CLS 5225 Technical Project Management
This course is an in-depth evaluation of selected case studies in the following topic areas (1) Managing the Creative Process in Cross-Functional Global Environment (Exploration), (2) Product Concept Development in a Competitive Market Place (Product Development), (3) Business Analysis and Market Potential (Market Place Intelligence), (4) Getting a Product from the Laboratory to the Market (Commercialization), (5) Product Technical Support, (6) Protection of intellectual Property Rights (Patents), and (7) Technology Project Funding (Government, Private and Venture Capital). Sustainability is built into each topic. Students will examine and evaluate the technical and business merits of selected cases and will be exposed to presentations from entrepreneurs actually developing businesses based on emerging technologies - 3 lecture hours.