Fall 2025
TMP 442 - Leading Technology Teams (Prof. Christine Beckman, 4 units): Technology firms rely on teams for critical R&D and project work. In this course, students will develop practical skills to leverage team-based capabilities and avoid the pitfalls of teamwork, as well as hone their team leadership and teamwork skills through case analyses and experiential exercises.
TMP 463 - Entrepreneurship (Prof. Mary Tripsas, 4 units): This course covers the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, including product ideation, forming and building a startup team, market validation, business model development, go-to-market strategies, capital acquisition, and building competitive insulation for technology management professionals.
TMP 464 - Learning to Work with Intelligent Machines (Prof. Matt Beane, 4 units): Through unconventional, practical use of AI, this course explores research-backed approaches that will help students develop skill with intelligent technologies. Students will develop the know-how required to design work that brings humans and intelligent technologies together to produce more valuable outcomes than they could apart.
TMP 491PC - Professional Skills & Career Readiness (Dr. Erin Nerstad, 2 units): In this course, master’s Technology Management students will learn skills such as how to communicate in the workplace, read financial statements, and use Excel effectively. Students will also participate in career readiness activities such as building LinkedIn profiles, networking, crafting elevator pitches, and career exploration to prepare them for careers in tech management.
Winter 2026
TMP 412 - Strategy for Technology-Driven Companies (Prof. Sukhun Kang, 4 units): In this course, students will begin with an exploration of traditional competitive strategy. After reviewing this traditional approach, the course focuses on how strategy is more and more about where a firm will focus its innovation efforts and how it will innovate faster than its competitors, as well as about how a firm deals with tech management in terms of what technologies to choose, how to deploy them, and which technologies to purchase and which to develop in house.
TMP 422 - Data & Decision Analytics (Intro & Advanced) (Prof. Jessica Santana, 4 units): Students will learn about theoretical models and mathematical tools for quantitative analysis, statistics, decision theory, and management. They will also learn how various business situations are modeled and optimized effectively using mathematical modeling and quantitative techniques.
TMP 491C - Communication (Prof. Eric Zackrison, 4 units): This course teaches students the fundamentals of business communication for technology management and develops skills for crafting and delivering persuasive and effective messages to different audiences.
TMP 499 - Field Projects (Prof. Eric Zackrison, 2 units): In this course, students work in teams under the direction of a faculty advisor and industrial sponsor to tackle a real-life management consulting project. The course emphasizes practical, hands-on experience, and integrates skills acquired in courses completed in previous quarters.
Spring 2026
TMP 465 - Digital Leadership (Prof. Paul Leonardi, 4 units): This course prepares leaders to harness the power of data and AI to make strategic decisions, drive innovation, and guide teams in digitally intensive environments. Students will learn how to lead responsibly and effectively when algorithms, analytics, and automation are central to how work gets done.
TMP 499 - Field Projects (Prof. Eric Zackrison, 2 units): This is a continuation of TMP 499 from the previous term.
Electives (Choose Two):
TMP 402 - Digital Marketing (4 units): This course provides a high-level overview of the digital marketing skills needed to succeed in today’s competitive business environment. The course will cover topics including search engine optimization, content marketing, social media marketing, and marketing data analytics.
TMP 466 - Negotiation for Technology Managers (Prof. Renee Rottner, 4 units): Students will learn about the science underlying the social dynamics of negotiations and gain insights into their own preferences, how to prepare for negotiations, and also have the opportunity to practice applying these lessons in role-play simulations. By the end of the course, students will have greater understanding and confidence in their abilities to create and claim value through negotiations in their personal and professional life.
TMP 433 - Innovation (Prof. Nelson Phillips, 4 units): This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to foster and maintain innovation in firms. The course covers traditional topics in innovation as well as the increasingly central role of digital technologies as both facilitators of innovation and as innovation products.