Contact:

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University of Bridgeport SENAC
Opening Doors, Building Futures
Overview UB Master of Science Degree in
Technology Management in partnership with
SENAC Graduate Certificate in IT Management
Governance
Contact Dr. Gad J. Selig, PMP. COP, Associate
Dean for Business Development and
Outreach. Graduate Studies and Research Division
E-Mail gadselig_at_bridgeport.edu Telephone
203-576-4870
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Outline

• Overview University of Bridgeport
• Graduate Degree Programs
• Masters of Science in Technology Management
• Research Areas
• Dual Degrees
• International Student Application Process
• Questions
• Appendix
• Graduate Admission Process
• Select Graduate Courses Transferable for Credit
  Towards the M.S. Degree in Technology Management

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University of Bridgeport

• Founded in 1927
• Accredited, private, doctoral level institution
• Located in the State of Connecticut, City of
  Bridgeport
• Student body representing over 80 countries
• 400 full and part time faculty, including
  Fullbright Scholars, National Science Foundation
  Fellows, etc.

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Ideal Location!!!
Fairfield County is known as the Corporate Gold
Coast - 3rd highest concentration of Fortune 500
companies in USA

• Located in the State of Connecticut, Fairfield
  County, City of Bridgeport
• New York City - 1Hour
• Boston, MA - 2 Hours
• Washington, D.C. 5 Hours

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UB Schools
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Accreditations

• The University of Bridgeport is fully accredited
  by the New England Association of Schools and
  Colleges
• The University is also accredited by the Board of
  Governors of the Connecticut Department of Higher
  Education
• The School of Business is accredited by the
  Association of Collegiate Business Schools and
  Programs (ACBSP)
• The School of Engineering is accredited by the
  Accreditation Board for Engineering and
  Technology (ABET)

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UB/SENAC - BRAZIL 11/04/09
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Choosing a Career

• What are you interested in?
• What are you good at?
• What are the opportunities?
• What skills, competencies and knowledge are 21st
  organizations looking for?

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Management and Professional Career Choices
Specialists (Professionals)
Software Developers/DBMS
Business/System Analysts/Process
Analysts/Enterprise Architect
Consultants/Functional/Application/Industry
Specialists
Analysts/Infrastructure/Telecommunications/Outsour
cing
New Product Development/ Marketing/Sales/Entrepren
eurship
MANAGEMENT/PEOPLE SKILLS
Leadership, Customer focus, Critical Thinking,
Results Oriented
Interpersonal Skills, Consensus Building, Mentor,
Team Building
Change Agent and Excellent Communication Skills
Project Manager/Functional Manager
CIO, CTO, Director, COO, CMO, CEO
Generalists
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Outlook for Global IT Jobs 2009 and 2013

• Estimated IT spend for 52 largest countries
  1.4 trillion (2009)
• Projected IT spend for 52 largest countries
  1.7 trillion (2013)
• Estimated employment in IT jobs
  35.6 million (2009)
• Projected employment in IT jobs
  41.4 million (2013)
• The IT market will drive the creation of 75,000
  new businesses over the
• next four years.

Source IDG (International Data Group), Study of
52 of the Largest Countries and the Impact of IT
on the Global Economy, IDC, October, 2009.
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Global IT and Business Services Outsourcing Market
Does not include manufacturing, supply chain,
logistics, transportation, legal and other
outsourcing estimated at 1.0 trillion
Source AMR Research Inc.,2009
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Inter-Disciplinary Management, Engineering,
Technology Leadership Competencies
Business/ Industry Knowledge Process Skills
Leadership, People Team Building Skills
Technical/ Engineering Skills
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Current Graduate Degree ProgramsBusiness,
Engineering Technology Management

