Technology Management

The course provides candidates with a perspective on the experience needed to assume a role in management in a technology-based organization. It will include some basic tools and techniques for the manager. The course is focused on those individuals who possess a formal technical education and are contemplating moving into management, or those who are already working in management positions. This course will examine how technologists and engineers can make the often difficult move from a technical specialist role to manager.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course focuses on the use of project management concepts and tools to accomplish business goals. Students will identify project management issues in rapidly changing business and technical environments and utilize strategies to manage projects effectively.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course will provide the candidate with the skills necessary to successfully manage a small corporate research and development department. Emphasis will be on identifying the unique characteristics of an R&D department in terms of its funding, its personnel, and mandate to be creative and productive.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This hands-on course will enable candidates to become knowledgeable about the various marketing strategies employed to create a successful market image for an organization. Drawing from industry examples of well-conceived and successful marketing strategies, students will gain a framework for developing viable strategies for their respective organizations.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course will enable students to develop a marketing research plan that will enable them to effectively examine the methods of assessing early market opportunities for high technology industrial and consumer products.
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• 50% in TMGT 7111

These assignments and techniques are designed to enable people with no previous marketing experience to create a marketing plan within their own company. Students will have an opportunity to explore the application of programs in the context of the high technology markets.
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• 50% in TMGT 7111

This course will enable candidates to develop a product marketing plan which will enable them to manage the delivery of a commercially viable product. The course provides a complete and proven methodology of bringing a product from conception to full commercial development.
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• 50% in TMGT 7111

This course will equip candidates with an in-depth understanding of financing business undertakings, exploring sources of money, the role of business plans, equity capital, the role of debt financing, taxation issues, and cash investments.
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• 50% in TMGT 7122

This course will involve the participant with aspects of accounting that impact on their roles as employee/managers within a technical organization. The course introduces the participant to as many accounting concepts, principles and the practical application of these principles as possible and it enhances their awareness and understanding of such areas as the balance sheet, the income statement, accounting systems, and the use that can be made of such accounting information.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

​This course will provide the candidate with the knowledge to understand how Information Technology [IT] is used in technology-based organizations. It will cover all aspects of systems architectures and systems life cycles, including how to evaluate, justify and acquire new IT. It will review how data are collected and turned into information by all parts of the organization with an emphasis on how that information can be used in problem solving. The business issues arising from the introduction and use of Information Technology will be discussed, including those associated with investment, training and support.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course deals with the major issues, institutions and instruments of international finance affecting technology transfer and the exchange of goods and services under contract. Course content addresses principal elements that include, but may not be limited to: instruments, institutions, legislative/regulatory frameworks and international finance variables.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

The purpose of this course is to help those working in complicated technologically intense businesses, and especially those involved in technology management, to understand and to function within that legal environment. To this end, we will look at the nature of the legal system as well as its institutions generally, and will also look at selected areas of law vital to the functioning of Canadian business. The course will also relate law to modern business practice, especially in the field of ethics.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

The major thrust of this course is to describe how a technology firm may consider different options in the marketing of its technology in international markets. As the seller of the technology operates in a highly competitive environment, a clear understanding of the competitive forces and cultural dynamics at work in the global marketplace is critical to anyone seeking these export markets.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course is designed to help students develop a strong hands-on understanding of entrepreneurship in relation to business strategy and innovation. Unlike other business courses that concentrate narrowly on a particular function within a business - accounting, finance, marketing, production, human resources, or information systems - TMGT 7135 is a big picture course. It cuts across the whole spectrum of business and management. The focus is the total enterprise - including the industry and competitive environment in which it operates - its long-term direction and strategy, its resources and competitive capabilities, and its prospects for success.
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in TMGT 7121 and 50% in TMGT 7122

