College Catalog

This major is designed as a two-plus-two program. The bachelor of science degree in Technology Management will allow students who enter with an associate's degree in a technical/professional area to obtain a baccalaureate degree with the last two years having an emphasis in the development of business/management skills.

Career Opportunities

The major will lead students to advanced positions in their respective technical/professional areas. The management/administrative skills gained through the major will ensure an opportunity to advance in the field. As the technical/professional area will vary according to the respective students enrolled, no specific jobs can be identified.

Special Admissions Requirements

Students seeking entrance must have completed an associate's degree in a technical or professional area. Students will not be permitted to enter this major as first- or second-year students. Technical/professional associate's degrees would include degrees where a concentrated area of study is in a technical/professional area. This will exclude majors with a heavy business management emphasis such as retail management, marketing management or business management.

Remediation Strategies

All students entering the baccalaureate degree major will be expected to meet the College standards for mathematics, reading and English proficiency. Students who test at a deficiency in these areas will be encouraged to remediate the deficiency during the first semester in the major.

Transfer Procedures

All students entering the Technology Management bachelor-degree major will be considered for junior-level status, as they will have earned the first two years in their respective associate-degree majors. This will apply to Pennsylvania College of Technology associate-degree graduates as well. It is expected that students will carry a minimum of 60 credits from the associate's degree into the bachelor's degree curriculum. Where students have not met the bachelor-degree requirements for the first four semesters, they will be required to take the necessary courses in order to complete the degree.

Program Goals

A graduate of this major should be able to:

• understand how to plan, organize, lead, and control within an organizational setting.
• increase their individual knowledge and understanding of self, the dynamics of group and team interactions, and their impact upon productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• recognize the skills and techniques needed for problem solving and decision making.
• understand the application of laws and the legal system to the business environment.
• communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• understand basic accounting methods and their business applications.
• utilize financial analysis within a business environment.
• identify the broad functions of marketing and their applications to business.
• understand basic statistical analysis and its application in the business environment.
• apply the strategic management process to an analysis of the current business environment, identifying and forecasting trends, and making recommendations on preferred courses of action.
• integrate and synthesize the knowledge and competencies gained from technical and managerial courses.

Curriculum

Additional Information

Courses taken to fulfill associate-degree requirements cannot be used in the final four semesters of this major. Each student will be expected to meet the following criteria to satisfy the bachelor-degree requirements: 1) an earned associate degree in a technical/professional area with a minimum of 60 credits. 2) completion of all College-approved specified course requirements for the baccalaureate degree. 3) a total of 66-68 credits beyond the associate's degree to complete the bachelor of science degree, plus any unmet major requirements.

Accreditation

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)