Description
This program is specifically targeted to students with technical diplomas and degrees. The program offers a condensed, accessible solution to the demand for advanced management training by providing technologists and others with the knowledge and skills required to perform as supervisors or managers in technical organizations.
The program complements your current technical skills with important managerial skills. After successfully completing this program you will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the following:
Benefits of the full-time program include:
For information on the optional certificate exit point, see Technology Management - Certificate, Program Outline section.
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Internationally Educated Applicants - visit www.rrc.ca/credentials for credential assessment information.
However, if you apply within 6 weeks of the program start date, admission requirements are due within 5 days of applying.
It is recommended you have at least two years of work experience in an appropriate technical environment prior to admission.
Regular Admission Requirements
| English Language Assessment | Minimum Required Levels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L - Listening, S - Speaking, R - Reading, W - Writing | L | S | R | W |
| AEPUCE
(Academic English Program of University and College Entrance )
Requirement: Submission of a parchment (certificate) indicating successful completion of the AEPUCE program, including language levels achieved if available. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| CAEL and CAEL Online (Canadian Academic English Language) | 60 | 60 | 70 | 60 |
| Duolingo
(Duolingo English Test)
* MINIMUM OVERAL SCORE OF 115 REQUIRED. There are no minimum required levels for L,S,R,W. Only Duolingo English Test scores that have been verified through the Duolingo English Test Portal will be accepted. | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* |
| IELTS - Academic
(International English Language Testing System)
Please Note: 3 year expiry date for Nursing Program Applicants | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| PTE - Academic Online Assessment (Pearson Test of English) | 58 | 58 | 65 | 58 |
| Password Skills
(An in person English Language Assessment hosted by RRC Polytech)
This in-person, computer-based test is composed of four test modules: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The test takes 3 hours and 5 minutes to complete and is conducted in two parts. The first part assesses reading, listening, and writing, and the second part assesses speaking in a separate room.
Password Skills costs $139 to take through RRC Polytech.
Password Skills is hosted by the RRC Polytech Testing and Assessment Centre: E440, Manitou a bi Bii Daziigae building, on the fourth floor.
If you wish to do Password Skills remotely (not in-person), Password Skills Plus can be taken online. RRC Polytech does not offer Password Skills Plus, but we do accept the results for entry into program.
| 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Password Skills Plus (Password Skills Plus is an online assessment that can be taken instead of Password Skills. ) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| TOEFL-iBT
(Test of English as a Foreign Language - internet Based Test)
To meet the needs of students who are unable to take the TOEFL iBT® test at a test center due to public health concerns, ETS is temporarily offering the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test in selected areas. | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 |
Consider this program if you are a technologist or have an engineering, technical or scientific background and you want to improve your skills in technology management.
The Technology Management program is equivalent to a one-year, full-time course load. You should be able to complete the program on a part-time basis within three years.
The main focus of Technology Management is tactical. The program bridges between operational and strategic decision-making. Courses that reflect both operational and tactical decision-making include Project Management Fundamentals, Managing Roles and Values, Applied Research Methods and Production/Operations Management. Courses that are mainly tactical include Managerial Economics, Marketing of Technology and Graduation Project. Courses that reflect both tactical and strategic decision-making are Management of Technological Innovation and Business Policy.
The Technology Management program is more like a masters program in business administration than a project management program. The key difference between a business administration program and our Technology Management program is that the focus of transactions in business administration is business-to-retail, while the focus of our Technology Management program is business-to-business. As well, the business administration context is business, while the technology management context is technology.
Students may apply for financial assistance through the Manitoba Student Aid program. For general information on applying please call 204-945-6321 or 1-800-204-1685, or visit their website at www.manitobastudentaid.ca, which also includes an online application. For detailed information, please visit one of the RRC Polytech Student Service Centres or call 204-632-2327. Applicants requiring financial assistance should complete their student loan applications well in advance of the class start date.
Red River College Polytechnic is a participating institution in the HigherEdPoints program. Through this program, students are able to convert Aeroplan® Miles and TD Points into funds to help cover their tuition. Family members and friends can also contribute to a student’s education by converting their loyalty points - anyone can donate their points to an individual student.
Visit the HigherEdPoints website for more information about the program and/or to set up an account to convert your points.
This case course will enable students to gain experience in setting policy and developing strategies and plans appropriate for complex business environments. Students will be required to prepare for case discussions and will be expected to develop and defend their analyses and recommendations. This course should only be taken after completion of other core management classes.
This course is designed to improve student abilities to communicate effectively with others from a managerial perspective. It reviews essential oral, written, nonverbal, interpersonal, and intercultural communication skills and helps students to apply them at a managerial level in a dynamic workplace. The course focuses on writing techniques, informal reports, technical proposals and various aspects of organizational communication.
