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Technology & Operations Management

Technology & Operations Management

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MBA Required Curriculum

(FIRST YEAR)

Technology and Operations Management (TOM)

This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as well as the creation and delivery of services.

Topics encompass:

  • Process analysis
  • Cross-functional and cross-firm integration
  • Product development
  • Information technology
  • Technology and operations strategy

MBA Elective Curriculum

(SECOND YEAR)
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Becoming a General Manager (also listed under General Management and Entrepreneurial Management) Amy Edmondson, Joseph Fuller Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Chet Huber, Rory McDonald Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Prithwiraj Choudhury, Allison Mnookin, Derek van Bever Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
CS50 for MBAs: Computer Science for Managers (also listed under General Management) David J. Malan Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
CS50 for MBAs: Computer Science for Managers (with labs) (also listed under General Management) David J. Malan Spring
2023
Q3 3.0
Data Science for Managers 1 Michael Parzen Fall
2022
Q1 1.5
Michael Parzen Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Data Science for Managers 2 Michael Parzen Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
Michael Parzen Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Data Visualization for Analysis and Communication Fernanda Viégas, Martin Wattenberg Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Demystifying Family Businesses Christina Wing Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Designing Technology Ventures Thomas Eisenmann Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Digital Innovation and Transformation Shane Greenstein Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Driving Profitable Growth Gary Pisano Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Innovating in Health Care in the COVID Era (also listed under General Management) Regina Herzlinger Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Lab to Market Kyle Myers Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Transforming Health Care Delivery Ariel D. Stern Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
IFC: Denmark and Netherlands; Decarbonization and Sustainable Production Willy Shih, Michael Toffel January
2023
J 3.0
Innovating in Health Care in the COVID Era (also listed under General Management) Regina Herzlinger Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Launch Lab/Capstone 2 Alan MacCormack, Russell J Wilcox Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Launch Lab/Thesis 1 Alan MacCormack, Russell J Wilcox January
2023
J 3.0
Managing Service Operations Ryan Buell Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Supply Chain Management Kris Ferreira Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Transforming Health Care Delivery Ariel D. Stern Spring
2023
Q3 1.5

Doctoral Programs

Faculty from the TOM unit work with students across several doctoral programs. Detailed curriculum information for each doctoral program associated with this unit can be found on the doctoral programs website:
PhD in Business Administration, Technology & Operations Management
PhD in Organizational Behavior
PhD in Health Policy Management
PhD in Business Economics

Executive Education

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06–10 MAR 2023
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10 JUL 2023–26 JAN 2024
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31 JUL–17 NOV 2023
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