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Management

Department Web Site

M.C. Banks, Head
D.M. Strong, Director MIS Program
Professors: M. C. Banks, M. B. Elmes, A. Gerstenfeld, J. T. O’Connor, H. G. Vassallo
Associate Professors: E. Danneels, H. N. Higgins, S. A. Johnson, C. J. Kasouf, E. Loiacano, D. M. Strong, A. Zeng, J. Zhu
Assistant Professors: S. Djamasbi, F. Miller, K. Mukherjee, S. Taylor, B. Tulu, W. Zhao
Visiting Faculty: J. Schaufeld

Mission Statement

The Department of Management at WPI is committed to providing education, research, and outreach that focus on:

• leading and managing technology-based organizations;
• integrating technology into the workplace; and
• creating new processes, products, services, and organizations based on technology.

We emphasize:

• innovative and project-based education that integrates the theory and the practice of management, and prepares students to assume positions of leadership in an increasingly global business environment;
• basic scholarship, while also valuing the scholarship of application and the scholarship of instruction; and
• interaction with the business community focused primarily on technological entrepreneurship.

Course Areas

The Department of Management has recently changed its course prefixes from either MG or MG/IE to prefixes that more accurately reflect the course area. They are:
ACC Accounting
BUS Business
ETR Entrepreneurship
FIN Finance
MIS Management Information Systems
MKT Marketing
OIE Operations & Industrial Engineering
OBC Organizational Behavior and Change

Management (MG)

Program Educational Objectives

Objectives of the Management Major are:

To prepare students for management roles in technology based organizations.

Through a flexible curriculum, to provide a solid, broad base of business knowledge and the written communication, oral presentation, decision-making, and leadership skills necessary to succeed in a technology based environment.

To develop student abilities necessary for continued career growth including:

• the ability to integrate theory and practice;
• the ability to integrate technology and change into existing organizations;
• the ability to think critically and analytically, to define and solve business problems, work in teams, and think globally; and
• the ability to learn new skills in response to changing professional requirements.

Program Distribution Requirements for the Management Major

 

Requirements (Note 1)	Minimum Units
1. Management Foundation (Note 2)	11/3
2. Mathematics (Note 3)	4/3
3. Basic Science	2/3
4. Management Major (Note 4)	6/3
5. Breadth Electives (Note 5)	3/3
6. Computer Science (Note 6)	1/3
7. MG MQP	3/3

Notes:

1. Courses may not be counted more than once in meeting these distribution requirements. The total number of units taken in the Department of Management may not exceed 50% of the total number of units earned for the degree.
2. The Management Foundation must cover the foundation knowledge in the management functional areas, including at least 1/3 unit of financial accounting, managerial accounting, financial management, organizational science, deterministic management science, operations management, marketing management, information systems management, and business law and ethics. Microeconomics and Macroeconomics are required and also fulfill the WPI Social Science requirement.
3. Mathematics must include 2/3 units of calculus and 2/3 units of statistics.
4. Students selecting the Management Major must complete six courses from at most three (3) course clusters as specified on the department's website or work with their academic advisor to create a custom MG Program that includes courses in the specified clusters and/or other areas of Humanities & Arts and Social Sciences & Policy Studies. Such custom programs must be approved by the advisor and the Department of Management's Undergraduate Policy & Curriculum Committee.
5. Breadth Electives must include at least 1/3 unit from among the 3000- and 4000-level courses in the Department. The remaining 2/3 units specified in the requirement may be satisfied with courses from Mathematics, Basic Science, Computer Science, Social Science, or courses with any of the following prefixes: ACC, BUS, ETR, FIN, MIS, MKT, OBC, or OIE, but excluding courses FIN 1250 and OIE 2850.
6. A minimum of 1/3 unit of Computer Science (except CS 2022 and CS 3043). Either CS 1101 or CS 1102 is recommended.

Management Engineering (MGE)

Educational Program Objectives

Objectives of the Management Engineering Major are:

To prepare students for management challenges in key areas that increasingly require proficiency in the technical aspects of business such as production and service operations.

To provide the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed professionally, including literacy in a technical field, a broad understanding of management issues, written communication, oral presentation, decision-making, and leadership skills required to create new and improved products, processes and control systems.

