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Curriculum and Courses

Refer to the Academic Catalog for a complete description of program requirements and transfer rules.

Click one of the following links for more information about the ETM curriculum and courses:

Curriculum

  • Download the Student Worksheet (pdf) for a simple course checklist.
  • Download the Record of Completion Form (pdf) used for advising. It shows the courses required for the curriculum and many technical college course equivalents.

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Course Sequence

The ETM course sequence can be customized for full-time and part-time students based on prior course work and prerequisite requirements. The file below demonstrates one potential path for a full-time student.

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ETM Course Descriptions

The following ETM courses are required for the degree:

SETM 320. Engineering Cost Analysis (4) Engineering economics and financial analysis of prospective alternatives. Lab includes analysis techniques, use of modeling tools, and applications of techniques toward real-world problems. Occasional off-campus laboratory sessions may be required. Three class and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: Admission to ETM program (within 12 hours of Associate degree completion). Pre or co-requisite: Technical Communications support course.

SETM 330. Engineering Work Analysis (4) Techniques for operation analysis, work measurement, and work sampling. Major topics include human factors, work design principles, work environment, economic justification, work measurement and the design process. Predetermined basic motion-time systems and standard data development are introduced. Occasional off-campus laboratory sessions may be required. Three class and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: Admission to ETM program (within 12 hours of Associate degree completion). Pre or co-requisite: Technical Communications support course.

SETM 370. Systems Decision Making (4) Systems analysis mathematical models, environmental factors, operations research methodologies, dynamic systems and the application of a variety of computer tools. Occasional off-campus laboratory sessions may be required. Three class and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: SETM 320, SECO 291, SMTH 141.

SETM 410. Engineering Teams Theory and Practice (4) Methods of understanding, planning, and presenting information in oral and written formats while working in an engineering team setting. Occasional off-campus laboratory sessions may be required. Three class and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: SETM 320, SETM 330.

SETM 415. Quality Practices (4) Techniques for controlling quality of work processes and assuring delivered or received product quality. Topics include cost of quality, customer/focused quality, quality diagnostic tools, total quality management, quality assurance and quality standards. Occasional off-campus laboratory sessions may be required. Three class and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: SETM 330 and SECO 291.

SETM 420. Engineering Project Management (4) Planning, scheduling, control of engineering projects, and applications of project management tools. Occasional off-campus laboratory sessions may be required. Three class and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: SETM 410.

SETM 499. Senior Seminar (3) Integration of engineering technology management at an advanced level, the impact of engineers on society, and exploration of ethical issues. Written and oral presentation required. Prerequisites: SETM 370, SETM 410, SETM 415. Pre or co-requisite: SETM 420.

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Cognate or Minor

The cognate consists of elective courses selected by the student with concurrence of the advisor. The ETM curriculum has a wide variety of options for the cognate courses as shown below. Alternatively, students may complete a Minor in Business Administration. Download the Minor in Business Administration Student Worksheet (pdf) for a simple course checklist.

Four courses from the following:

  • SBAD 347 Legal Environment of Business
  • SBAD 348 Issues in Commercial Law
  • SBAD 350 Principles of Marketing
  • SBAD 351 Consumer Behavior
  • SBAD 352 Marketing Communications
  • SBAD 371 Organizational Management and Behavior
  • SBAD 372 Operations Management
  • SBAD 374 Management of Human Resources
  • SBAD 377 Advanced Organizational Behavior
  • SBAD 378 The International Business Enterprise
  • SBAD 452 International Marketing
  • SBAD 456 Business Marketing
  • SBAD 457 Marketing Research
  • SBAD 458 Marketing Management
  • SBAD 471 New Business Enterprise
  • SBAD 475 Advanced Operations Management
  • SBAD 476 Statistical Process Control
  • SECO 321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
  • SECO 326 Managerial Economics
  • SEGL 345 Advanced Professional Writing
  • SEGL 371 Grant Writing
  • SGIS 370 Introduction to Public Administration
  • SGIS 380 Environmental Policy
  • SGIS 571 Public Financial Administration
  • SGIS 572 Public Personnel Management
  • SIMS 346 Communication and New Technology
  • SIMS 347 Web Page Construction
  • SPSY 311 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • SSOC 347 Sociology of Organizations and Work
  • SSPH 315 Conflict Resolution
  • SSPH 380 Intercultural Communication
  • SSPH 448 Organizational Communication

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The Engineering Technology Management program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: (410) 347-7700.

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