• M.S. in B.E. Biomedical Engineering
• M.S. in C.S. Computer Science
• M.S. in CpE Computer Engineering
• M.S. in E.E. Electrical Engineering
• M.S. in M.E. Mechanical Engineering
• M.S. in T.M. Technology Management
• M.B.A./E.M.B.A. Business Administration
• M.S. in MSIT Instructional Technology
• M.S. in Counseling/HR Counseling Human
  Resources
• PhD. in C.S. CpE Computer Science
  Engineering
• PhD in T.M. Technology Management - Proposal
• Completed and Under Review

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M.S. in Technology Management Program
Objectives

• Prepares future leaders and professionals with
  solid inter-disciplinary skills such as
  analytical, quantitative, communications,
  technology, management and people skills required
  for the global setting in the 21st century by
  bridging the gap between technology, engineering,
  science and management.
• Develops competencies in strategic management of
  people and processes in technology-intensive
  and/or dependent environments as well as new
  venture/product/service development and
  commercialization.
• Offers a forum for analysis, development and/or
  application of current and emerging technologies
  in global markets.

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MS Technology Management Curriculum Choices
TM Core Courses
Choice of Concentrations Electives (27
Choices)

• Bio-Technology and/or Bio-Medical Management
• and Technology
• Computer, Networking Software
• Data Base Management Systems
• Information Technology
• Environmental Energy Management
• Health Care Management Administration
• New Venture Creation/Entrepreneurship/
• Intrapreneurship
• Manufacturing Management
• New Product Development Commercialization
• Program Project Management
• Service Management Engineering
• Strategic Sourcing Outsourcing
• Supply Chain Logistics Management

• Marketing, Entrepreneurship Innovation
• Total Quality Management Continuous
• Process Improvement
• Finance Accounting for Managers
• Leadership, Teams and Managing Change
• Global Program and Project Management
• Business Policy and Strategy Capstone /
  Project
• Contemporary Issues in Communications and
• Quantitative Techniques
• Engineering Colloquium (1 credit)

Required Courses 8 Courses for Degree
4 Electives Can be chosen
Minimum Total Credits Required 34 for
Graduation
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Research Areas Technology Management

• Creating and Sustaining Innovation and Managing
  Proactive Change
• Bio-Medical/Bio-Technology and Management
• Business and Information Technology Continuity
  and Security
• Environment and Energy Management and Technology
  (including Green and Sustainability)
• Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship New Venture
  Creation
• Creating Sustaining High Performance Global
  Leaders and Teams
• New Product/Service Development and
  Commercialization
• Strategic Marketing, Demand Creation and Growth
• Information Technology
• Outsourcing and Strategic Sourcing
• Quality Management and Lean Process Management
• Global Program and Project Management
• Supply Chain Management Logistics
• Corporate and Information Technology Strategy,
  Execution Governance
• Manufacturing Management
• Service Management
• Sports Technology and Management (future)

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Brazilian Student Options

• MS in Technology Management 34 credits
  required (11 - 3 credit courses
• and 1 - 1 credit course)
• 3 Graduate courses (9 credits in total)
  completed in Brazil with a B
• or better will be transferable towards the
  completion of the MS in TM
• in the USA.
• Option 1
• 2 additional graduate courses may be taken by
  Brazilian students
• through distance learning (on-line) in Brazil,
  which are taught by
• UB professors in the USA.
• 7 additional graduate courses must be completed
  at UB in the USA
• over two semesters.
• Option 2
• 9 additional graduate courses must be completed
  at UB in the USA

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Brazilian Students Additional Information and
Work Opportunities

• All Brazilian students will receive a
  scholarship equivalent to 15 of
• the prevailing tuition costs. Students must pay
  a registration fee and other
• fees (e.g. medical insurance, etc. when taking
  courses in USA).
• While taking courses at UB in the USA, students
  are eligible to apply for
• campus and intern jobs through CPT (Curriculum
  Practical Training).
• Brazilian students who graduate with an MS in TM
  degree are eligible to
• work in the US upon graduation under OPT
  (Optional Practical Training)
• from 12 months to 29 months, depending on the
  company they work for.
• For additional international student information
  (e.g. application, VISA
• information and other requirements), go to
• http//www.bridgeport.edu/pages/3219.asp or
  email admit_at_bridgeport.edu

