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Course: 2025/2026

Technology Management
(17653)
Bachelor in Management and Technology (Plan: 486 - Estudio: 351)


Coordinating teacher: ALVAREZ GIL, MARIA JOSEFA

Department assigned to the subject: Business Administration Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
command of English (C1 or higher)
Objectives
Knowledge: - Know and understand the objectives and strategies of Operations Management. - Know and understand the main concepts and models associated with quality. - Know and understand the fundamentals of the processes of design and development of goods and services. - Know and understand the processes of generation of goods and services and the corresponding plant layout of facilities. - Knowledge and understanding of location and capacity decisions. - Know the planning of the resources necessary for the generation of goods and services. - Apply all the above points to problem solving. Skills: - Ability to make decisions. - Ability to work individually, prioritising precision and accuracy of results. - Ability to work in a team. - Ability to relate to others. - Ability to adapt to new situations. - Ability to accept other points of view. Attitudes: - Ability to search and curiosity. - Enthusiasm for problem solving. - Defending and justifying certain actions.
Description of contents: programme
1. Principles of Technology Management focuses on Systems Engineering 2. Life Cycle Concepts and Models 3. Methods and techniques for the concept, development, production, utilization, support and retirement of systems in the organization. 4. The importance of processes in technology management. 5. Improvements of systems applying processes that leads to a successful technological management of complex systems in any organization. 6. Roles involved in technology management.
Learning activities and methodology
AF1. THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL CLASSES. They will present the knowledge that students should acquire. They will receive the class notes and will have basic texts of reference to facilitate the follow-up of the classes and the development of the subsequent work. Exercises, practical problems on the part of the student will be solved and workshops and evaluation tests will be carried out to acquire the necessary skills. AF2. TUTORIES. Individualized assistance (individual tutorials) or group (collective tutorials) to students by the teacher. AF3. INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP STUDENT WORK. MD1 THEORY CLASS. Exhibitions in the teacher's class with support of computer and audiovisual media, in which the main concepts of the subject are developed and the materials and bibliography are provided to complement the students' learning. MD2. PRACTICES. Resolution of practical cases, problems, etc. raised by the teacher individually or in groups. MD3. TUTORIES. Individualized assistance (individual tutorials) or group (collective tutorials) to students by the teacher. For subjects of 6 credits, 4 hours will be dedicated with 100% of attendance.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 0
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 100

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • Melissa A. Schilling. Strategic Management of Technological Innovation. McGraw-Hill Education. fifth edition, 2017
Additional Bibliography
  • Daniel R. A. Schallmo , Leo Brecht (Author), Bujar Ramosaj. Process Innovation: Enabling Change by Technology: Basic Principles and Methodology: A Management Manual and Textbook with Exercises and Review Questions. Springer Gabler. 2018

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.


More information: http://www.business.uc3m.es/es/faculty/profesor/perfil/maria-jose-alvarez