Introduction
The Bachelor of Science in Business Technology Management (BSTM) program focuses on the intersection between business, technology, emotional intelligence, and creativity. Students will learn how to harness organizational creativity, define and manage business value, execute on those ideas with others, become proficient in the administration and quality of software development, create data intelligence, and master systems and process design.
In addition to technical and business-oriented skills, the curriculum is designed to develop strategic thinkers, thought leaders, and professional communicators.
While earning the Bachelor of Science in Business Technology Management degree, graduates will accumulate significant experience in large-scale projects both individually and in teams. This project focus culminates with Enterprise Projects where students gain industry expertise under the direction of leading organizations.
Graduates from this program are prepared for entry level positions in a variety of roles including: business analyst, technical product managers, product owners, project managers, data analyst, quality assurance analyst, business intelligence, program managers, technical account managers, etc.
Program Overview
Students participate in courses that are taught using active learning methods. Teaching techniques include lectures, class discussions, debates, student presentations, individual and group activities, creative assessments, various labs and assignments, real world projects and more. Additionally, students work individually and in teams on supervised projects in which they apply related concepts. The program is 12 quarters in length and requires a minimum of three years to complete.
Program Objectives
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Business Technology Operations Management (BSTM) degree are expected to be able to:
- Understand and apply fundamental business concepts, create and analyze market value, and design product strategy and product launches
- Analyze and administer the various components, best practices, and methods used in project management
- Demonstrate critical-thinking skills related to data analytics and business intelligence
- Model best practices of business analysis
- Illustrate measurements of effective planning, organization, leadership and management within an organizational setting
- Demonstrate technical and business problem solving and decision making
- 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, identify and forecast trends, and make recommendations on preferred courses of action
- Describe the process of developing software using modern languages and integrated development environments
- Analyze and model a business and/or system within a business
- Recognize the impact of business decisions and implications in software development
- Effectively communicate in a professional setting
- Produce professional-quality specifications, models, and other documents
- Utilize technical and non-technical expertise in team-based, collaborative environments
- Demonstrate effective problem solving and critical thinking skills
BSTM Program Requirements
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General Education Courses
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47 Credits
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Technology Management Core Courses
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126 Credits
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| Other Required Courses |
7 Credits |
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Total Required for BS in Business Technology Management
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180 Credits
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General Education (47 credits)
Foundational Required Courses (23 credits)
| ENG110 | Introduction to English Composition | 4 credits |
| ENG210 | Persuasive & Professional Writing | 4 credits |
| FAC105 | Leadership & Problem Solving | 3 credits |
| FAC120 | Spoken Communications | 3 credits |
| FAC125 | Collaborative & Interpersonal Communications | 3 credits |
| HUM205 | Ethics | 3 credits |
| SSC250 | Human Relations & Personality Development | 3 credits |
Mathematics (12 credits)
Required courses:
| MAT105 | College Algebra | 3 credits |
