Program Overview

Introduction to the Management of Technology Program

The goal of Sungkyunkwan University's Management of Technology (MOT) program is to foster 'Global Standard' students of professional talent who can improve the capability of technological commercialization and competitiveness of corporations and nations. The quality of teaching, as well as research collaborations with prominent companies, has made the MOT program more successful.

Reputation

The program educates experts combining MOT theory and business practice to have world-class competitiveness. The main goal of the education is to train people in charge of technology management or leaders of R&D organizations. The program fosters these individuals to become technology planning managers, R&D managers, and techno-CEOs. It provides opportunities to improve leadership, field adaptation capability, multicultural comprehensive skills, language/expression skills, and research morality.

Faculty

The overall goal of the MOT program is to produce MOT engineers and leaders in industries. To meet this goal, the program provides faculties in a broad spectrum of areas, including:

• Technology Commercialization
• Technology Licensing
• Technology Accounting
• Technology Financing
• Global Technology Exchange Management
• New Product Development
• Technology Marketing

Full-time Professors

The following are some of the full-time professors in the MOT program:

• Hee Sang, Lee: Management of Technology, Georgia Tech, Ph.D, Technology Strategy / Open Innovation
• Wan Sun, Shin: Management of Technology, U. of Oklahoma, Ph.D, Techno-leadership
• Young Taek, Park: Innovation Management, KAIST Ph.D, Innovation Management
• Geun Tae, Jo: Management of Technology, SKKU, Ph.D, Technology Management / R&D Management
• Jun Seok, Shin: Management of Technology, SNU, Ph.D, MoT / Technology Innovation
• Myung Yong, Lee: Management of Technology, SNU, Ph.D, MoT
• Khaphong, Choi: Management of Technology, Ph.D, MoT

Courses and Curriculums

The curriculum provides graduates with the necessary educational foundation to pursue advanced studies in a broad spectrum of areas. The MOT students can choose one of the four 'Tracks':

• Future COO Track for those in a venture or small and medium industry
• Future CTO Track for those in enterprise of middle standing companies
• Future CRO Track for those in Public research institutes
• MoT Track for full-time graduates

MoT Course Table

The following are some of the courses offered in the MOT program:

Strategy/Policy

• MoT: Practical application about technical innovation administration
• Technology Strategy: Technology selection for a private enterprise and competitive strategy
• Technology Policy: Understanding government policy on technology
• Business Strategy: Technique of technology
• Technology Innovation: Macroscopic/Microscopic technology innovation
• Open Innovation: Technical cooperation, Open innovation theory and cases study
• Technology Leadership: Leadership issues and case study for MoT field
• Manufacturing Strategy: Introducing strategies for innovations in production
• Organization Personnel Management: Technology organization management/evaluation

Planning/Management

• Technology Planning: Strategic technology plan and Strategy of R&D and formation effectively
• Technology Forecasting: Exploratory forecasting techniques such as growth curve, trend extrapolation, correlation methods and casual models
• Conditional Analysis of New Technology: New technology trend analysis and management
• International Management of Technology: International management of Tech., management of R&D, and management of R&D Org.
• Project Management: Overall process and the methodologies for successful software project management
• R&D Evaluation: Evaluating R&D project and Managing R&D performance
• Technology Roadmap: Learning how to coordinate R&D activities and eliminating duplications
• New Product Development: Quality control of product, cost control, and case study
• Service Development: Service development/management case study
• Technology Marketing: Theories and cases related to the marketing

Convergence/Tool

• Analytic Methods of Technology Management: Qualitative case analysis, Single case analysis, Multiple case analysis, Statistical generalization, Qualitative generalization
• Accounting for MoT: Basic concepts and principles for accounting for MoT practitioners
• Economics of Technology: Economic analysis of productivity and growth account at industry level.
• Convergence of MoT: Understanding convergence technology and management
• Technology & Design: Design management for technology innovation
• MoT Statistics: Multivariate statistics analysis
• Technology Information System: Application of information system from technology

Practical MOT

• Practical Project 1: On-site project for the 1st semester
• Practical Project 2: On-site project for the 2nd semester
• Practical Project 3: On-site project for the 3rd semester
• Practical Project 4: On-site project for the 4th semester
• MoT Seminar 1: International MoT Trend
• MoT Seminar 2: International MoT Trend
• Internship: Internship in domestic and global enterprise

MoT Curriculum Table

The MOT curriculum is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in management of technology. The curriculum includes:

• Master's degree: 2 years, 45 credits
• Ph.D.: 2 years, 45 credits

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the MOT program, applicants must have:

• A minimum of an undergraduate degree or an overseas qualification of equivalent standard
• Admission decisions are made by the admission committee and are based on:
  • Previous academic accomplishments
  • Demonstrated potential for graduate and professional success
  • Work experience

The MOT program strives for balanced geographic and industry representation.