ECE 5830

Introduction to Technical Management

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course is taught from the perspective of a chief technology officer and is targeted at M. Eng. and management students interested in "real world" problems. It provides an introduction via case examples to the technical, management, and organizational issues of developing and marketing products in high-tech businesses. The focus is on the unique nature of this type of business, including managing with high risk/uncertainty levels, learning to manage very diverse project teams, and recognizing technical versus market success in order to make good business decisions.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: industrial experience or equivalent (summer work or schoolwork).

Comments ECE 5830 cannot be used to satisfy ECE technical requirement.

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