School of Management

Technology Management, M.S.

Web: www.som.gmu.edu
Phone: (703) 993-1792
E-mail: techman@som.gmu.edu

The Technology Management program is designed for experienced managers and professionals in the information technology industry who are seeking to advance their careers in management. This 18-month executive program meets on Saturdays, and awards an M.S. in Technology Management.

Admission to the program is highly competitive. A minimum of three years professional work experience before entering the program is required. No previous course work in business is necessary. A bachelor's degree with an acceptable GPA is required. For those with less than ten years work experience, demonstrable ability in graduate work or appropriate GMAT score is required. Applicants are evaluated on relevant work experience, letters of recommendation, executive support, their fit to the program, and on leadership potential. These criteria are applied with a reasonable flexibility to ensure that individuals with unique academic qualifications are give full consideration. Applications for admission to the program must be submitted by September 1 to join the yearly cohort that starts in January.

Methods of Instruction

Study groups are an essential part of the M.S. in Technology Management experience and are arranged by the director of the program. The groups usually meet independently, once a week, to discuss course work and prepare class presentations. Between classes and study group sessions, the group members continue to work collaboratively through the Web CT and Lotus Notes platforms, provided by the program.

The Technology Management program includes required international residency. Students travel abroad to explore the global information technology industry and participate in a week-long program that examines economic, sociopolitical, and cultural issues that affect the global marketplace.

Program Schedule

Spring Semester - First Year

• TECM 610 Communications and Leadership
• TECM 615 Decision Making Using Accounting and Financial Information
• TECM 620 Economics of Technology Management
• TECM 700 Business Engineering and Change Management

Summer Session - First Year

• TECM 635 Metrics and Statistics for Quality and Project Management
• TECM 702 Interpersonal Dynamics and Teamwork

Fall Semester - First Year

• TECM 704 Planning and Control of Projects
• TECM 720 Analysis of IT Industries
• TECM 735 Technology Management Capstone Project
• TECM 740 Management of the Client Relationship

Spring Semester - Second Year

• TECM 640 Management of Consulting and Technical Professionals
• TECM 703 Technology Assessment, Evaluation, and Investment
• TECM 745 Business Functions and Operations: Client Industries

Summer Session - Second Year, One-Week International Residency

• TECM 750 Global IT Management

CIO University Partnership

The School of Management is also a CIO (Chief Information Officer) University Academic Partner. Working in cooperation with the Federal CIO Council, SOM educates federal information technology (IT) managers to acquire the IT management competencies of a CIO mandated by the Clinger-Cohen Act. The Federal CIO Council created CIO University as a virtual university to develop and educate the top managers in government and those aspiring to those positions. The major emphasis of the CIO University is the use of IT to deliver agency business objectives and outcomes. Students and graduates of the technology management program are eligible to apply for CIO certification once they complete the degree and present themselves to the Federal CIO Council as candidates for certification.