Technical Resource Management Courses | 2024-2025 Academic Catalog | SIU

Credit will be awarded via program evaluation of past lower-level non-accredited occupational education and training related to the student's academic and career objectives. Unless otherwise determined by the program director, the credit may be applied only to the approved technical or career elective requirement of the Technical Resource Management degree. Restricted to TRM majors.

Credit Hours: 1-60

(Same as PSM 316) This course will increase students' abilities in communicating various workplace documents common to technical disciplines. The course is designed to meet the writing portion of the College's Communication-Across-the-Curriculum initiative. A grade of C or better is required. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of C or better.

Credit Hours: 3

Each student will be assigned to a University approved organization engaged in activities related to the student's academic program and career objectives. The student will perform duties and services as assigned by the preceptor and coordinator. Reports and assignments are required to be completed by the student. Hours and credits to be individually arranged. Mandatory Pass/Fail.

Credit Hours: 1-15

Provides work-study students with an opportunity to participate in an on-campus work experience related to their academic program and career objectives. Hours and credits are to be individually arranged. Mandatory Pass/Fail.

Credit Hours: 1-10

The student will gain an understanding of the basic concepts and techniques of modern labor-management relations. Topics covered include labor history, labor law, unions, labor contracts, collective bargaining processes, grievance and arbitration procedures, and the move towards participative models of labor relations. Restricted to TRM major.

Credit Hours: 3

In-depth competency and skill development and exploration of innovative techniques and procedures used in business, industry, professions, and health service occupations offered through various workshops, special short courses, and seminars. Hours and credit to be individually arranged. This course may be classified as independent study. Special approval needed from the school.

Credit Hours: 1-32

Credit will be granted via departmental evaluation of prior job skills, management-worker relations and supervisory experience gained through experiences related to the student's academic and course objectives. Unless otherwise determined by the school director, this credit may be applied only to the approved Career Elective requirements of the Technical Resource Management degree. Restriction: TRM major.

Credit Hours: 1-30

Credit will be awarded via program evaluation of past upper-level non-accredited occupational education and training related to the student's academic and career objectives. Upper-level credit is defined as that which is determined to be equivalent to junior-or senior-level college coursework either by faculty evaluation or by the evaluation of a recognized body, such as the American Council on Education (ACE). Unless otherwise determined by the program director, the credit may be applied only to the approved technical or career elective requirement of the Technical Resource Management degree. Restricted to Technical Resource Management majors.

Credit Hours: 1-60

An introduction to fiscal structures and problems encountered in the technically oriented enterprise. Restriction: TRM major.

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to the types of legal problems encountered in the technically oriented enterprise. Restriction: TRM major.

Credit Hours: 3

Specialized study for the investigation of management problems relating to the student's career objective. Study of the techniques of employee relationships to include the dynamics and procedures required for managing the work center. Need not be taken sequentially.

Credit Hours: 3

Specialized study for the investigation of management problems relating to the student's career objective. Study of the techniques of employee relationships to include the dynamics and procedures required for managing the work center. Need not be taken sequentially.

Credit Hours: 3

Specialized study for the investigation of management problems relating to the student's career objective. Study of the techniques of employee relationships to include the dynamics and procedures required for managing the work center. Need not be taken sequentially.

Credit Hours: 3

Specialized study for the investigation of management problems relating to the student's career objective. Readings regarding economic trends impacting upon the business or profession. Study of the techniques of employee relationships to include the dynamics and procedures required for managing the work center. Need not be taken sequentially.

Credit Hours: 3

Specialized study for the investigation of management problems relating to the student's career objective. Study of the techniques of employee relationships to include the dynamics and procedures required for managing the work center. Need not be taken sequentially.

Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introduction to the language and concepts of management. Focus is on ethical and social responsibility, the planning process, organizational structure and culture, leadership, and managerial controls. Management topics such as decision making, organizational change, staffing, motivation, and communication will be addressed. A grade of C or better is required. Restriction: TRM major.

Credit Hours: 3

This course will give students an understanding of the basic principles and techniques involved in the statistical treatment of data, including the selection of data sources, the design of statistical studies, and the analysis, synthesis, and utilization of data. Students will gain experience in using data for decision-making in their respective professions. TRM majors must earn a grade of C or better. Prerequisite: University Core Curriculum Mathematics with a grade of C or better.

Credit Hours: 3

Presents prevailing elements to attain technical career success. Organizational cases explore management and leadership roles, training, strategic planning, and career research explores employment processes and applications practices. Deliverables include a portfolio comprised of career case studies and professional profile materials. Prerequisite: ENGL 102 w/C or better. Restriction: TRM major.

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the field of operations management followed by the examinations of strategic issues and practical applications in the operations management process, which further include: forecasting, product and service design, capacity planning, facility layout and planning, scheduling, an introduction to quality and project management, MRP and ERP processes, inventory and supply chain management, and lean operations from a technical management perspective. A grade of C or better is required. Restriction: TRM major.

Credit Hours: 3

The international trade of products and services is studied by examining the technology development and transfer concerns of transnational corporations and national governments in industrialized, newly industrialized and developing countries.

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on the technology and business principles found in the growing sector of environmentally green enterprise. A variety of sustainable business practices will be studied.

Credit Hours: 3

The course focuses on management techniques used to upgrade the level of quality of products and services in organizations. Topics cover the processes of continuous quality improvement: strategies and objectives, quality measures, participative management practices, worker empowerment, customer preferences and expectations, vendor/supplier inputs, process technology outputs, integrated feedback loops, and quality audits and review. A grade of C or better is required. Restriction: TRM Major.

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the project management process based on the knowledge areas/processes developed by Project Management Institute (PMI). This course further provides an in-depth examination of the activities needed to successfully initiate, plan, schedule, and control the time and cost factors of the project from a technical management perspective. Course emphasis using the content of the PMBOK prepares a student for the Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM) examination/certification. A grade of C or better is required.

Credit Hours: 3