Technology Management Program Research Articles

A Feasibility Study on the Offering DITM Doctor of Industrial Technology Management (DITM) at the Graduate School Bulacan State University-Main Campus

This study investigates whether the Graduate School of Bulacan State University-Main Campus could provide a Doctor of Industrial Tech-nology Management (DITM) program. The study's goals were as-sessing the demand for a DITM program, examining comparable ser-vices in the area, performing financial and managerial analysis, and creating a suggested curriculum. Results indicate strong interest from prospective registrants, supporting the demand for the program. The program was established with additional help from thoroughly exam-ining competing programs, financial sustainability, and operational logistics. To advance technology management education and give stu-dents a variety of abilities to solve market difficulties, BulSU imple-mented DITM. By encouraging cooperation between public and com-mercial organizations, the initiative would cultivate the growth of highly qualified professionals who could lead responsible and sus-tainable technology management practices. As a result, this initiative would contribute positively to the community and the broader indus-trial landscape.

Engineering Management Education: Washington Accord Accreditation Programs

This is the first paper to comprehensively review worldwide accredited Engineering Management (EM) programs under the Washington Accord (WA). Data on EM programs within the accreditation period are collected from 21 full signatories. Criteria of geographical distribution and discipline attribution at both global and national scales are then analyzed. The results of more than 400 accredited programs have been found in 16 countries. While the US, the UK, and Australia have dominance over other countries in their continents, a balanced distribution among countries is seen in Asia. There has been a fall-off in the number of accredited programs globally (except the US) due to multiple factors. Regarding discipline attribution, it is relatively different among continents, with management in conjunction mostly with industrial engineering in Asia and America, civil engineering in Australasia, and others in Europe. These findings coupled with a deep literature review provides implications for management requirements in engineering education, a benchmark for curriculum development, and quality standard among master of EM programs (MEM) through professional certification. Criteria of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) are suggested for certified master programs. The paper also discusses emerging trends for future programs and practical insights for engineering managers.

한국의 기술경영전문대학원의 교과과정을 통해 본 한국적 기술경영학의 정체성

한국의 기술경영전문대학원의 교과과정을 통해 본 한국적 기술경영학의 정체성

Reflective Keys of Integrative Research Studies in A Graduate Design Management Program, Thailand

This research aims to investigate the keys of research learning based on advanced-case studies in the graduate Design, Business and Technology Management (DBTM) program, Thammasat University, Thailand. Specifically, these advanced case studies are previously completed theses selected to represent certain research typologies that reflect the program goals. The program takes a novel approach in motivating students to creatively pursue their own research questions by engaging them with in-depth group discussions, content presentations from academic and practitioner experts, authentic, project-based practices in collaboration with different private and public-sector stakeholders, and the advanced research case studies. The methodology of this paper follows a qualitative research approach that relies on Stufflebeam’s CIPP model consisting of context, input, process and product elements. Along with class activities, the context of programs and learning types are first explored in relation to class and research inputs from 7 advanced case studies (theses) that focus on different components of the DBTM program. Then, the process of using focus groups in the classes to provide the students with exposure to authentic research experiences, culminating in their own research proposal presentations is discussed. Each of the student’s research proposals must include elements of multi-context research and are evaluated by a faculty committee and external experts, based on the study themes of DBTM and learning types. Most students tend to focus more on design and business concepts in their research proposals with less emphasis on the technology and management fields. A reflective key of the case study approach is the learning of a combination of cognitive, meaning and connectivism concepts to improve research understanding. To support this pedagogical approach, class activities are delivered through a combination of short lectures, sharing discussions for meaning learning, and well-rounded literature review for connectivism learning. These key findings contribute directly to the sustainable development of the master’s curriculum in the Design, Business and Technology Management program.

