MSc in Technology Management
Online United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 15,060 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* total cost £9,750 - £15,060
Key Summary
The MSc in Technology Management provides the knowledge and skills to make decisions about technology strategy, innovation and management, to make a real difference to your organisation. You will focus on the operational aspects of managing technological innovation and change. Explore a range of capabilities key to the strategic development and management of technological innovation. Conclude with an in-depth investigation of a topic or problem of your choice.
Key features
- Choose between a research route or a professional route.
- Both routes offer a rigorous approach to solving complex real-world problems.
- Develop essential skills for systematically and successfully addressing technology management issues in your own organisation and wider contexts.
- Provides an excellent platform for further research studies.
How long it takes
Minimum - 3 years
Knowledge and understanding
On completion of this qualification, you will have knowledge and understanding of:
- The principles, terms and definitions used in the management of technology and innovation to solve problems and propose improvements to technology projects.
Cognitive skills
On completion of this qualification, you will be able to:
- Critically analyse and evaluate conceptual, theoretical and applied approaches relevant to technological innovation with particular reference to the industrial setting appropriate to your employment and/or professional or personal interests.
Practical and/or professional skills
On completion of this qualification, you will be able to:
- Manage technology projects professionally, by reflecting on the development and use of technology and innovation to address organisational problems.
Key skills
On completion of this qualification, you will be able to:
- Advance your knowledge and understanding of the field of the management of technology and innovation through independent learning and reflection on practice and experience
- Challenge preconceptions regarding the development, management and strategic use of technology and technological innovation and remove subject and functional boundaries in order to critically evaluate and respond to complex situations holistically
- Undertake a research programme, which you have developed yourself, based on your critical evaluation of current research in the management of technology or technological innovation and using an explicit and appropriate methodology.
To gain this qualification, you need 180 credits as follows:
Stage 1 (120 credits)
60 credits from:
- Strategic capabilities for technological innovation (T849)
- Technology innovation management (TB801)
Or, subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued modules T840, T846 and T848
60 credits from:
- Advanced networking (CCNP Enterprise) (T829)
- Advance your independent learning (YXM830)
- Contemporary issues in organisations (BB853)
- Continuing professional development in practice (U810)
- Creating and sustaining value (B872)
- Data management (M816)
- Digital forensics (M812)
- Entrepreneurship in context (BB851)
- Information security (M811)
- Leadership and management of public services (BB852)
- Making environmental decisions (T891)
- Making strategy with systems thinking in practice (TB871)
- Managing change with systems thinking in practice (TB872)
- Managing for sustainability (T867)
- Managing in a changing world (B870)
- Manufacture materials design (T805)
- Network security (T828)
- Project management (M815)
- Software development (M813)
- Software engineering (M814)
- Sustainable creative management (BB842)
Or, subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued modules B716, BXFT716, B821, B822, B823, B824, BB844, BB845, BB846, BB847, BB848, BZX821, BZX822, BZX823, BZX824, H807, M865, M873, M876, M877, M879, M881, M882, M883, M885, M886, M887, M888, M889, M891, T822, T823, T824, T825, T826, T827, T834, T835, T837, T839, T850, T851, T852, T853, T862, T878, T879, T881, T882, T883, T889, T890, TM893, TU811, TU812 and TU872.
Stage 2 (60 credits)
You’ll choose either:
- A research route
- A professional route
Research route
60 credits from:
- Research project (T802)
Professional route
60 credits from:
- The MSc professional project (T847)
Or, subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued module T842
Plus another 30 credits from the Stage 1 modules
The University’s unique study rule applies to this qualification. This means you must include at least 60 credits from OU modules that have not been counted in any other OU qualification that we’ve previously awarded to you. Note, in particular, that you can count the credit from the following modules each towards only a single qualification: Research project (T802) and The MSc professional project (T847).
Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
You will learn through two interrelated methods. Firstly, using a range of specially written study materials, case studies, original texts, study guides and assignments, and through a range of multi-media material. Secondly, you are allocated a tutor who is your first and main point of contact. Your tutor answers queries on study materials, grades and comments on your work, and, depending on which module you are studying, may arrange online tutorials. You are also encouraged to participate in online discussion forums for the module(s) you are studying. This gives you a chance to share and resolve issues with fellow students, as well as with tutors and the module team.
Formative assessment in the form of informal activities and self-assessed questions (SAQs) allows you to assess your own progress and understanding. Formal assessment of the knowledge and understanding components of the programme is achieved by a series of tutor-marked assignments (TMAs) – usually three for each 30-credit module. These assignments are marked and assessed by your tutor. They are central to the teaching of the module since they allow you an opportunity to display your knowledge and understanding. This will enable tutors to identify any issues concerning either and provide appropriate feedback.
Although assignments are usually undertaken on an individual basis, some modules have group-based assignments that use online discussion forums. Modules may also include computer-marked assignments or examination papers. Currently, most modules within the technology management programme include an end-of-module assessment, in place of an examination.
There is an increasing demand across public, private and not-for-profit sectors for people with the vision and the operational and strategic capability to plan, develop and manage technology and technological innovation effectively. This qualification is designed to develop managers who can make complex decisions associated with the identification and evaluation of technologies, developing new or improved products and processes integrating technology with other business processes, and managing change required by technological innovation and implementation.
It will help you develop the analytical skills and practically relevant knowledge that will equip you to succeed in a variety of management and leadership roles.
The competent technology manager is a highly valued professional, capable of ensuring that the organisation reaps all the potential rewards from its investment in technology of whatever type. You will develop a range of job-related and transferable skills such as critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and the ability to cope with rapid technological change. The capabilities in research and problem-solving developed can be exploited in all professional situations at all management levels.
Employers are also impressed by the commitment and determination it takes to succeed with the OU while keeping up family and work commitments. These benefits, together with the opportunities to add value by applying your learning to the workplace as you study, make technology management programmes very attractive vehicles towards success in senior management roles.