Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation (Graduate)

Website URL:

https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/degrees/ms-technology-leadership-innovation

Department/School Head:

Ragu Athinarayanan

Admission Requirements:

Master’s Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required for unconditional admission
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required – no minimum score has been set

International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required for unconditional admission
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required – no minimum score set
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 550
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 19
  Listening: 14
  Speaking: 18
  Writing: 18
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted
• TWE for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Not required, but recommended

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

• Master’s degree in technology leadership & innovation

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

• Biometrics and Standards
• Biotechnology Innovation and Regulatory Science
• Industrial Engineering Technology
• Lean Six Sigma Quality Control
• Open Digital Innovation
• Organizational Leadership
• STEM Leadership/Engineering/Technology Teacher Education
• Supply Chain Management Technology (formerly Industrial Distribution)

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Alexander W. Crispo
Michael J. Dyrenfurth
George E. Rogers
Edie K. Schmidt
Matthew P. Stephens
Rodney C. Vandeveer

Associate Professor

Donald D. Buskirk
Thomas K. Capozzoli
Kari L. Clase
Jenny Daugherty
Beverly J. Davis
Stephen J. Elliott
Todd R. Kelley
William G. Krug
Daniel L. Lybrook
Linda L. Naimi
Michele L. Summers
Mathias J. Sutton

Assistant Professor

Andrew C. Hurt
Chad Laux
Nathan Mentzer
Emeritus Faculty
Dennis Depew

Programs

• Technology Leadership & Innovation, MS

• Biotechnology Quality & Regulation Compliance Graduate Certificate

Courses

• IT 50700 - Measurement And Evaluation In Industry And Technology
• IT 50800 - Quality And Productivity In Industry And Technology
• IT 51000 - Developing Courses For Industry And Technology
• IT 53000 - Biometric Technology Test Design, Performance, and Evaluation
• IT 53500 - Global Supply Chain Management
• IT 54000 - Biometric Performance And Usability Analysis
• IT 54500 - Biometrics Technology And Applications
• IT 56800 - Developing Instructional Materials For Industry And Technology
• IT 57100 - Project Management In Industry And Technology
• IT 58100 - Workshop In Industrial Technology
• IT 59000 - Special Problems In Industrial Technology
• IT 59800 - Directed MS Project
• IT 65700 - Fingerprint Performance And Usability
• IT 65800 - Biometric Systems Interoperability: Applications And Challenges
• IT 69800 - Research MS Thesis

• OLS 57400 - Managerial Training And Development
• OLS 57600 - Advanced Topics In Human Resource Management
• OLS 57700 - Organization And Administration Of Training And Development
• OLS 57800 - Leadership In International Human Resources
• OLS 57900 - Emerging World-Class Leadership Strategies
• OLS 58000 - Interpersonal Skills For Leaders
• OLS 58100 - Workshop In Organizational Leadership And Supervision
• OLS 58200 - Leadership And Organizational Change
• OLS 58300 - Coaching And Mentoring In Organizations
• OLS 58900 - Leadership And Ethics
• OLS 59000 - Individual Research Problems In Supervision And Personnel
• OLS 59800 - Directed MS Project
• OLS 62300 - Contemporary Organizational Leadership And Supervision Problems
• OLS 69800 - Research MS Thesis

• TLI 52000 - Foundations Of Innovation Studies
• TLI 52100 - Drug Development
• TLI 52200 - Good Regulatory Practice
• TLI 52300 - Quality Management, Audits And Inspections
• TLI 52400 - The Documents And Dialogues Of Drug Delivery And Registration
• TLI 52500 - Molecular Basis Of Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals
• TLI 52600 - Digital Innovation And Transformation
• TLI 52700 - Behavioral Analytics
• TLI 53410 - Implementation And Advanced Topics Of Enterprise Six Sigma
• TLI 62500 - Research In Open Innovation I
• TLI 62579 - Global, Legal And Ethical Issues In Technology Leadership
• TLI 62600 - Life Of A Faculty Entrepreneur: Discovery, Delivery, Translation
• TLI 66200 - Philosophy Of Technology