CurriculumOptional Concentrations & Programs
Students may attain an optional concentration in either Managerial Analytics, Design & Innovation, or Project and Process Management by choosing appropriate courses as indicated below. Courses taken to meet concentration requirements cannot be applied to two seperate areas of concentration.
MANAGERIAL ANALYTICS (3 Courses)
- MEM 415: Computer Simulation for Risk & Operations Analysis
- MEM 414: Supply Chain Management
- MEM 412: Operations Excellence
- MEM 410: Managerial Analytics
- ENTREP 495: NUvention Analytics
- CIV_ENV 304: Civil and Environmental Engineering Systems Analysis
- MSIT 423: Data Mining and Business Intelligence
DESIGN & INNOVATION (3 COURSES)
- MEM 417: Product Development
- MEM 419: Technical Entrepreneurship
- MEM 420: Organizing for Innovation
- MEM 490: Product Management
- ENTREP 495: NUvention Medical (Count as one)
- ENTREP 495: NUvention Transportation
- EECS 473: NUvention Web (Count as one)
- ISEN 430: NUvention Energy
- DSGN 450: Differentiation by Design
- DSGN 492: Design & Leveraging Organizational Networks
- DSGN 495-41: Design, Discovery and Invention
PROJECT AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT (3 COURSES)
- MEM 416: Business Process Change Management
- MEM 420: Organizing for Innovation
- MEM 426: Project Management
- MEM 429: Negotiations for Engineers
- MEM 490: Systems Engineering and Architecture
- MEM 490: Legal Aspects of Engineering and Entrepreneurship
- MEM 490: Product Management
NUVENTION
NUvention, a course series focused on creating new businesses/startups, teaches the processes used by entrepreneurs in the creation of robust business models and concepts. Courses are taught by experienced entrepreneurs in a variety of fields, including:
These courses are available to MEM students (application may be required for certain offerings) as well as the university at large, bringing together students from a variety of discplines. This creates a unique environment for business development through a collaboration of diverse skills sets.