Are They Learning? Assurance of Learning by Curriculum Alignment to Professional Bodies of Knowledge

Background – Measuring learning outcomes is a desirable activity in graduate programs. It is vital for programs that purport to educate practitioners in specific industries. Assessing that students adequately acquire prescribed knowledge and adjusting curricula upon discovering gaps is an important element in program evaluation and management. We present a process to align the program curriculum with industry standards to assure the acquisition of those desirable competencies. This paper presents how to: (1) select the appropriate professional BOK for each knowledge domain in question; (2) map a curriculum to the elements of the body of knowledge; (3) create assessment instruments based on the BOKs; (4) assess alignment; and (5) propose curricular revisions. Contribution – The process was applied to the curriculum of a technology management program master’s program to measure the student’s acquisition in three domains: data analytics, business analysis, and project management. Assessment instruments for each discipline based on corresponding BOK were developed and used to measure students’ acquisition of the skill sets. The results were used to drive curriculum reform. Assessment Questions - To align the curricula to professional BOKs, we asked: (1) whether students graduating from the program had acquired adequate competencies in each TM domain; and (2) If they had not, how the curriculum should be modified to help students acquire those competencies. Methods - The curriculum was reviewed, and we assured initially that topical coverage of the pertinent courses aligned adequately with each BOK knowledge domain. We ascertained curriculum alignment to the BOK by using text similarity scoring of the course descriptions to the BOK domain descriptions. Assessments in the form of multiple-choice exams based on each BOK were created and administered to students in their last semester of study. Results were analyzed, gaps were discovered, and curricular changes to identified courses to fill those gaps were proposed to faculty. Results - Using the existing curriculum, we found that most of the students at the end of the program were able to pass the assessments based on the BOKs. The exam results were sufficiently granular to allow proposals of modifications to the curriculum and course contents to improve the passing rate in future assessments. This appears to be an adequate process of identifying gaps in students’ knowledge of industry-specific topics.

Modeling the Impact of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Implementation Factors on Continuance Intention of Students: PLS-SEM Approach

The Engineers in Society (EIS) course is a common course unique to Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. However, every semester, the course receives 300 to 500 students, making managing and delivering it a challenging task. The EIS course is thus in need of a suitable mode of delivery where the teaching and learning process can cater to a large number of participants from a variety of programs. The aim of this study is to address the effect of Massive Open Online Courses MOOC factors implementation on the continuance intention of students. The study employed a survey that was designed from a literature review. The survey adopted a series of questions to gather information about the problem under investigation. One hundred forty-eight responses were collected from the students in different engineering, project and operation management, quality, sustainability, and entrepreneurship programs. In addition, partial least squares regression-structural equation modelling was used to analyze data. Based on the results, there is a significant impact of MOOC implementation factors on the continuance intention of students. Nevertheless, students showed a high intention to continue studying engineering in society courses online MOOC. Therefore, the current study provides practical evidence for management and lecturers of the university to enhance MOOC factors to ensure the high quality of teaching and enhance the continuance intention of students to study in a MOOC environment.

CONVERGENCE OF PROJECT MANAGERS COMPETENCIES IN HYBRID WORLD

Global trends that occur in various fields of knowledge with a significant acceleration affect the development of information technology and project management competencies, programs, and project portfolios. The paper aims to develop and study information technology and mechanisms for assessing the competencies of project managers for their development based on current trends and flexible methodology of Agile in project management in creating modern information and communication technologies in project management. Global trends that challenge the development of project management competencies and programs are related to global acceleration, digitalization of society, development of blockchain, cloud and fog technologies, active introduction of smart systems, the transition from “Rational economy” to “Behavioral economy”, “Green economy”, “Sustainable development economy” and “Circular economy”. The convergence of these trends creates a new platform for the effective application of existing methodologies, knowledge systems, and methods of assessing the competence of project managers. Based on convergence, integration, and harmonization of project and program management methodologies, step-by-step research methods have been identified. The formation of an updated system of competencies lies in the change of paradigms from the traditional waterfall life cycle model to the Agile life cycle models of the projects. Decisionmaking in conditions of uncertainty based on data mining, from rational to irrational forms. The article examines modern hybrid information models of projects and programs that change the competency systems of project managers, convergent models and methods of decision making. At the same time, the change in competencies as actions or functions to be performed by project managers affects the competency model and evaluation system, including key competency indicators. A meaningful model of diagnostics of application of competence models and methods of project management in the digital and “behavioral economy” based on flexible methodologies is given. Some key competency indicators that are used in assessing the competence of a project manager based on his competencies in working in a project team are identified. Patterns of behavior of project managers in project product creation and project management are studied. The patterns allowed the authors to identify bottlenecks in the application of Agile project management methodologies in the convergence of trend information models and technologies. An example of information technology for managing the assessment of competence of project managers according to the IPMA Agile ICB model is given.

