Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Publication: 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Technology Leadership and Innovation Management, B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Technology Leadership and Innovation Management, B.S.

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The Technology Leadership and Innovation Management degree focuses on providing individuals with a competitive advantage when moving into leadership and supervisory roles in technology-based organizations. The program investigates the rapidly changing and complex nature of leadership in organizations that use and rely on technology.

The success of today’s businesses and organizations demand leadership that is informed, forward-thinking, and able to optimize the capabilities of knowledge-based workers and the solutions they create. The Leadership and Innovation degree develops exactly this set of skills. Students learn about leadership, the creation of organizational vision and value, and the development of human resources while leading technological change.

The Technology Leadership and Innovation Management degree provides a long term, empowering approach to the practice of leading people rather than the short term, command and control approach to utilizing human resources. Students learn about leadership, the importance of organizational vision and values, developing human resources, and managing technological resources in corporate, government, nonprofit, or community organizations. Leadership skills in goal setting, time management, verbal and visual communication, and leadership values and abilities are developed through relevant real-world applications.

The Technology Leadership and Innovation Management program consists of 120 credit hours of undergraduate academic credit. In addition to meeting the 42 credit hour university core curriculum requirement, students must complete major core courses, and directed emphasis coursework. Students must earn a 2.0 minimum GPA in all major and directed emphasis courses attempted at the university. Transfer students must have earned a 2.0 GPA or better in all major and directed emphasis courses to be transferred for credit.

The major areas of coursework within the Technology Leadership and Innovation Management program are (1) analysis and reasoning, (2) organizations, (3) human resources, (4) communications, (5) integration through an original senior project, and (6) directed technology emphasis.

All majors and minors in the Department of Information and Logistics Technology must earn a grade of C or better in all major/minor courses. No grade lower than C will be accepted on any courses applicable to the major transferred to the University of Houston.

Technology Leadership and Innovation Management

University Core (Texas Common Course Number)

Core Communication (6 credit hours)

Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
Core Communication I -  ENGL 1303 - First Year Writing I Credit Hours: 3.0
Core Communication II -  ENGL 1304 - First Year Writing II Credit Hours: 3.0

Core Mathematics (6 credit hours)

  • Core Mathematics - this program has specified math (see below)
  • Core Math/Reasoning (IDO) - this program has specified math (see below)

Core American History (6 credit hours)

Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
HIST 1377 - The U S To 1877 Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 1378 - The U S Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3.0

Core Government/Political Science (6 credit hours)

Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
POLS 1336 - U.S. and Texas Constitution and Politics Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 1337 - U.S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts Credit Hours: 3.0

Core Language, Philosophy & Culture (3 credit hours)

  • Language, Philosophy & Culture: Approved Core Courses 

Core Creative Arts (3 credit hours)

  • Creative Arts: Approved Core Courses 

Core Life & Physical Sciences (6 credit hours)

  • Life and Physical Sciences: Approved Core Courses 
  • Life and Physical Sciences: Approved Core Courses 

Core Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences: Approved Core Courses 

Core Writing in the Disciplines (IDO) (3 credit hours)

  • Core Writing in the Discipline-this program has specified WID (see below)

Undergraduate Bachelor of Science Requirement

  • 6 credit hours MATH courses
  • 6 credit hours Formal Science
Courses required for program that also fullfill core categories:
Mathematics and BS Special Requirements:
Core Mathematics
Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
MATH 1311 - Elementary Mathematical Modeling OR Credit Hours: 3.0
MATH 1310 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3.0
Core Math/Reasoning
Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
MATH 1313 - Finite Math with Applications Credit Hours: 3.0

(minimum grade of C)

Bachelor of Science
Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
PHIL 1321 - Logic I Credit Hours: 3.0
Bachelor of Science
Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
MATH 2311 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics OR Credit Hours: 3.0
TMTH 3360 - Applied Technical Statistics Credit Hours: 3.0
Writing in the Discipline
Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
TLIM 3363 - Technical Communications Credit Hours: 3.0

Leadership and Innovation Major

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all major courses.  One (1) grade of C- may be accepted towards major.

Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
TLIM 3300 - Leadership and Innovation Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 3330 - Innovation Principles Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 3340 - Organizational Leadership and Supervision Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 3345 - Human Resources in Technology Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 3350 - Emergency Management Principles Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 3355 - Project Management Principles Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 3360 - Law and Ethics in Technology & Innovation Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 3365 - Team Leadership Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 3371 - Budgeting and Financial Principles Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 4341 - Production & Service Operation Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 4342 - Quality Improvement Methods Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 4350 - Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 4371 - Leading Change in the Wrkplace Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 4372 - Proposal and Project Writing Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 4390 - Current Issues in Leadership and Innovation Credit Hours: 3.0
TLIM 4378 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 3.0
SCLT 2362 - Intro To Logistics Technology Credit Hours: 3.0

Area of Specialization (21 credit hours)

Students can fulfill area of specialization with a combination of minors or approved Community college transfer block or accelerated subplan plus minor or block of coursework approved by program coordinator (primarily veterans). Students are encouraged to complete an Applied Innovation minor. Students may not declare the Leadership and Innovation minor.

Students must have minimum 2.00 in major.

Major GPA will be calculated based on the major requirements and the professional studies area or minor.

  • 2.00 minimum cumulative grade point average in courses attempted at the University of Houston
  • 36 credit hours must be advanced (junior or senior level)
  • Final residency - the last 30 credit hours to be applied toward a bachelor’s degree must be taken in residence at UH
  • 9 advanced credit hours in department of major in residence at UH
  • 120 credit hours required for this degree
  • Limit of 66 credit hours of lower-level (1000 and 2000 level) transfer credit toward an undergraduate degree at the University of Houston
  • Students may use no more than two credit hours in physical education activity courses
  • Students must satisfy TSI to graduate
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