The fast pace of business has spurred the rapid invention, adoption and refinement of information technology (IT). Businesses, more than ever, are leveraging these novel tools as a means to enhance operations and profitability in the global marketplace.

In the MBA with a concentration in Technology Management, courses are taught by instructors, many instructors with a real-world experience. In this industry-current curriculum, our project-based Professional Learning Model™ teaches you how to combine the technical aspects of information systems with the practical aspects of contemporary business. The CTU PLM™ is designed to place you in the active role of collaborative problem-solver as you develop the critical technology skills necessary to analyze and solve business problems.

CTU's MBA with a concentration in Technology Management is created for tenured IT practitioners. This program blends information technology skills, such as database management, networking, and telecommunications skills, with organizational skills in the major areas of business. Courses include:

• Explain the major functional areas of business administration including the critical skills necessary to analyze and solve business problems.
• Apply quantitative reasoning and analysis to business and management problems.
• Conduct professional applied research.
• Manage the relational database application life cycle and the relational database management system environment.
• Define the relational data model and determine if a given database satisfies the properties of a relational database.
• Define the OSI network model and implementations as they are used in computer and voice.
• Define network transmission methods and describe network device operations.
• Describe the protocols used for network data transport.

Core coursework in this program focuses on helping you develop technical skill sets alongside high-level leadership abilities to enhance your value to your company. Courses include:

• Applied Managerial Accounting
• Applied Managerial Economics
• Strategic Management in Dynamic Environments
• Applied Managerial Finance
• Leadership and Ethical Decision‐Making
• Applied Managerial Decision‐Making
• Graduate Research Methods
• Applied Managerial Marketing

Concentration courses in this program blend information technology skills, such as database management, networking and telecommunications systems with organizational skills in the major areas of business. In concentration courses, students can learn in-depth technical proficiencies in Networking & Telecommunications systems, while compounding your decision-making and communications expertise. You can also expand your skills in database management, developing proficiencies in relational database techniques and other industry-current applications. For example:

• In IT Management, students explore the use of information technology to achieve competitive advantage, efficient operations and effective decision-making. The course also analyzes the functions of information technology and its impact on competitive strategy and organizational operations.
• In Relational Database Management Systems, students are introduced to the design and development of relational databases from conceptual models of a requirement to a database. The course covers external view of the relational database model to include administration and architecture.
• In Networking and Telecommunications, students examine the foundations of networking architectures to include LAN and point-to-point topologies, TCP/IP and communications protocols. The course covers the basic concepts of data communications and design.
• In the Management Capstone, students will demonstrate the application of content, concepts, and knowledge developed in previous core and concentration courses in their specific academic program. The course requires the completion of comprehensive research, analysis, and study in either a selected area of interest or a current business issue impacting the learner’s organization or company. Students will complete an in-depth project utilizing discipline-specific strategies. Research methodologies are used to prepare a formal report.