A risk assessment method based on the failure analysis of medical devices in the adult Intensive Care Unit

Backgrounds and Objective: The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) receives patients whose situation demands high complexity tasks. Their recovery depends on medical care, their response to medications and clinical procedures, and the optimal functioning of the medical devices devoted to them. Adverse events in ICU due to failures in the facilities, particularly medical devices, have an important impact not only on the patients but also on the operators and all those involved in their care. The origins of the technological failures seem to be more oriented to the interaction between the equipment and the operator: once the medical equipment is functioning, we must guarantee its correct execution to meet both the clinical service's objectives and the expectations of those involved in care, including the patients themselves. We present an approach to quality management based on failure analysis as the source of risk for medical devices' functioning and operation in the ICU. We decided to address it through a systematic approach by using the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) method and the Ishikawa diagrams' support to obtain the causes graphically.
 Material and Methods: We used the risk analysis framework as a basis of the methodology. By obtaining the causes and sub causes of technological failures in the ICU for adult patients, we applied the FMEA method and the Ishikawa diagrams to analyze the relationship between cause and failure. The ICU devices came from the Official Mexican Standard and WHO information related to the ICU operation and facilities. The data from the causes of failure came from specialized consultation and discussion forums on medical devices where these topics were addressed; we searched for over five years in Spanish forums. We proposed a calculation of the Risk Priority Number based on the information subtracted from the forums. Then, we defined an indicator showing the priority level that can be used to address the issue.
 Results: In general, the results showed that most of the medical equipment failure causes have medium and high-risk priority levels and, in some cases, the cause presented as the most prevalent didn't match with the reported in official documents such as technical or operation manuals. The most frequent causes found are related to electrical system issues and operation skills. We presented three study cases: defibrillator, vital sign monitor, and volumetric ventilator, to show the risk level designation. The conclusions inferred from these cases are oriented to training strategies and the development of support material in Spanish.
 Conclusion: The development of risk management methodologies that aim to monitor and solve potential hazard situations in critical areas is valuable to the health technology management program. The FMEA method showed to be a strong basis for the risk assessment processes, and its application to the ICU medical technology allowed the creation of the evidence supporting the decision-making process concerning strategic solutions to guarantee patient safety

Sustainable Technology Management

Technology plays a big role in their pursuit of sustainability and economic development and companies seeking to make a contribution to sustainable development must be prepared to change their traditional way of thinking and allow social, environmental and technological considerations to sit side-by-side with economic performance when establishing their goals and objectives. This chapter discusses sustainable technology management, which is based on the premise that individual companies can and do make an impact on sustainable development through the decisions they make as part of their technology management programs (e.g., what products should they manufacture and what technologies should be included in those products; what process technologies should be used; what types and amounts of resources should be used in the manufacturing process; how much should be invested in research and development and which R&D projects should be given the highest priority) and how they deploy technologies in ways that do not harm the environment and improve the overall quality of life of their employees, customers and members of society in general.

Face-to-Face and Online Classes in a Technology Management Program: A Comparative Study

This study compared students’ expectations, perceptions, and grades in two undergraduate technology management courses at a university in the United States. One course was a technical course taught by a single instructor in an online course section and in a face-to-face section, and the second was a nontechnical course taught by a different instructor in an online and in a face-to-face section. Different concerns were evident between online and face-to-face students and between those in a technical or nontechnical section of a course. For the technical course sections, grades were higher in the online section.