| MAT110 | Sets, Probability & Number Systems | 3 credits |
| MAT260 | Statistics | 3 credits |
And complete one of the following:
| MAT125 | Geometry | 3 credits |
| MAT150 | Trigonometry | 3 credits |
| MAT200 | Math-Based Codes, Cyphers & Secrets | 3 credits |
| MAT210 | Linear Algebra | 3 credits |
| MAT250 | Calculus | 3 credits |
Elective General Education (12 credits)
Complete an additional 12 credits from the following:
| ENG311 | Principles of Creative Writing | 2 credits |
| FAC101 | Art Appreciation | 2 credits |
| FAC130 | Character Design | 2 credits |
| FAC201 | Music Appreciation | 2 credits |
| FAC210 | Music Composition | 2 credits |
| HUM160 | Ancient Mythology | 2 credits |
| HUM200 | The Imagination of Horror in Media | 2 credits |
| LIT110 | Science Fiction Through Literature | 2 credits |
| LIT120 | Comics as Literature | 2 credits |
| LIT130 | Literary Masters | 2 credits |
| LNG110 | Survey of Foreign Language | 2 credits |
| MAT125 | Geometry | 3 credits |
| MAT150 | Trigonometry | 3 credits |
| MAT200 | Math-Based Codes, Cyphers & Secrets | 3 credits |
| MAT210 | Linear Algebra | 3 credits |
| MAT250 | Calculus | 3 credits |
| MTM140 | Basics of Film | 2 credits |
| PSC115 | Introduction to Biology | 2 credits |
| PSC201 | Astronomy | 2 credits |
| PSC226 | Introductory Physics | 2 credits |
| PSC230 | Introduction to Chemistry | 2 credits |
| SSC150 | Introductory Psychology | 2 credits |
| SSC272 | United States Government | 2 credits |
| SSC322 | Conflict & Negotiation | 2 credits |
Technology Management Courses (126 credits)
Introductory Core Courses (29 credits)
| BIT105 | Professional Productivity Toolkit | 2 credits |
| BIT125 | Introduction to Technology Management | 4 credits |
| CSC105 | Using Modern Operating Systems | 2 credits |
| CSC110 | Introduction to Computer Science | 4 credits |
| CSC125 | Logical and Computational Thinking | 3 credits |
| CSC150 | Object Oriented Programming & Design | 6 credits |
| CSC210 | Introduction to Web Presentation & Development | 2 credits |
| DBT130 | Databases I | 4 credits |
| ITH215 | Networking I | 2 credits |
Advanced Core Courses (66 credits)
| BIT370 | System Analysis & Business Modeling | 4 credits |
| BIT390 | Emerging Technologies in Business | 3 credits |
| BUS130 | Financial & Managerial Accounting | 4 credits |
| BUS202 | Studies in Economics | 3 credits |
| BUS330 | Strategic Planning | 3 credits |
| BUS345 | Business Analysis, Operation & Organizational Planning | 4 credits |
| CSC185 | Development in Third Party Frameworks | 3 credits |
| CSC240 | Business Web Development | 4 credits |
| DBT230 | Databases II | 4 credits |
| MGT200 | Product Management | 4 credits |
| MGT301 | Project Management | 4 credits |
| MGT320 | Iterative Project Management | 4 credits |
| MGT400 | Technology Leadership | 4 credits |
| MTM210 | Introduction to User Experience Design | 4 credits |
| TST200 | Quality Assurance I | 4 credits |
And complete 10 credits from the following:
| BIT281 | Hardware Systems | 2 credits |
| CSC140 | Dynamic & Scripting Languages | 3 credits |
| CSC171 | Mobile Application Development | 3 credits |
| CSC195 | C++ Programming I | 3 credits |
| GAT120 | Topics in Game Development | 2 credits |
| ITS380 | Auditing, Governance & Compliance | 3 credits |
| MOA141 | Introduction to Information Modeling | 3 credits |
| MTM161 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 credits |
| MTM282 | Interactive Web Development | 4 credits |
| MTM370 | Front-End Implementation | 4 credits |
| TST270 | Quality Assurance II | 4 credits |
Project Core Courses (31 credits)
| PRO210 | Projects User Experience Design | 3 credits |
| PRO240 | Business Web Development Project | 2 credits |
| PRO270 | Quality Assurance Project | 2 credits |
| PRO301 | Project Management in Practice | 2 credits |
| PRO335 | Persistence Project | 2 credits |
| PRO355 | Data Analytics Project I | 2 credits |
| PRO365 | Data Analytics Project II | 2 credits |
| PRO390 | Capstone Project | 4 credits |
| PRO490 | Enterprise Projects I | 6 credits |
| PRO491 | Enterprise Projects II | 6 credits |
Other Required Courses (7 credits)
| BUS101 | Personal Finance | 3 credits |
| BUS110 | Principles of Finance | 1 credits |
| NEU100 | College Success Strategies | 1 credits |
| NEU200 | Career Readiness | 2 credits |