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International Student Opportunities
Connecticut Business Plan Competition Winners

• University of Bridgeport Schools of
• Business and Engineering student
• teams won first and second place
• awards in the graduate personal
• business category UB
• School of Engineering team won third
• place award in the graduate personal
• venture category in the Connecticut
• Business Plan Competition.
• The annual event, sponsored by the
• Connecticut Venture Group and the
• State Department of Economic
• Development, drew more than 50
• entries from student teams in the
• states colleges and universities.
• Only 15 of those made the finals.

University of Bridgeport Business School
Professor Gad Selig, second from right, with
first prize winners in the graduate division for
their business plan on a date rape drug detector,
from left Udeme Idiong, Sana Sarr and his son,
Sana Prince, and Gauri Jayawant.
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Understanding the Needs of International Students

• Dedicated Office of International student
  services
• F1 student legal advice
• 24/7 Travel Signatures
• OPT CPT
• Drivers License and Social Security
• International Festival

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Inter-Disciplinary (Dual) Graduate M.S. /or
M.S./MBA Degree Certificate Programs
Business, Engineering Education
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Representative Companies Who Have Hired UB
Interns and/or Graduates

• Aetna
• ATMI
• ATW Bodine
• Avon
• Bendix
• CitiCorp (Bank)
• GE
• IBM
• Intel
• IPC
• Purdue Pharma
• Peoples United Bank
• Pitney Bowes
• TNT Expense Management
• UBS

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Opening Doors, Building Futures
University of Bridgeport - strongly committed to
academic development and professional
accomplishments!!!
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Thank You
Questions?
(Believe in Yourself)
Contact Dr. Gad J. Selig, PMP. COP Associate
Dean, Business Development and Outreach, Graduate
Studies and Research Division E-mail
gadselig_at_bridgeport.edu Telephone [phone]
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Appendix

• Graduate Admissions Process
• Select Graduate Courses Transferable for Credit
  as Part of the Requirements for an M.S. degree in
  Technology Management

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Graduate Admissions Process Steps for first
time Graduate Students

• Student submits an application and supporting
  documents.
• Application is reviewed by Admissions.
• Acceptance letter is sent to student with student
  UB ID number (or reject letter).
• First time student e-mails or visit advisor (MS
  TM Chair tcmg_at_bridgeport.edu) for scheduling and
  approval of courses (from Brazil).
• Students advisor submits approved course
  schedule to registrar.
• Registrar records schedule and bill is created
  (Provost Office (International Coordinator) to
  notify Financial Aid Office of 15 tuition
  scholarship for Brazil SENAC students).
• Student creates UBNet ID (UB e-mail and
  web-advisor account) at httpwww.bridgeport.edu/p
  ages/5094.asp.
• Students pays on or before the due date.
• Attend classes.
• After the first semester, the student can
  register for TM courses on-line through
  web-advisor.

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Graduate Admissions Process (Contd)

• Application Deadlines
• April 1st for Summer semesters, July 1st for Fall
  semesters, November 1st for Spring semesters
• Admissions Materials
• Official transcripts Bachelors degree
  certificate (native language and English
  translation)
• 2 recommendation letters
• Personal Statement
• Official bank statement (dated within 6 months
  and indicating a balance of 26,500 to cover
  tuition, room and board, medical insurance and
  other fees)
• Affidavit of support completed by
  sponsor(s)(assumes financial responsibility)
• Copy of first page of passport
• Application fee payment of 35 (payable by US
  bank check)
• Processing Time
• 4 weeks for acceptance/I-20 form issuance

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Graduate Admissions Process (Contd)