IMPACT OF LEARNING ANALYTICS TOWARDS STUDENTS PERFORMANCE

The fast pace of big data analytics advancement makes it necessary for any organization to coincide it with their management and measurement process.  It has become essential for education sectors to analyze this for the development of both learning and academic activities (Shikha. A, 2014). Learning analytics (LA) is the measurement and analysis of the collection of data with regards to learners and their context for making learning more effective. LA is much concern with improving learner’s success. Four dimensions have been identified; data and environment, stakeholders, objectives, and methods. This paper investigates the impact of learning analytics on student’s performance. The focus group was students in Technology Management program at UTM SPACE, Kuala Lumpur. Two research objective has been identified; (i) to find the level of LA understanding among academic staff and (ii) to investigate the relationship between learning analytics and student performance. The research focused on (i) data collection and population at Centre of Diploma Studies, UTM SPACE, KL; (ii) the selected sample will be students in Technology Management’s program; (iii) the research focused on learning analytics with main focus on course assessment reports of core course which are (a) technology management and (b) operation management.

Development Learning Models of Fish Stock Assessment Technique Subjects based E-Learning at Aquatic Resources Technology Management Program Study at the Jakarta Fisheries High School

The aim of the study in general is to develop a learning model fish stock assessment techniques based e-learning to meet competencies for program Students study of Aquatic Resources Management Technology in the Jakarta Fisheries University. This research uses research and development methods. Result of study: In the field trial, the value obtained from the results of the post-test is higher than the value of the Pre-test, the average value of the results of the pre-test 62 and the post-test average value of 86.79, so there is an increase of 24 , 79 points, the rate of increase is very significant, meaning that this figure shows that the model developed can improve student learning achievement in the Study Program of Aquatic Resources Management Technology. While the average percentage value obtained from field trials is 88.88%, this number is higher than the learning objectives specified in the specific instructional objectives of 80%..

A Novel ‘Game Design' Methodology for STEM Program

A novel approach to teaching concepts using game design in the graduate sustainability and engineering management programs is illustrated. These student-built games tied to demonstrate the course learning outcomes (CLOs) were tested in a classroom environment. This pilot study's impact on student learning, motivation, creativity, engagement, innovation, team interactions, and instructor leadership, and its contribution towards the achievement of CLOs were assessed in multiple courses. The results from this pilot study involving students indicated that the game design, creation, and play is an effective and innovative pedagogical tool that could promote student engagement, motivation, critical thinking, and learning skills with minimal educational tools. In addition, this innovative teaching tool could help change the declining and waning interest in STEM+ programs at the graduate level.

Factors Affecting Car Purchase Intention among Undergraduates in Malaysia

Young graduates made up 15.6% of the overall employment population in Malaysia. Thus, the demand of new car purchase by young graduates in Malaysia constitutes an important market segment for automotive industry within the country. Hence, this research aims to explore the impact of new car purchase factors toward car purchase intention among final year undergraduates from the Faculty of Management (FM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Four main car purchase factors were identified from literature review, which comprising of pricing, aesthetic, features and interpersonal influences. A total of 127 sets of questionnaires were distributed to the final year students from the Accounting, Marketing Management, Technology Management, Psychology and Human Resource Management undergraduate programs within FM, with 81 responded. Data collected were analysed using Multiple Regression analysis. Finding from the study reveals that 44.2% of the variation in car purchase intention among final year undergraduates of FM could be explained by the variation of the four car purchase factors. In addition, findings from the study also suggested that the impact of “aesthetic” toward car purchase intention is the highest among the four factors. The implication of the study is automobile industry shall place “aesthetic” as the marketing focus when dealing with market segment of young graduates.

ABBYY: the digitization of language and text

Subject area Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management, Bringing Technology to Market, International Growth Strategy from Emerging Markets, Russia, B2B Marketing. Study level/applicability MBA and executive education programs, technology management programs and electives. Case overview The case investigates the 20-years growth story of ABBYY, one of the most successful Russian technological companies in a global market. It covers the company’s roots, development of unique technology, evolution of products, market development and globalization and discusses a strategic threat from Google Translate to the company’s sustainable position and its business model. Expected learning outcomes The expected learning outcome is to discuss the key issues associated with establishing, growing and globalizing technology-driven business in an emerging market: bringing technology to market, defining customer value proposition, entering overseas markets from Russia, building partnerships, developing organizational structure to fit growth, financing rapid growth and solving “Innovator’s Dilemma”. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.

