Alfred State courses are grouped into the following sections:
This course is designed to help students transition from college to their professional career. General topics such as managing self (including time and stress), professional communications, effective meeting management, and internship preparation will be presented to aid the students' success in their professional career. Specific discipline focused sessions will also be included.
This course is an application of theoretical approaches to Technology Management and Innovation. Major concepts, tools, and processes will be explored through lecture, readings, team activities, and case study applications. Major topics include technology innovation, the assessment of technology and the importance of technology forecasts, how to manage the innovation strategy, technological evolution, organizational context for technology management, strategic actions required by business, developing a firm's organizational innovation capabilities, creating and implementing a development strategy, new product development, and challenges to managing innovation.
This course deals with understanding management concepts and functions of encouraging employee's enthusiasm and creativity; finding shared vision, norms, and values, sharing information and power; and encouraging teamwork and participation. The concepts of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling are explored to show how these basic principles can be used to create a healthy and thriving environment in today's global environment of business and technology.
This internship is designed to assist the student in making the transition from the classroom to industry. This integration of work allows a degree of independence and an element of learning that is not possible in a conventional classroom. The intent of the internship is to provide each student with an experiential learning opportunity in a management situation as a pre-professional supervisor or manager. Students will complete supervised field work in a selected business, industry, government or educational setting. Students carry out a planned program of education experiences under the direct supervision of an owner, manager or supervisor in their technical field or professional area. The interns will also be supervised by a faculty member who serves as Internship Coordinator. Written and oral reports, along with a journal of work activities and experiences, will be required. Evaluation will be based on the quality of experiences gained from the internship and student work performance.