TEC 5001 - SEMINAR IN TECHNOLOGY - This course will direct graduate students in the School of Technology to acquire the necessary skills to complete the graduate program successfully. Students will participate with School of Technology faculty to plan their graduate career and prepare graduate studies portfolios.
TEC 5103 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP - This course focuses on forces transforming leadership science, processes, and skills in today’s technological society; leadership theories; implication of fundamental changes taking place in the workplace; and leadership, characteristics, competencies, and challenges.
TEC 5133 - TOTAL QUALITY SYSTEMS - Study of principles, practices, tools, techniques, and systems for total quality management in industrial or service organizations.
TEC 5143 - RESEARCH IN TECHNOLOGY - A study of the research methods, processed and tools used for conducting experimental and non-experimental research in technology. Emphasis will be on design, analysis, and reporting of experimental and non-experimental research.
TEC 5173 - GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY -A study of global technology as affected by factors, such as social-cultural structures, economic conditions, governmental decision-making, and corporate-managerial strategies. The emergence of technology from its beginning to its present status will be the common topic for all reading, writing, and discussion.
ATD 5203 - Analysis of Training and Development Issues. - Analysis of issues related to the integration of training and development, organization development, and career development to improve individual, group, and organizational effectiveness; components, standards, ethical requirements, and competencies associated with human resource development.
ATD 5213 - WORK PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY - This course is a study of integrated systems models and methods used by training and development professionals to ensure that employees have the knowledge, skills, motivation, and environmental support to do their jobs effectively by developing and managing work performance systems.
ATD 5253 - CONSULTING FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT - The course examines the core principles of consulting in the area of performance improvement. It will explore the techniques of consulting for performance improvement and will provide in-depth practice of knowledge and skills necessary to successfully practice consulting for performance improvement. This course is designed for the application of performance improvement models to analyze, implement, and evaluate real workplace issues.
ATD 5283 - INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN - Examination of the systems approach to instructional design in training. Students will analyze and apply the major components of instructional systems design, including deeds analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training instruction.
ATD 5293 - STRATEGIC EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - This course focuses on the development and implementation of employee development strategy in today’s organizations. The course reflects both a growing awareness of the strategic implications of employee development and linkages to broader strategic decisions.
ATD 5443 - Assessment and Evaluation in Workforce Preparation. - Assessment and evaluation; construction of measures of assessment for cognitive skills, psychomotor performance, affective behavior, and portfolios in career subject areas; statistical procedures for interpretation and use of test and performance measurements.
TEC 5313 - NETWORKING AND ADVANCED DATA COMMUNICATIONS - Study of advanced data communications and networking hardware and software for applications in industry including standards, architecture, operations, system maintenances, and management.
TEC 5333 - MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY - This course focuses on issues and forces influencing management decisions regarding computer technology. Case problems, software simulations, and site visits provide insight to the operations of computer technology.
TEC 5343 - MULTIMEDIA AND WEB TECHNOLOGY - Multimedia and web technologies for applications in contemporary industry are introduced. Collaborative teamwork in the design and development of interactive technology-based projects is emphasized.
TEC 5353 - CYBERSECURITY - A study of technology for cybersecurity and on cryptographical principles and applications.
TEC 5413 - BIOMETRIC SECURITY - A study on unimodal and multimodal biometric security assurance technology applied to surveillance and identification.
TEC 5823 - BIG DATA – MAP REDUCE -This course covers Big Data and Data Science and related concepts to Big Data such as Hadoop, Map-Reduce, Combiners, Tool Runners, etc. Implementation of Map-Reduce programs and Hadoop eco system will also be part of the course.
TEC 5853 - SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN - This course provides introduction to software engineering principles, software development life-cycles, and modelling in software engineering, to analyze and design a software system. Current techniques, notations, methods, processes, and tools used for system analysis and design using UML modelling are also included.
EGT 4753 - LEAN MANUFACTURING - A course in the fundamental concepts, principles, and tools involved in Lean Manufacturing, including utilizing lean across industries as well as its implementation.
EGT 4843 - STATISTICAL QUALITY AND RELIABILITY- Principles of total quality control; Shewhart control charts; acceptance sampling; capability and reliability studies.
TEC 5243 - DESIGN FOR QUALITY - Study of history and principles of quality design and control, principles and methods of statistical design of experiments (DOE) used in quality control, process optimization, and troubleshooting, application of Taguchi’s methods.
Additional elective course work in the School of Technology includes senior-graduate and graduate courses with the prefixes of TEC, CIT (Computer and Information Technology), DGT (Digital Media Technology), EGT (Engineering Technology), ODL (Organizational Development), CYB (Cybersecurity), and ATD (Talent Development).Please see the EIU catalog for more course descriptions.
Instructor & Graduate Program Coordinator of Masters in Technology
1335 Klehm Hall
jscranstoun@eiu.edu