversity and international requirements may overlap with other courses.
     3. Courses from a minor can be used in place of the thematic cluster.
     4. Only 1/3 of a minor used for the cluster can be applied to the major.

Departmental Requirements - 15 Credits
     ITP 210 Technical Writing
     MAT 148 Applied Calculus
     Statistics
     ITT 181 Intro to Computers
     Physics or Chemistry

General Elective - 6 Credits
     (Academic, Professional or Technical)

Professional - 36 Credits
     ITP 230 Project Management
     ITP 280 Industrial Organization, Management, & Supervision
     ITP 310 Facility Planning
     ITP 330 Production Control
     ITP 340 Fundamentals of Quality
     ITP 350 Teambuilding and Facilitation
     ITP 381 Human Resource Development
     ITP 410 Technical Operations and Strategies
     ITP 490 Cost Analysis and Control
     ITS 300 Ergonomics/Time Study
     ITS 320 Occupational Safety and Health
     ACC 110 Financial Accounting Information for Decision Making

Technical/Occupational Specialization (36 Credits)
     ITT 400 Occupational Competency (Portfolio Assessment)
          Or an associate's degree from an accredited institution with Department approval.

NOTE: Students in the Technology Management degree programs will be required to complete a senior assessment as part of the graduation requirement.

  1st Semester - Fall       2nd Semester - Spring  
             
ENG 100 College Writing 3     Cultural Interpretation 3
MAT 140 Pre-Calculus 3     Creative Expression 3
ITP 350 Teambldg.& Facilitation 3   ITT 103 Mat. Prop. & Testing 3
EYE 112 Built Environment 3   ITP 210 Technical Writing 3
ITT 181 Intro to Computers 3   MAT 148 Applied Calculus 3
             
             
  3rd Semester - Fall       4th Semester - Spring  
             
ITP 230 Project Management 3   ITT 231 Technical Graphics 3
  Physics w/Lab 4     Statistics 3
ITT 221      Power & Energy Processing 3   ITT 323 Fluid Power 3
ITT 282 Computer-Aided Design 3   ECO Economics 3
ITT 241 Graphic Communications 3   ITP 280 Indust.Org.Mgt. & Supr. 3
        Technical Elective 3
             
             
  5th Semester - Fall       6th Semester - Spring  
             
  Ethical Inquiry 3   ITS 300 Ergo/Time Study or ITS 320 3
  Thematic Cluster 1 3   ITT 353 Auto. Mat. Processing 3
  Physics or Chem 3   ITT 425 Appl Proc Contr Engineer 3
ITP 310 Plant Layout/Material Handling 3   ACC 110 Financial Accounting 3
ITP 340 Fund. Of Quality 3     Thematic Cluster 2 3
ITT 252 Material Processing 3        
             
             
  7th Semester - Fall       8th Semester - Spring  
             
  Thematic Cluster 3 3   ITP 410 Tech Ops & Stategies 3
ITP 330 Production Control 3   ITP 490 Cost Analysis & Control 3
ITP 381      Human Resource Dev/Ind. 3   ITT 440 Occupational Experience 3
ITS 320 Occup. Safety & Health 3   ITT 460 Capstone 3
  General Elective 3     General Elective 3