Executive Certificate Program

Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation

This six-month certificate is designed to provide managers with the critical skills needed to craft an integrated technology and business strategy plan for their organizations. Course materials include the principles, implications, and role of technology innovation in organizational development and global competition. Students develop skills in corporate creativity and innovation, technology planning, capital finance and budgeting, marketing, and strategic management. Participants learn important, cutting-edge management techniques for business leaders, including activity-based costing, e-commerce, knowledge management, flexible product development, and the balanced scorecard. The certificate is designed for managers, in both private- and public-sector organizations, who wish to acquire the necessary skills and business expertise to identify ways to strategically improve their organizations' performance and global competitiveness.

This program is designed for:

• CEOs, CFOs, directors, and general managers responsible for setting the vision and strategic objectives of their organizations
• Mid- to senior-level executives involved in the identification, development, and deployment of new technologies to gain strategic advantage
• Entrepreneurs and business development professionals interested in private and corporate venturing

Total Semester Hours: 12

Required Courses

• XTMN 601 Technology Overview and Financing Technology-Based Ventures (6)
• XTMN 602 Marketing and Strategic Management (6)