CORE INDUSTRY PREPARATORY COURSES
The core industry preparatory courses provide Master of Engineering students with the business skills they need to succeed in industry. The core industry preparatory courses are:
Management of High Tech Industries (MENG 540) – significant principles of strategic decision making in complex environments, project analysis, intricate investment analysis, and the role of the manager in expertise driven organizations
Business Fundamentals for Engineers (MENG 570) – essentials of intellectual property, marketing, accounting/finance, and business strategies for technology companies
See below for a further glance at these courses.
MENG 540:
MANAGEMENT OF HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES
Instructor(s): Ted Ryan, Allegra Jordan, La Tondra Murray, Wendy Corbett, Luis Morales
Semester(s) typically taught: Fall and Spring
Last taught: Fall 2024
Units: 3.0
Grading scale: Graded (A-F)
Required or elective for MENG degree? Required
Pre-requisites: Enrollment in MENG Program
Recommended previous courses: n/a
Cross-list: EGRMGMT 540
Course Description/Synopsis (from DukeHub)
Decision making in complex environments; emphasis on project analysis, complex investment analyses, strategic decision making where outcomes depend on high technology, and the role of decisions in product development. Management in high tech firms; emphasis on management of professionals, management of project based and team-based organizational structures, and the role of the manager in expertise driven organizations.
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MENG 570:
BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS FOR ENGINEERS
Instructor(s): Peggy Matson, Richard Thomas, Richard Telford
Semester(s) typically taught: Fall and Spring
Last taught: Spring 2023
Units: 3.0
Grading scale: Graded (A-F)
Required or elective for MENG degree? Required
Pre-requisites: Enrollment in MENG Program
Recommended previous courses: n/a
Course Description/Synopsis (from DukeHub)
This comprehensive course examines core and evolving concepts in the business fundamentals of successful technology-based companies including Business Plan Development & Strategies, Marketing, Product & Process Development processes, Intellectual Property, Accounting, Finance, and Operations. Students will learn the fundamentals essential to understanding all aspects of a business and will be able to converse in some depth in each of the areas studied upon completion. Other topics will include Supply Chain Management, Stage-Gate Development Cycles, Balances Scorecards, Blue Ocean Strategy, and Disruptive Technologies.
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