New Mexico Tech MEM

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New Mexico Tech MEM

• Peter C. Anselmo
• 8 April 2008

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Todays Topics

• A Brief Overview of the Tech MEM Program
• Goals
• Offerings
• Implementation how to apply now

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Why?

• Serve Engineer and Applied Scientist population
• Economic Development in New Mexico
• Fit with NMT Mission and Strategic Plan

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Strategic Issues

• Quality Content
• Dedicated research faculty and support
• Quality Delivery
• Dedicated DE group, live courses,
  student/participant interactions maximized
• Optimize the Challenge and Overall Participant
  Experience

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Program Design

• Patterned after existing Programs
• MIT, UM/Rolla, CSM
• Newer Programs
• UT/Austin, Stanford
• Similar to some Systems Engineering and IE
  Programs
• USC, UVa
• New Program - UCSD

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Key Features of NMT MEM

• Emphasis on Computation and Analysis
• NMT students expect to work
• Programming and Software Components
• EMGT 502 features VBA/Excel
• Systems Approach
• Curriculum content and view(s) of the firm
• Entrepreneurship Flavor
• Unstructured Problems
• Were working on collaborations with UNM, NMSU

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More Features

• Dedicated, Interdisciplinary Faculty
• Everybody but 1 in MGT Dept has undergrad science
  and/or engineering degree
• Engineers, Computer Scientists also teaching
• Research Connection
• Agent-Based Modeling Project
• Other faculty research projects

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Program

• 30 Credit Hours total
• 21 Core Hours
• Includes Capstone Org Entrepreneurship course
• 6 Hours of Electives
• Engineering electives actively encouraged
• 3-Hour Professional Project
• Workplace application preferred
• Professional paper and presentation required

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Remote Site Delivery

• We have a self-imposed limit of 4 Virtual
  Classrooms
• Includes 2 in Albuquerque
• Quality delivery issue
• We can stream to anywhere with a reasonable Net
  connection

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Remote Site Delivery

• We teach each course live once per year at
  least
• We also offer asynchronous delivery
• Via nonlive stream
• In nonlive semesters during designated times
  when instructors monitor the stream, answer
  questions, and enable audio discussions

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Summer 08 Offerings

• EMGT 503 (Core) Information Systems in
  Technology Organizations
• EMGT 571 (Elective) Managerial Econ
• EMGT 581 (Elective) Directed Study
• EMGT 590 (Core) Final Project

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Fall 08 Offerings

• Fall 08 begins the week of 25 August
• EMGT 501 Mgt Science (Core)
• EMGT 502 Financial Management (C)
• EMGT 506 Managing Tech Resources (C)
• EMGT 571 Elective
• Other Engineering Electives available from other
  NMT Departments Contact NMT Distance Ed office
  (835 6908) for details

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Location, Location

• CNM the Workforce Training Center at Alameda
  and I25
• 2445 Alamo SE (between Yale and Girard), third
  floor
• These are our interactive classrooms other
  options exist

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1 FAQ

• Differences between NMT MEM and a MBA
• Content and Context are the two main difference
  areas

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Another FAQ

• How much?
• 350 distance fee per course
• 205 per credit hour
• Books, etc. in the 50-200 range
• NMT can work with your employer with regard to
  billing

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Content Differences

• More Analytical we do math and modeling in many
  courses
• Modeling and Simulation focus
• 30 Hours (MEM) vs 48 or more (MBA)
• Project is a mini-thesis not found in many MBA
  programs

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Context Differences

• Targeted Audience people with technical
  backgrounds moving into managerial positions
• Focus on projects instead of teams, though there
  are plenty of team projects
• Interdisciplinary faculty and focus

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Outcomes

• Our working-engineer students are happy with what
  they are getting out of the program
• Our full-time population is too
• Students seeking employment are finding excellent
  jobs in competition with people from top MBA
  programs

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Implementation

• We are ready when you are
• Admission applications up to class day 1
• Information and paperwork from
• Wendi Carrillo, wcarrillo_at_admin.nmt.edu, 505 835
  6908
• Karen Chavez, NMT Graduate Office, 505 835 5513

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Implementation

• Apply as a Regular grad student
• Apply as a Special grad student
• Regular status application should be done asap
• This is for people who want to get started right
  away
• Get admitted as a Regular before finishing 12
  hours or having a total of 12 to transfer
  including courses taken as a Special.

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Contact Information

• Program Info http//management.nmt.edu/mgt/prosp
  ective/graduate
• Peter Anselmo Mgt Dept Chair and Program
  Director
• anselmo_at_nmt.edu 505 835 5438
• Wendi Carrillo wcarrillo_at_admin.nmt.edu

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Conclusion

• We think we have a very appropriate program for
  our participants and their respective
  organizations
• This type of program is the future and we are
  ready to team with you to advance careers and the
  NM business climate.