• UB degree acceptance requirements and English
  proficiency for students
• Acceptance Requirements
• Completion of an equivalent to or an accredited
  4 year U.S. Bachelors degree
• A minimum grade point average of 2.7 for all
  undergraduate coursework (this
• varies according to different degree program
  requirements).
• GRE or GMAT Exam recommended, but not required.
• English Proficiency
• A minimum of 550 on the PBT (Paper Based TOEFL)
  or 79 on IBT (Internet Based
• TOEFL) or passing score on the ELAB Test (an
  English test administered by the
• English Language Institute at UB).
• Applications without the required English
  proficiency may apply to study at the
• English Language Institute at UB or an
  equivalent organization or courses, and

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• University of Bridgeport
• Select Technology Management Graduate Courses
• Transferable for Credit
• as Part of the Requirements
• for an M.S. Degree in Technology
• Management

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• TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 400
• Marketing, Entrepreneurial and Innovation Issues
  and Practices in Management
• This course focuses on strategic marketing,
  entrepreneurial, intrapreneurial and innovation
  issues, opportunities and best practices in
  helping organizations grow in a complex global
  environment which have emerged in the last few
  years such as the growing importance of strategic
  marketing, voice of the customer, customer
  service and innovation in helping companies grow
  as well as achieve and sustain competitive
  advantage. The business impact of new
  technologies which enable marketing and
  innovation are covered. The course also examines
  the principles of entrepreneurship and
  intrapreneurship in developing new products,
  services and processes. In addition to individual
  assignments, students are assigned to team
  projects to develop product or service market
  plans either for start-up businesses or within
  the context of a corporate venture. Prerequisite
  Admissions to graduate studies.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours
• TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 424 (TCMG 424)
• Total Quality Management and Continuous Process
  Improvement
• This course presents a comprehensive summary of
  methods for managing quality and continuous
  process improvements. The course objective is to
  develop an operational familiarity with
  contemporary methods found to be effective.
  Topics covered include statistical process
  control, quality function deployment, concurrent
  design, the house of quality, the Taguchi method,
  Six Sigma, lean and others. It also covers
  continuous process improvement methodologies and
  techniques. This course is intended for those
  students who do not plan to specialize in quality
  management. Prerequisite Admissions to graduate
  studies.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours
• TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 484 (TCMG 484/MGMT 535)
• Finance and Accounting for Managers
• This course provides managers with the skills
  required to read, interpret and apply information
  about an organizations financial position.
  Managerial accounting and finance concepts will
  be presented, followed by financial statement
  analysis. Topics presented from a managerial
  perspective will include how accounting data is
  generated during business operations, how
  financial statements are created and analyzed,
  management of finance to maximize return on
  investment, and stakeholder equity and other
  related topics. Students will be required to
  participate in case work applying the principles
  presented in the class.
• Prerequisite Admissions to graduate studies.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours

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• TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 505 (TCMG 505/MGMT 532)
• Global Program and Project Management
• This course focuses on the managerial aspects of
  how to more effectively manage, plan and execute
  programs/projects with a focus on high quality
  deliverables arriving on time, within budget,
  within scope and to the customers satisfaction.
  Areas covered will include program and project
  management life cycle phases, executive
  sponsorship, portfolio investment management
  selection and prioritization, requirements, scope
  and project charters, planning, development,
  estimating, staffing, leadership, scheduling,
  risk management, change management, project
  metrics, vendor integration and management and
  other related topics. This course is based on
  current and emerging best practices and
  principles. It will also discuss PM certification
  requirements and provide real world case studies.
  Prerequisite Admission to Graduate Studies.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours
• TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 508 (TCMG 508/MKTG 551)
• Product Management, Innovation and
  Commercialization
• This course covers new product development,
  innovation and commercialization, as well as the
  product management life cycle. Topics covered
  include the feasibility and investment
  prioritization of new products or product
  enhancements, raising capital for new product
  development, market and customer needs analysis,
  make versus buy alternatives and product launch
  and commercialization issues and considerations,
  including promotion, pricing, distribution,
  competition, pre and post sales support, systems
  and infrastructure support, customer service and
  related areas. Students will work on individual
  and team projects that will include the
  development of a new product market/business
  plan. Prerequisite TCMG 400.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours
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• TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 520 (TCMG 520/itis 520)
• Information Systems Requirements, Analysis,
  Design and Deployment
• A course in the analysis, design, and development
  of business systems. Students will learn a
  variety of development models and tools available
  for systems development, deployment and
  management. The role of all systems constituents
  is addressed through discussion of the
  specification, decision-making, and review of
  designs, documentation, program specifications,
  and system improvement. Course level and content
  is suitable for managerial as well as the more
  technically oriented. Prerequisites ITIS 400 or
  Director, TM program approval.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours

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• TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 523 (TCMG 523/ MGMT 523)
• Leadership, Teams Managing Change
• This course focuses on the development of
  leadership skills important in the effective
  management of change. Through role-playing
  exercises, videotapes, diagnostic tools, seminar
  discussion, selected readings, and a group
  project, students will learn theory and build
  interpersonal skills necessary for providing
  leadership in diverse multicultural groups and
  organizations. The course will address the
  managerial issues present in organizations
  undergoing accelerating change and adopting a
  culture of creativity. Creating and sustaining
  high performance multi-cultural and
  interdisciplinary traditional and virtual teams
  is covered. Prerequisite Admissions to graduate
  studies.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours
• technology management 532 (tcmg 532/MKTG 550)
• Global Market Management
• Strategy planning, implementation and control for
  market entry and development. Topics include
  social, political and economic changes affecting
  marketing opportunity focused versus dispersed
  marketing efforts marketing in developed and
  undeveloped countries and marketing systems
  required for the various strategic alternatives.
  Prerequisite TCMG 400.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours
• TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 534 (TCMG 534/MGMT 534)
• Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management
• This course covers the rewards and risks of
  outsourcing and vendor management and identifies
  where outsourcing should be used and not used.
  The objectives of the course are to help students
  understand how to plan, direct, manage and more
  effectively participate in outsourcing
  initiatives in terms of the feasibility of
  outsourcing (off-shore, near-shore, rural-shore,
  best shore), vendor selection, contract
  negotiation, vendor management and evaluation,
  risk assessment and terminating outsourcing
  deals. Prerequisite TCMG 523 and TCMG 505 or
  Director, TM program approval.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours

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• Technology management 553 (TCMG 553/ITIS 553)
• Enterprise Information Systems
• This course will examine the role of information
  systems in business and how they provide the
  information required by management. Modular, best
  of breed, and other systems strategies and
  configurations, as well their managerial
  implications will be examined. The course is
  case-based and provides the student hands-on
  experience learning and utilizing Sage Softwares
  MAS200 ERP system to complete case problems.
  Other enterprise systems will be discussed as
  well, including SAP and Oracle. Prerequisite
  TCMG 484.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours
• TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 533 (TCMG 533/MGMT 533)
  (Advanced elective to be offered at UB in USA
  only)
• Information Technology Strategy and Governance
• The course covers information technology plans,
  strategy, business/IT alignment, governance,
  environmental, ethical, economic, regulatory,
  compliance and technical issues and trends with a
  focus on planning, organizing, justifying,
  controlling, implementing and integrating concept
  and real world experiences. It discusses business
  and IT balanced scorecards, metrics and key
  performance indicators. Current and emerging best
  business and technology strategy and governance
  best practice frameworks such as COBIT, CMMI,
  PMBOK, Kano, VOC, QDF, ITIM, Prince2, ITIL,
  select ISO standards and others will be covered
  with emphasis on lessons learned, critical
  success factors and pragmatic solutions.
  Individual and team projects and case studies are
  integrated into the course. Prerequisite ITIS
  400 or Director, TM program approval.
• 3 lecture hours 3 semester hours
• Courses available through distance learning
  (on-line) in Brazil.

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Thank You!
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF !
Dr. Gad J. Selig, PMP, COP Associate Dean,
Business Development and Outreach Graduate
Studies and Research Division University of
Bridgeport E-mail gadselig_at_bridgeport.edu