This course provides participants with diverse opportunities to expand and strengthen their business writing skills across a variety of communications platforms. With an emphasis on effective writing strategies, students will understand the importance of meeting their audience’s needs through numerous mediums including online discussion forums, emails, a technical report work plan, digital infographic, and the major components of a formal proposal.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course deals with a practical, hands-on approach to problem-solving and decision-making using an analytical, process-oriented approach. Different tools and techniques are used to better maximize the problem-solving and decision-making skills of the candidate. Opportunity is provided, by means of examples, for practice in creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course provides leaders with practical strategies and processes to develop a high performance work environment that values people. Each module will explore how to use human resource systems to effectively identify and address issues in the workplace. The course also addresses ways in which a technical manager may examine and enhance his or her own career. Time will be spent examining the relationship between the organization’s human resources needs and the ways in which these needs can be met through: HR Planning, Job Analysis and Design, Selection and Recruitment, Career Planning and Development, Performance Evaluation,Training and Development.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course highlights the practices of effective leadership and the dynamics of the change process with a view to the interdependence of these two forces. The course differentiates between management and leadership, exploring the need for each aspect while continuing to strive for business goals and engaging in change aimed at improving company effectiveness. Effective leaders are able to resolve problems, conflicts in the workplace and envision an inspiring course of innovation, this course provides practical strategies which can be implemented in any work environment. The course is experiential, so regardless of current leadership ability each learner will be able to actively enhance their own leadership skills.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

​This course presents the underpinning scientific concepts of contemporary environmental issues. It starts off with systems theory and ecosystem characteristics, including drivers for their change. More specifically, the course discusses deep ecology concepts and principles as they relate to human activities and their impacts on system functioning. The course further explores dimensions of integrated responses, including linkages of ecosystem services and human well-being. The course presents the most recent scientific evidence of the changing climate and evaluates industrial sectors - especially the energy sector - as the single largest anthropogenic source of climate‐changing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The course explains and outlines principles of clean(er) technologies, industrial ecology and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Finally, the course provides the foundational concepts of environmental system analysis to learners who have no or limited specialized knowledge.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Recognizing trends in voice and data integration in wireless and wireline applications, this course will focus on analysis, planning, procuring, and implementing of networks. It will also emphasize major network options, evaluate their effectiveness, and identify implementation strategies. The course will discuss the issues from an internal organizational perspective and an external one. The course will also provide a discussion of management issues with respect to the networking options.
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in TMGT 7123

Data is the raw material of information. This course will review how data is managed and turned into information and knowledge by looking at the different technologies available. Management of data as a resource and data ownership will be discussed. The concepts of systems design will be addressed by covering logical design processes, architectures, data modeling and physical design processes and database design.
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in TMGT 7123

The goal of this course is to provide candidates with the necessary skills and tools in using the Internet to effectively accomplish the goals of the contemporary business organization and to benefit from the vast and growing resources provided by and available over the Internet. The course is a component of the Information Technology Management option in the Bachelor of Technology program in Technology Management. This course is associated conceptually with the content and material in TMGT 7123, Technology Information Systems. It is also useful to associate some aspects of the course to TMGT 7154, Trends in New and Emerging Technologies.
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• 50% in TMGT 7123

This course provides candidates with the knowledge to understand trends in new and emerging information technologies and identifies strategies for managing the introduction of these technologies in today’s organizations. This course covers advances in data management, data communications, electronic commerce, social media and other computer / communications technologies, all examined from a strong business applications and management perspective.
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• 50% in TMGT 7123

This course provides candidates with knowledge of Information Technology (IT) management issues in specific areas such as the evaluation, acquisition, and development of IT systems. It stresses the importance of aligning IT activities, projects, and operations within the corporate architecture, and with corporate goals and objectives. Candidates will gain the knowledge necessary to understand how an Information Technology division is structured and optimized. As well, candidates will learn several industry-acknowledged processes that provide guidance in change management and corporate alignment.
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• 50% in TMGT 7123

