Technology Foundations
Every organization today is a technology organization. Every leader must have a fundamental understanding about how technology works. This class eliminates the mystery of what’s behind the curtain and gets you past the jargon so that you can make more informed decisions. This class is not technology in the abstract; this challenges every student to interact hands-on with technology regardless of your level of experience.
- T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- S 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Trace Wax
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Instructor:
Christy Fernandez-Cull
Info - 3 points
Technology for Good and Civic Technology
Tech for Good and Civic T
This course equips the next generation of technologists with the skills, strategies, and savvy needed to secure systemic and lasting change for social good. These topics are examined in three units: 1. Intrapreneurship: how to guide responsible technology within and by multinationals and other large-scale, risk-averse institutions; 2. Entrepreneurship & Nonprofits: how to balance market pressures with values-based missions within startups, nonprofits, and other social-good tech enterprises; and 3. Civic Tech: how to navigate policy, politics, and bureaucracies in delivering citizen-facing technologies within local, regional, and national government bodies.
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alexis Wichowski
CULPA: 1 h-index: 6 Info - 3 points
Presence and Persuasion for Technology L
This course teaches students how to get through to any audience for any reason. Technology leaders, more than in any other industry, must be equally comfortable as public speakers for vastly different audiences, from software developers and sales teams to politicians and the general public. Through exercises in speaker and audience analysis, studies in public speaking techniques, and an exploration of behavioral psychology principles influencing audience receptivity, students will gain tangible skills to increase their impact as public speakers. Specifically, this course will equip students to: 1. identify how impactful speakers prepare for, present to, and pivot for maximum impact according to audience type, size, and receptivity; 2. learn strategies on how to “read the room” and adapt both verbal and nonverbal communication techniques in real-time; and 3. gain hands-on experience in public speaking through exercises designed to develop public speaking skills across a range of tech-sector specific experiences, circumstances, audiences.
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Law for Technology
Law is infused into every part of business, especially through the lens of technology. Fluency in business and legal frameworks, risk/benefit principles, from idea to exit, is essential for any innovation leader. This course offers a deep dive into the critical phases of technology companies and their journey through growth, scaling, and eventual market exit. Topics include capital formation, contracts, intellectual property, human capital, and business transactions.
- M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- T 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Scott Joachim
Info - 3 points
Special Topics: Global Entrepreneurship
This course takes students on a virtual journey to the world's leading startup hubs, including the U.S., China, India, the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Israel, Brazil, Singapore, and Nigeria, among others. Students will analyze the key players and the startup ecosystem in each region and globally to identify the factors that facilitate innovation in business and society.
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Katja Schroeder
Info - 3 points
Special Topics: Technology Marketing
This class provides students with a deep dive into marketing and communication strategies and channels for tech company, product, and services launches. Students will work on customer personas for B2B and B2C technologies and reflect upon sustainability guidelines to shape their marketing strategy. They will analyze the different elements that make a soft and hard launch successful, such customer testimonials and industry analyst relations. The course will also discuss how AI is changing the marketing of companies, products and services.
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Katja Schroeder
Info - 3 points
Blockchain, Crypto, and Web 3.0
Blockchain, Crypto, & Web
In this course, students will comprehend the fundamental principles of these new technologies and how to strategically apply them to drive innovation, create efficiencies, and generate new opportunities in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. It offers students the opportunity to understand the factors fueling the adoption of these technologies including the exponential growth of data, the decline in trust post-financial crisis, the desire for data ownership, growing regulatory transparency requirements, the need for greater efficiencies, and the required protection of sensitive data. The evolution goes beyond the implementation of new processes, decentralized business models and technologies. The convergence of new technologies and interdisciplinary innovation drive the requirement for changes in regulatory processes, governance, and ethics.
This course is designed for graduate students who aspire to lead in the era of digital transformation. It is ideal for those who seek to understand the strategic applications of blockchain, AI, and Web 3.0 technologies to drive innovation within their organizations. Whether planning to advance in a career in technology management or a professional in data and knowledge-driven industries, this course will enable the acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary to navigate and leverage the opportunities presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Cristina Dolan
Info - 3 points
Internship In TMGT
This course requires you to experience firsthand a program-related job in a real working environment. You will engage in personal, environmental and organizational reflection. The ideal Internship will provide you an opportunity to gain tangible and practical knowledge in your chosen field by taking on a position that is closely aligned with your coursework and professional interests. Before registering for this course, you must have completed the Internship Application Form in which you will describe your internship sponsor and provide details about the work that you will be doing. This form must be signed by your internship supervisor and approved by your program director BEFORE you register for this course.
To receive instructor approval, the internship:
● Must provide an opportunity for the student to apply course concepts, either at the organizational or team level
● Must fit into the planned future program-related career path of the student
You must identify your own internship opportunities. The internship must involve a commitment to completing a minimum of 210 hours over the semester.
At the end of your course, you will submit an evaluation form to your internship supervisor. The evaluation form should be returned directly to the instructor
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Instructor:
Sabrina Iaria
Info - 3 points