BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The Bachelor of Science in Business and Technology Management (BTM) Program is designed with certain overarching themes in mind, including:
- Achieving via prowess innovation and technology management and entrepreneurship;
- Leading based on a broad under understanding of technology in the modern enterprise;
- Developing a global perspective of modern value creation;
- Committing oneself to service to one's community;
- Adhering to the highest ethical standards; and
- Obtaining practical exposure, via speakers, on-site visits in New York City, etc., to the latest best practices in management.
BTM is designed to meet today's and tomorrow's business needs. Modern businesses leaders must be deeply familiar with technology and innovation. They must also leverage entrepreneurship, no matter what the setting. The BTM Program prepares students to become such leaders. BTM is forward looking, preparing the next generation of leaders, managers and professionals in fields where technological innovation are critical. BTM also provides the most relevant traditional management education and the most current learning related to technology, innovation and information management and entrepreneurship. In other words, BTM creatively fuses modern business administration with state-of-the-art technology management..
Students completing this program will be prepared to succeed in a variety of positions, such as technology project leaders, new economy entrepreneurs, technology and IT analysts on Wall Street, customer relationship managers and in other roles in large and small companies that require a cross-functional understanding of both technology and the motivational, financial, innovative and international challenges that accompany it. BTM students will also be well prepared for advanced studies in the management of technological and informational intense environments; they will be able to succeed in both studies of practical aspects of management (e.g. in a MS-Management, MBA, etc.) and of theoretical and research analyses (e.g. a Ph.D. program).
The BTM program also provides a rigorous training in the qualitative, quantitative and innovative aspects of technology and information management. All classes are designed to provide a broad managerial background with specific application of the ideas and practices relevant for the world of technological goods and services.
The art and science of management demands that its practitioners be able to communicate ideas effectively and efficiently. Therefore, this program's courses emphasize spoken and written presentations, in individual, team and classroom settings, as central components of the learning experience.
Concentration areas of focused study
Students in this degree program may focus their study in Technology Innovation and Strategy or in Technology and Innovation in Finance. Candidates who choose the Technology Innovation and Strategy Concentration will complete MG 3304 (Introduction to Supply Chain Management) in their 6th semester of study and MG 4004 (Management Strategy in Technology Sectors) in their 7th semester. Students electing the Technology and Innovation in Finance Concentration of study will take MG 3214 (Advanced Corporate Finance) and MG 4204 (Management Science) at these points in their careers as students.
Contact Information
Academic Program Director
Prof. Mel Horwitch, Chair
Email: horwitch@poly.edu
Phone: 718.260.3610
Location: LC401
Administrative Program Director
Dr. Bohdan Hoshovsky, Adj. Prof.
Email: bhoshovs@poly.edu
Phone: 718.260.3929
Location: LC401
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