Engineering Management
Specialization
NO Residency
NO Group Work
100% Online Learning
Online PhD in Engineering Management
What could be more foundational to managing technology than preparing leaders to take an innovative approach to engineering management? This important question informs the creation of NU’s Engineering Management specialization, designed for leaders in all types of engineering and technology management fields.
Why Earn Your Doctorate in Engineering Management with National University?
In this specialization, you will learn a variety of tools vital to assessing the potential of innovative ideas, protecting an organization’s intellectual property and bringing new ideas to fruition. Upon graduation, you will be able to use the knowledge you have gained to lead engineering and information systems initiatives in any organization, whether for government, business or nonprofit.
Benefits
Unmatched Flexibility
NU offers weekly course starts, no scheduled lecture hours, no group assignments, weekly assignments, and the ability to schedule courses around your personal and professional obligations.
100% Doctoral Faculty
No matter the degree level you pursue, you can rest assured that you will be mentored by doctors in your field of study.
One to One Engagement
You won’t have to fight for facetime as one of many within a classroom. At NU, you’ll have the opportunity to interact one to one with your professor, receiving personalized mentoring.
Course Details
Credit Hours : 60
Courses: 20
Estimated Time to Complete: 50 months
*Credit hours and courses reflect new students meeting credit requirements and utilizing no transfer credits. Est. Time of Completion reflects new students following the preferred schedule designed by the Dean for the program.
Course Name
This advanced course in quality management provides IT professionals and researchers with the skills to evaluate the impact of quality management principles on organizations. During this course, you will evaluate current processes and applications, suggest measures and provisions for improvement, and propose enhancements to current enterprise quality management models. You will also devise methods to support team integration, positive communication techniques, and dynamic learning approaches for strong collaboration and organizational sustainment.
Innovative new ideas are often brought to fruition by talented engineers. Protecting those ideas requires close attention to laws regarding intellectual property; and engineers are bound by regulations that help ensure the safety of their work. In this course, students will study the legal implications of innovation and engineering. In addition, students will learn to use the patent system as a research tool in developing new technologies.
This course includes analytics methods to understand how data is shaped in relation to how it can be analyzed. This is a foundational skill for data scientists and important to apply prior to creating confirmatory (final) models that predict and deliver end-user insights for decision making. The focal points in this course are descriptive statistics and exploratory data analysis. Specific attention is given to measures of central tendency, clustering, variability, and frequency. You will learn identification of the appropriate univariate analysis for use in applied research in a business context. You will also learn to apply clustering analysis in relation confirmatory models.
This course provides an advanced study of the theories and trends related to creating and managing enterprise data warehouses. The course will explore the emerging concepts and theories to determine decisions required to plan, design, and implement data warehouse and decision support systems. Additionally, the course will provide an overview of effective policies for decision support systems and data warehousing maintenance. You will gain a detailed understanding of how to implement and overview data warehouse improvements.
This course is an advanced study of the theories and concepts related to systems analysis and design. Special focus is given to the role of the Business Analyst’s role for investigating current systems and identifying business needs, process reengineering, and how to move an organization toward the desired future state. Theories and models are discussed for break-through thinking, using technology to improve operations and as a competitive advantage. Students will apply what they are learning to solving real-world problems to identify areas of improvement and develop solutions to them. The course culminates with the presentation of findings that includes the proposed systems design and how to implement the new system in the organization.
This course is an advanced examination of the processes, deliverables, and knowledge areas of project management. In this course, you will research project management concepts, tools, and techniques as proposed by standards and methodologies. You will investigate strategies for balancing scope, schedule, and budget in project management. You will explore effective management of resources by assuring quality and controlling risks. You will also explore tools, methods, and trends to respond to industry demands, needs and expectations.
Learning Outcomes
- Contribute to the body of theory and practice in technology management
- Formulate strategies for managing technology and innovation in global organizations
- Evaluate theories of ethics and risk management in computers and emerging technologies
- Communicate with diverse audiences about theories, applications, and perspectives related to technology and innovation
- Develop knowledge in technology and innovation based on a synthesis of current theories
Program Disclosure
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