Planning Medical Technology Management in a Hospital

Appropriate deployment of technological innovation contributes to improvement in the quality of health care delivered, the containment of cost, and access to health care services. Hospitals have been allocating a significant portion of their resources to procuring and managing capital assets; they are continuously faced with demands for newer medical technology and are challenged to interoperate and manage legacy and newer generation of inventory simultaneously. To objectively manage this investment over it life cycle, hospitals are adopting medical technology management programs that need pertinent information and planning methodology for integrating new equipment into existing operations as well as for optimizing costs of ownership of all equipment. Clinical engineers can identify technological solutions based on the matching of new medical equipment with the hospital’s objectives. They can review their institution’s overall technological position, determine strengths and weaknesses, develop equipment-selection criteria, supervise installations, train users and monitor post procurement performance to assure meeting of goals. This program, together with cost accounting analysis, will objectively guide the capital assets decision-making process. Cost accounting analysis is a multivariate function that includes determining the amount, based upon a strategic plan and financial resources, of funding to be allocated periodically for medical equipment acquisition and replacement. Often this function works closely with clinical engineering to establish equipment’s useful lifespan, prioritization of acquisition, upgrade, and replacement of inventory within budget confines and without conducting time-consuming, individual financial capital project evaluations. The clinical engineer’s skills and expertise are needed to facilitate the adoption of an objective methodology for implementing the program, thus improving the match between the hospital’s needs and budget projections, equipment performance and cost of ownership. Systematic planning and execution will result in a program that assures appropriate inventory level at the lowest life-cycle costs at optimal performance.

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Assessing the impact of public support for innovation in an emerging innovation system

In developing countries, most public programs supporting innovation are intended to enlarge firms' technological capabilities. Although these programs may induce firms to change their innovative behaviour, their effects have not been evaluated yet. This paper examines the impact of various innovation support programs upon firms' innovation inputs in the context of an emerging innovation system. Following Leuven and Oosterbeek (2008) in order to control for selection bias, we narrow down the comparison group by only taking into account the firms that applied to at least one program but were not accepted for any. Results show that only personal training and technology adoption and management programs contribute to an increase in R&D intensity, while personal training and export promotion programs increase innovation expenditures. These results suggest that in developing countries public support for innovation should be more concerned with competence building rather than with the exploitation of the existing innovation frontiers.

Assessing the impact of public support for innovation in an emerging innovation system

In developing countries, most public programs supporting innovation are intended to enlarge firms' technological capabilities. Although these programs may induce firms to change their innovative behaviour, their effects have not been evaluated yet. This paper examines the impact of various innovation support programs upon firms' innovation inputs in the context of an emerging innovation system. Following Leuven and Oosterbeek (2008) in order to control for selection bias, we narrow down the comparison group by only taking into account the firms that applied to at least one program but were not accepted for any. Results show that only personal training and technology adoption and management programs contribute to an increase in R&D intensity, while personal training and export promotion programs increase innovation expenditures. These results suggest that in developing countries public support for innovation should be more concerned with competence building rather than with the exploitation of the existing innovation frontiers.

Technology Management: A Cross-Disciplinary Master-Program with a Focus on Leadership

<p class="SectionTitle">Leadership is important. Management is important. There are good reasons to conceptually and pedagogically separate the two in order to see some fundamental differences. In a cross disciplinary master program named Technology Management at Lund University, Sweden, the students are given opportunities to study and learn management, and however, what makes the program unique is its profound focus on leadership. The Technology Management program includes six courses, Teamwork and Leadership being one of them. In this course, theories and knowledge in leadership is learnt and discussed, this is then intertwined into the other courses in which it is practiced, and finally the outcome is brought back to the Teamwork and Leadership course for further discussions. In addition to this the students are writing daily reflections in a so called Learning Journal, over a one-year period, making it possible for the students to reflect over and thereby shape their own leadership style and mindset. Course evaluations and placement reports indicates that the students learning about theories, practice and mindset related to leadership is ranked as the most valuable learning from their entire educational curricula/period.</p>