Undergraduate Courses 2017-18

Credits earned from the following courses can be counted toward ENGG or SB&M elective requirements.

• TEMG 1010

  Technology and Management Professional Activities

  0 Credit(s)
  Description

  A compulsory course for students enrolling in the Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management throughout their four years of study. This course is designed to provide academic advising to students, to enhance their personal and professional skills, to improve their understanding of latest business and technology development and to improve their communication skills. Activities involve discussion sessions with advisors, executive forums, and mentoring program. Graded P or F.
• TEMG 3950

  Cases-based Problem Solving

  2 Credit(s)
  Description

  This course consists of two parts. The first part uses short Harvard Business or in the news for case analysis to develop students' problem-solving skills with an emphasis on basic frameworks and tools, including how to structure solutions in written and oral format. The second part focuses on improving problematic product design concepts by use of Design Thinking methodology to sharpen understanding of customer's hidden pains and needs for higher value propositions. Cases may be taken from published business cases or past student projects, and all cases involve business strategies and technologies. For students in their second year of study with approval by the instructor. Priority will be given to DDP students.
• TEMG 4000

  Special Topics

  0-4 Credit(s)
  Description

  Selected topics of current interest in Technology and Management. May be repeated for credits if different topics are covered.
• TEMG 4600

  Communication for Technology and Management Applications and Innovative Product Development

  3 Credit(s)
  Description

  This course will cover presentation skills and innovative product development methods. Students will learn how to design innovative products through recognizing customer needs; how to determine customer needs; how these needs can be transformed into product specifications; how to generate innovative product ideas; how to evaluate and identify good product ideas. For students in the Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management.
• TEMG 4950-4960

  Special Project

  1-5 Credit(s)
  Description

  A special project supervised by one or a group of faculty members. Normally, a project proposal and a final report are required. May be repeated for credits if the projects have different emphases or cover different topics. Enrollment in the project course requires approval of the course instructor.