This course introduces students to a number of economic theories used in addressing business decision-making problems. It applies microeconomic theory to business problems in order to teach decision-makers how to use economic analysis to make decisions that will achieve the firm's goals. Understanding the fundamentals of economic decision-making provides students a way of thinking and analyzing problems that can be applied in a wide range of situations.
The primary objective of this course is to teach students about the effects of individual and group behaviour on organizational processes and outcomes. Throughout the course an emphasis is placed on how you, as an organizational member, might experience and interpret these processes to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. A major feature of this course is its emphasis on learning interpersonal skills.
This course provides students with a range of techniques necessary to support and add rationality to managerial decision-making. The viewpoint is that of users of accounting information within a business (managers) rather than the preparer (accountant). Introductory topics in financial and managerial accounting provide the foundation for a detailed examination of financial statements.
The graduation project is the culmination of the Technology Management Advanced Diploma program. Your graduation project will generally take one of two forms. If possible, your project will focus on the integration of management and technical issues in a real-life situation in either your workplace or an independent workplace. In this scenario, your project will address a significant problem or explore innovative ideas for improvement within the organization. This will require the cooperation and approval of the participating organization and potentially some significant time commitment by a mentor within the organization. If such an arrangement cannot be made, then you will select a leading-edge technology to explore, pursuing either the development of a technology road map or the practical application of the technology to a real-world problem. The course Graduation Project is one of two courses that distinguishes the advanced diploma from the certificate.
Develop a basic introductory understanding of the generally accepted knowledge areas and practices of project management, including terminology. Learn how to apply basic processes, tools and techniques. Develop a basic project plan in a team environment. This course combines theoretical knowledge with practical laboratory skills using project management software that can be applied immediately on the job.
This course helps students develop a basic understanding of the essentials of management and the nature of complex organizations. It emphasizes the fundamentals of managing – planning, organizing, leading and controlling in a continually changing multicultural and ethnically diverse organization. The orientation of this course will be toward providing a foundation for the development of professional managerial skills.
This course examines the linkages and relationships between engineering, technology, and management. It focuses on employing collaborative project and matrix management approaches in applying technical management systems to projects, on successfully managing research and development from the concept stage through to product development, and on the nature of change in quality-oriented, high-technology organizations.
This course will focus on both the strategic importance and the analytic tools of Operations Management (OM) and how organizations use operations functions to gain a competitive advantage. We will examine the issues managers face as they coordinate day-to-day activities consistent with an overall operations strategy. It is extremely important that students of business gain an understanding of the importance of Operations Management (OM) and an emphasis of its use in the real world.
This course emphasizes the fundamentals of marketing programs and plans in a high technology environment. It is designed to enable students to identify marketing opportunities, define product markets, utilize marketing research, understand consumer behavior and develop marketing strategies. The course will include a laboratory component that builds the progressive elements of a comprehensive marketing plan.
You will develop a working competency in planning projects, scope management, resource management, cost and duration estimating, activity sequencing, and scheduling. Learn to apply the generally recognized tools and techniques in planning, estimating and scheduling projects and focus those projects on an organization's business.
Focus on research methodologies and approaches appropriate to applied research projects in your area of specialization. Study frameworks, the role of theory, and empirical approaches such as field study, survey, controlled experiment, and modeling. Discuss methods for collecting, organizing, and utilizing information about the marketplace – business competitor intelligence, learn how to select a suitable statistical method, develop a formal research proposal, and conduct background research on the Internet.
This General Safety Training (GST) teaches basic general safety content to arm students with the core information necessary for them to protect themselves in workplaces on all descriptions. Although some examples may consider Manitoba legislation, this course has been developed by occupational safety and health professionals using generic information that is not provincially specific.
Online learning is a critical component of course delivery in all Red River College Polytechnic programs. To ensure each student has the tools they need to achieve their academic goals, all Red River College Polytechnic students require, at minimum:
1. Off-campus access to a current computer with a webcam
2. A high speed internet connection
• Recommended minimum speed: 10 mbps for download, 3 mbps for upload
• Slower internet connection speeds may result in audio and video issues. Please keep in mind that if others in your home are using the same internet connection at the same time as you are, you may also experience audio and video issues.
• Please refer to https://www.rrc.ca/future-students/computer-requirements/ for further information on Computer Requirements for Students.
Please note that any anticipated costs are not included in Books and Supplies estimates.
For the Advanced Diploma in Technology Management you must successfully complete the 10 core technology management courses and 3 elective courses.
For the Certificate in Technology Management you must successfully complete the 8 core technology management courses (COMM-1190, MGMT-1006, MGMT-1019, MGMT-1060, MGMT-1129, SEMR-9209, BUSA-1036, MRKT-1076) plus 3 elective courses.