MBA (Managementul tehnologiei)

The qualification provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding

Când vă finalizați studiile pentru acest grad, veți putea colecta informații relevante într-o serie de domenii referitoare la o situație curentă, să analizați acele informații și să le sintetizați într-o formă adecvată pentru a evalua alternativele de decizie. Cu cadrul larg al organizațiilor, contextul extern și managementul acestora, este de așteptat ca absolvenții să fi dezvoltat cunoștințe și înțelegere în următoarele domenii:

• The impact of, and the relationship between, a range of contextual forces relevant to the management of technology. This includes legal and regulatory systems, economic, environmental, ethical and technological issues, international developments and corporate governance.
• Markets and customers; the development and operation of markets for resources, goods and services; expectations of customers and equivalent stakeholders, service and orientation.
• The concepts, processes and institutions in the production and marketing of goods and/or services; the management of resources and operations.
• The financing of the business enterprise or other forms of organisations: sources, uses and management of finance; use of accounting for managerial and financial reports applications.
• The management and development of people within organisations: organizational theory, behaviour, industrial/employee relations, HRM, change management.
• A broad range of theoretical, conceptual and applied material relevant to the study, application and practice of technology management (TM) and technological innovation (TI) and technology and innovation strategy (TIS) in almost all organisational, sectoral or industrial settings. Note: For the purpose of brevity from here on all three dimensions are subsumed within the TM acronym.

Cognitive skills

Când vă finalizați studiile pentru acest grad, veți putea demonstra o serie de abilități cognitive și intelectuale împreună cu tehnici specifice afacerilor și managementului. De asemenea, ar trebui să demonstreze abilități personale și interpersonale relevante. Mai exact, ei ar trebui să fie capabili să:

• Think critically and creatively: manage creative processes in self and others; organize thoughts; analyse, synthesise, and critical appraisal. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements, research and scholarship in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately, generalize appropriately and analyse the potential impact of TM on individuals, organisations, sectors
• Solve problems and make decisions: establish criteria, using appropriate decision techniques including identifying, formulating and solving business problems; create, identifying and evaluating options; implement and review decisions; using a range of analytical tools for supporting the TM process
• Exercise relevant personal and interactive skills including synthesising and operating a range of techniques and methods that inform the management of design, production, operation, and improvement of technological systems

Practical and/or professional skills

When you complete your studies for this degree you will be able to:

• Selectați stilul de conducere adecvat pentru situații
• Set targets, motivate, monitor performance, coaches and mentors, to continuously improve the people, activities, operations and units being managed Recognise situations in which unusual ethical matters arise; and apply ethical, societal and organisational values to situations and choices
• Conduct some research into TM and business and management issues more generally
• Learn through reflection on practice and experience.

Key skills

When you complete your studies for this degree you will be able to:

• Scan and organise data, abstracting meaning from information and sharing knowledge.
• Demonstrate numerical quantitative and qualitative skills including the use of models relevant to TM and business situations more generally.
• Demonstrate competence in the design and application of research and the use of the skills required for analysing and communicating potentially complex findings and conclusions.
• Communicate effectively: listen, negotiate, and persuade or influence others; develop oral and written communication skills using a range of media, including the preparation of business reports.
• Develop personal effectiveness: improve self-awareness and self-management; time management; develop sensitivity to diversity in people and different situations, and the ability to continue learning.
• Perform effectively within a team environment and be able to recognise and utilize individuals’ contributions in group processes; team selection, delegation, development and management.

Există două rute către MBA, în funcție de momentul în care începeți studiile.

Traseul din noiembrie 2019

Dacă începeți anul acesta sau ați început cu B870 în noiembrie 2019 sau ulterior, inclusiv dacă ați studiat anterior cursuri opționale ca modul independent, veți avea nevoie de:

60 de credite din următoarele:

• Managing in a changing world (B870)
• Creating and sustaining value (B872)

plus 60 de credite din următoarele:

• Strategic capabilities for technological innovation (T849)
• Technology and innovation management (TB801)

Sau modulul întrerupt T848

plus următoarele:

• Modul de școală rezidențială Management strategic MBA Management Tehnologic (BXR873)
• Finanțe pentru luarea deciziilor strategice (B874)

plus cel puțin 15 credite din următoarele:

• Contemporary issues in organisations (BB853)
• Entrepreneurship in context (BB851)
• Leadership and management of public services (BB852)
• Managementul lanțului de aprovizionare (BB849)
• Sustainable creative management (BB842)
• Making strategy with systems thinking in practice (TB871)
• Efectuarea schimbării cu gândirea sistemică în practică (TB872)
• Making environmental decisions (T891)
• Managing for sustainability (T867)
• Project management (M815)
• Afaceri, drepturile omului și responsabilitatea socială corporativă (W822)
• Managementul schimbării: dezvoltarea și proiectarea organizației (BZFM802)*
• Managementul incertitudinii: leadership, decizii și acțiune (BZFM801)*

Sau modulele întrerupte, BB841, BB844, BB848, BXM871, T839, T863, T877, T878, TD866, TU811, TU812, TU870.

*Aceste microacreditări sunt cursuri de dezvoltare profesională de 10-12 săptămâni, prezentate pe FutureLearn.

plus 30 de credite din următoarele:

• Proiect MBA: lideri ai schimbării (B875)

You should note that the University’s unique study rule applies to this qualification. This means that you must include at least 60 credits from OU modules that have not been counted in any other OU qualification that has previously been awarded to you.

Traseu hibrid

Dacă ați câștigat 60 de credite prin finalizarea unuia dintre modulele întrerupte B716 sau BXFT716, veți avea nevoie de:

60 de credite din următoarele:

Compulsory modules

• Strategic capabilities for technological innovation (T849)
• Technology and innovation management (TB801)

Sau modulul întrerupt T848.

plus 15 credite din următoarele:

• Finanțe pentru luarea deciziilor strategice (B874)

Sau modulul întrerupt BB831.

la care se adauga cel puțin 15 credite din următoarele:

• Contemporary issues in organisations (BB853)
• Entrepreneurship in context (BB851)
• Leadership and management of public services (BB852)
• Managementul lanțului de aprovizionare (BB849)
• Sustainable creative management (BB842)
• Elaborarea strategiei cu gândirea sistemelor (TB871)
• Efectuarea schimbării cu gândirea sistemică în practică (TB872)
• Making environmental decisions (T891)
• Project management (M815)
• Afaceri, drepturile omului și responsabilitatea socială corporativă (W822) FINAL

În plus, 30 de credite din următoarele:

Compulsory module:

• Proiect MBA: lideri ai schimbării (B875)