A Program in
Technical Decision Making and Leadership.
The Master of Engineering and Technology Management (METM) degree
provides engineers and other technical leaders with
state-of-the-art knowledge, tools, and skills in leading and
improving projects, people, organizations, operations, and quality.
Mastery of the practical, relevant curriculum often provides
immediate on-the-job improvements and has helped graduates move up
the corporate ladder. Certificate programs also are available in eight areas of interest to both engineers and others working in
technological areas who may not be engineers.
- Formerly one program with two options, the program now provides
an integrated education in technical decision-making and leadership
for industry employees which allows business and engineering
employees to learn together in common courses.
Emphases include
interdisciplinary teams, customer-oriented approaches, global
technology and innovation strategies, quality improvement,
performance management in technical organizations, design for
manufacturability, and management of scarce resources. WSU's
Engineering and Technology Management Program is also one of the
few programs in the world with a rich offering in the Theory of
Constraints.
With the recent change in the program title to Engineering and
Technology Management, the program
also began to offer professionals working closely with engineers,
scientists, and technicians in technically-based industries an
opportunity for training. This change helps all college-educated personnel to be more effective in
managing the technology and constraints of the engineering design
and production processes, and their relationships to a technical
company's business strategy.
From its inception in 1982, the mission of this program has been to serve industry in Washington and
neighboring states with program offerings at our campuses in WSU
Spokane, WSU Vancouver, and WSU Tri-cities. We also facilitate
learning and leadership by taking our program to The Boeing Company
in the Puget Sound and around the nation, and to various Learning
Centers around the state, including Renton and Everett.
A Distance
Education Program for
Engineering and
Business Professionals
Master’s Degree
To receive a master’s degree in the
ETM
program, students must
complete a minimum of 10 courses (30 credits) plus a comprehensive
examination or project (2-4 credits of E M 702).
Core requirements include at least one course from each of the following six areas,
four electives, and E M 702.
1. Managing Organizations and People
E M 501 Management of Organizations
E M 522 Supervision and Leadership
for
Engineering and Technology Managers
2. Managing Financial Resources
E M 505 Finance for Technical
Systems
E M 545 Technical Decision Analysis
E M 590 Design for Product and
Service Realization
3. Managing with Analytical Methods
E M 540 Operations Research for
Managers
E M 560 Integrated Supply Chain
Management
4. Managing Projects
E M 564 Project Management
E M 520 Construction Project
Management
5. Managing Variability
Stat 430 Statistical Methods in
Engineering
E M 580 Quality Control and
Reliability
E M 585 Quality Improvement Using
Design
of Experiments
6. Managing Strategy
E M 526 Constraints Management
E M 575 Performance Management in
Technical Organizations
E M 591 Strategic Management of
Technology
and Innovation
E M 702 Master’s Special Problems,
Directed Study, Exam 2-4 Credits
Students will complete the program of study with four additional
courses from the classes listed above not used to satisfy the core
requirements or from the
following electives:
E M 508 Legal Concepts for
Engineering and Technology Managers
E M 517 Simulation Modeling of
Technical Systems
E M 530 Applications of Constraints
Management
E M 534 Contemporary Topics in
Constraints Management
E M 538 Lean Agility
E M 555
Enterprise
Resource Management
E M 565 Introduction to Systems Engineering
E M 566 System Engineering Analysis and Practice
E M 570 Six Sigma Quality Management
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