Students must complete a minimum of two required and three complementary courses. Recommended courses do not count towards the concentration but do count as electives and are suggested depending on career goals:
Required courses (6 credits):
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INSY 606
Technology Management
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Technological innovation, management of the R&D process, economic assessment and justification, and the state of the art in service, manufacturing, open source, and IT innovation.
Offered by: Management
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MGSC 616
Technology in Action
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: Strategic and operational issues that arise when managing technological innovation.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction: To students in the Technology and Innovation Management Concentration
Complementary courses (9 credits) from:
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INSY 607
Technology Consulting
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Technology consultation management, focusing on analysis, presentation, leadership, team building, and cross-discipline work.
Offered by: Management
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INSY 608
Winning with IT
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: How information technology has impacted and changed work, processes, and markets. Successful technology deployment and strategies are identified and analyzed.
Offered by: Management
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INSY 609
Technology Project Management
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Managing a technology consultation practice.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
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INSY 633
Knowledge Mgmt&Tech for Innov.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Types of organizational knowledge and their value for organizations, analysing knowledge processes, and assessing tools and technologies for managing knowledge.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
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MGSC 602
Strategic Mgmt of Operations
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: Tools, conceptual frameworks, and technological understanding necessary to manage operations in today's increasingly competitive marketplace.
Offered by: Management
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MGSC 603
Logistics Management
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: The management of the logistics functions in a manufacturing firm. Internal logistics includes the design and operation of a production-distribution system, with emphasis on the management of supply chains in global manufacturing companies. External logistics includes an analysis of the prevailing sourcing strategies and alternative means of customer satisfaction. Important tools such as forecasting techniques and information technology are also covered.
Offered by: Management
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MGSC 605
Total Quality Management
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: The topics include: Top Management Commitment, Leadership Style, Bench Marking, Employee involvement, Human Resource Utilization, Employee Motivation, Quality Function Deployment, Statistical Techniques for Quality Improvement including the seven tools of quality and statistical process control. New topics of ISO9000, Just-in-Time, "Kaizen" and Return-of Quality are also discussed. Students are encouraged to do industry projects on TQM.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
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MGSC 615
Procurement and Distribution
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: Key strategic, operational and technological issues associated with the role of procurement and distribution, including selection and management of suppliers, international sourcing, price determination, e-purchasing, and auctions. It will explore traditional as well as emerging business models and emphasize the use of operations-related technologies.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
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MGSC 631
Analysis:Production Operations
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: This course presents a framework for design and control of modern production and inventory systems, and bridges the gap between theory and practice of production and inventory management. The course develops analytical concepts in the area and highlights their applications in manufacturing industry. The course is divided into three segments. The first segment looks at the production planning process and discusses in detail the resource allocation issues. The second segment deals with analysis and operation of inventory systems. The third segment integrates production planning and inventory control and looks at various integrated models for determining replenishment quantities and production lots.
Offered by: Management
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MGPO 650
Managing Innovation
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: To survive competitively, many organizations need to develop new products successfully and consistently, yet established firms often face difficulties responding to new opportunities. This course examines the strategic, organizational, and interdepartmental aspects of the new product development process to understand why problems occur and what managers can do about them. Topic areas include (1) the creative synthesis of market possibilities with technological potential; (2) the collaborative coordination of diverse functions in the firm; and (3) the strategic connection between the project and the firm's strategy and structure.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
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ORGB 625
Managing Organizational Change
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Examine strategies of organizational development (OD) that enhance the organization's capacity to respond to change, maximize productivity and allow employees to experience dignity and meaning in their work. Explores the strategic, techno-structural, human process, and human resource management types of OD interventions. In addition, the course will provide opportunities for the practice of various OD skills (process consultation, feedback, observation) which enable managers to identify dysfunctional policies or behaviours. The fundamental theoretical framework of the course will draw upon developments in the behavioural and socio-technical systems approaches to organizational change.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.