To develop student abilities necessary for continued career growth including:

• the ability to integrate theory and practice and to apply knowledge of technical issues with the foundations of management;
• the ability to integrate technology and change into existing organizations;
• the ability to think critically and analytically, to define and solve business problems, work in teams, and think globally; and
• the ability to learn new skills in response to changing professional requirements

Program Distribution Requirments for the Management Engineering Major

 

Requirements (Note 1)	Minimum Units
1. Management Foundation (Note 2)	11/3
2. Mathematics (Note 3)	4/3
3. Basic Science	2/3
4. Management Engineering Major (Note 4)	6/3
5. Breadth Electives (Note 5)	3/3
6. Computer Science (Note 6)	1/3
7. MGE MQP	3/3

Notes:

1. Courses may not be counted more than once in meeting these distribution requirements. The total number of units taken in the Department of Management may not exceed 50% of the total number of units earned for the degree.
2. The Management Foundation must cover the foundation knowledge in the management functional areas, including at least 1/3 unit of financial accounting, managerial accounting, financial management, organizational science, deterministic management science, operations management, marketing management, information systems management, and business law and ethics. Microeconomics and Macroeconomics are required and also fulfill the WPI Social Science requirement.
3. Mathematics must include 2/3 units of calculus and 2/3 units of statistics.
4. Students selecting the Management Engineering Major must complete six courses from one of the concentrations as specified on the Department's website or work with their academic advisor to create a custom MGE Program. Such custom programs must be approved by the advisor and the Department of Management’s Undergraduate Policy & Curriculum Committee.
5. Breadth Electives must include at least 1/3 unit from among the 3000- and 4000-level courses in the Department. The remaining 2/3 units specified in the requirement may be satisfied with courses from Mathematics, Basic Science, Computer Science, Social Science, or courses with any of the following prefixes: ACC, BUS, ETR, FIN, MIS, MKT, OBC, or OIE, but excluding courses FIN 1250 and OIE 2850.
6. A minimum of 1/3 unit of Computer Science (except CS 2022 and CS 3043). Either CS 1101 or CS 1102 is recommended.

Management Information Systems (MIS)

Educational Program Objectives

The objectives of the Management Information Systems Major are:

To prepare students for positions involving the design and deployment of business applications using a wide variety of advanced information technologies, especially in high technology business, consulting, and service firms, in either start-up or established environments, and to prepare students for rapid advancement to project management and other management positions.

To provide the knowledge and skills consistent with the professionally accepted IS curriculum guidelines. Specifically, this includes providing knowledge and skills related to:

• business application development tools;
• database, web-based and networked applications;
• integrating IT into existing organizations through managing and leading systems analysis and design projects;
• communicating effectively via written and oral presentations.

To develop student abilities necessary for continued career growth including:

• the ability to integrate theory and practice and to apply knowledge of information technology issues with the foundations of management;
• the ability to integrate technology and change into existing organizations;
• the ability to think critically and analytically, to define and solve business problems, work in teams, and think globally; and
• the ability to learn new skills in response to changing professional requirements

Program Distribution Requirements for the Management Information Systems Major

Requirements (Note 1)	Minimum Units
1. Management Foundation (Note 2)	11/3
2. Mathematics (Note 3)	4/3
3. Basic Science	2/3
4. Management Information Systems Major (Note 4)	6/3
5. Breadth Electives (Note 5)	3/3
6. Computer Science (Note 6)	1/3
7. MIS MQP	3/3

Notes:

1. Courses may not be counted more than once in meeting these distribution requirements. The total number of units taken in the Department of Management may not exceed 50% of the total number of units earned for the degree.
2. The Management Foundation must cover the foundation knowledge in the management functional areas, including at least 1/3 unit of financial accounting, managerial accounting, financial management, organizational science, deterministic management science, operations management, marketing management, information systems management, and business law and ethics. Microeconomics and Macroeconomics are required and also fulfill the WPI Social Science requirement.
3. Mathematics must include 2/3 units of calculus and 2/3 units of statistics.
4. Students selecting the Management Engineering Major must complete six courses from one of the concentrations as specified on the Department’s website or work with their academic advisor to create a custom MGE Program. Such custom programs must be approved by the advisor and the Department of Management’s Undergraduate Policy & Curriculum Committee.
5. Breadth Electives must include at least 1/3 unit from among the 3000- and 4000-level courses in the Department. The remaining 2/3 units specified in the requirement may be satisfied with courses from Mathematics, Basic Science, Computer Science, Social Science, or courses with any of the following prefixes: ACC, BUS, ETR, FIN, MIS, MKT, OBC, or OIE, but excluding courses FIN 1250 and OIE 2850.
6. A minimum of 1/3 unit of Computer Science (except CS 2022 and CS 3043). Either CS 1101 or CS 1102 is recommended.

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