​All organizations rely on technology to deliver their core services and to achieve their business goals. As these organizations embrace digitization, they expose previously sensitive personal and corporate data to the risk of service interruptions, data loss and cyber-attacks. Senior executives look to technology leaders to provide risk based strategies to protect these data assets as well as to provide resiliency for business services. Protection of critical infrastructure and systems, data classification and compliance to legislation, standards and privacy laws are mandatory for organizations to thrive in the digital economy. This course provides a structured approach to adopting risk management disciplines and practices for organizations. Students will learn to identify vulnerabilities, threats and risks to the organization and specifically to information systems. Industry practice methods of risk assessment, risk mitigation as well as business impact analysis, business continuity, disaster recovery and incident response are the core learning outcomes from this course. The successful student will take away a clear understanding of risk management and a toolkit of practical approaches that can be applied to any organization.
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• 50% in TMGT 7123

This course provides a means, through directed studies, to enhance and integrate courses previously taken in the candidate’s area of specialization in technology and management. The primary deliverable is a project plan for a proposed project focused on the integration of management and technical issues applied to a real-life situation within the candidate’s organization. This plan must be submitted to, and approved by, the student’s “corporate sponsor” and the TMGT-assigned mentor. The goal of this course is to assist the candidate in the definition and application of the graduation project. This course is linked to other Technology Management courses and advanced level technology courses in the candidate’s area of specialization.
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• Departmental approval

This course covers the issues, skills and instruments of both the producer and the consumer of research in the field of technology management. The main emphasis in the course will be on the effective application of practical qualitative approaches, and there will be opportunities to examine quantitative approaches [e.g., descriptive and inferential statistics] as well. Course content will be supplemented with contemporary case studies and exercises that will provide the opportunity to analyze and evaluate published research within technical, business and management disciplines from a practical applied perspective.
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• Departmental approval required

This course gives candidates tools to identify, assess, and select technology, in the context of a technology roadmap, that will provide tangible benefits in addressing specific organizational issues as well as to account for social and environmental concerns. This course will provide support to candidates where technology assessment processes are an appropriate part of the Graduation Project.
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• Departmental approval required

This course covers implementation of the project plan developed by the candidate under TMGT 8101 and is the capstone of the Bachelor of Technology in Technology Management program. It is focused on the integration of management and technical issues that reflect their relationship applied to a real-life situation in the candidate’s workplace. The project will address a significant problem or explore innovative ideas for improvement within the candidate’s organization. The goal of this course is to successfully accomplish the goals of the Technology Management graduation project. This course is linked to other Technology Management courses as well as advanced level technology courses in the candidate’s area of specialization. There are direct and indirect linkages or complementarities to elements of other technology management courses in the overall program of study.
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• Departmental approval

This is a course in advanced composition and rhetoric, in which students will develop skills in complex critical analysis and interpretation by analyzing and evaluating materials from a variety of discourses or genres, including visual, online, and print; developing and writing essays, including critiques and research papers; applying and discussing principles of rhetoric and critical theory; examining and using methods of interpretation and analysis from the humanities and social sciences; evaluating the credibility of primary and secondary sources, including as it applies to media literacy, and for the purposes of academic research; situating discourses within their historical context and relevant to rhetorical theories of different periods (for example, Aristotle in the ancient world and Bakhtin in the twentieth century). The course format will include lecture, discussion, and both individual and group activities.
Prerequisite(s):

• BCIT ENGL 1177 or equivalent, or 6 credits BCIT Communication at 1100-level or above, or 3 credits of a university/college first-year social science or humanities course.

Fosters abilities and values required for ethical decision making at work. Develops skills in logical analysis, a working knowledge of moral principles and theories, and the ability to diagnose and resolve moral disagreements commonly found at work. Examines and applies moral principles to historically famous cases in manufacturing, human resources, management, engineering, health care, and computing.
Prerequisite(s):

• BCIT ENGL 1177, or 6 credits BCIT Communication at 1100-level or above, or 3 credits of a university/college first-year social science or humanities course.