UNB Graduate Calendar

Technology Management and Entrepreneurship Courses

TME6013 Entrepreneurial Finance for Technological Ventures 3 ch

An Introduction to fundamentals of finance in new ventures and high growth technology-driven businesses, students will learn how to
interpret and analyse financial statements and develop pro-forma financial statements. Students will be exposed to and practice “Lean
Startup” concepts as a means of maximizing the capital efficiency of a startup and increasing the probability of creating a financially
sustainable business. The course will enable students to enhance their knowledge of sound principles of finance and alternative
sources of finance. They will learn about best practices in angel and institutional venture capital investing, and the role they play in
financing high growth, high tech businesses. Students will also develop skills in dealing with financial issues when pitching their
ventures to investors.

TME6025 Product Design and Development 8 ch

This course is a full-year Product Design and Development course (fall and winter of same academic year) which forms the core of the
Master of Engineering in Technology Management & Entrepreneurship Program.  The cornerstone is a project in which students,
individually or in teams of up to four, conceive, design and prototype a product, and develop a business plan (using the business
model canvas).  The proposed solution must use modern tools and methods for product design and development and should meet a
broad range of constraints including health and safety, sustainable development and environmental stewardship. The course will
follow a phase – gate process for which progress will be evaluated at each milestone representing the deliverable for each gate.

Prerequisites:  Have recieved approval from both their program coordinator and the TME Program Chair.

TME6213 Quality Management 3 ch

The course is designed to prepare participants for the management practices which they might expect to encounter in a progressive
organization. Many of these practices involve the standardization and continuous improvement of business processes. The course
explores implementation and maintenance techniques for ISO 9000, the international standard on quality management. It also
focuses on the use of continuous improvement and statistical process control (SPC) concepts, which lead to fundamentally new ways
of thinking about innovation and problem solving.

TME6313 Managing Engineering and IT Projects 3 ch

 TME6313 Managing Engineering and IT Projects 3 ch

The future of most organizations depends on successful projects. Participants in this one-week intensive project management course
will gain an understanding of the principles of project management including organizing, planning, scheduling and controlling
projects to achieve a set of objectives. The course will enhance knowledge and skills of project managers in such topics as people
management skills, managing project risks, controlling project changes and systems thinking. Emphasis is placed on technology-
intensive projects that tend to have a high degree of specialized human resources skills/knowledge requirements.

Experiential Learning - Technology Management and

TME6319 3 ch
Entrepreneurship

An opportunity for experiential learning related to the management of technology and/or technological entrepreneurship. Students
co-design, develop and implement a project in collaboration with an external organization or a designated mentor. The project must
be jointly supervised by a representative of the external organization or mentor, and a designated faculty member.

TME6396 TME Seminar 0ch Pass/Fail

This year-long course provides an opportunity for MTME students to explore current and special topics in Technology Management &
Entrepreneurship in more detail, discuss their projects and any challenges they may be facing, practice their presentation skills, and
receive feedback from academic and industry experts.

Prerequisites: Restricted to MTME students.

Integrative Project - Technology Management and

TME6996 6 ch
Entrepreneurship

A practical entrepreneurial project which provides an opportunity to explore, implement and recommendations. Students co-design,
develop and implement a project in collaboration with an external organization or a designated mentor. The project must be jointly
supervised by a representative of the external organization or mentor, and a designated faculty member. Note: Restricted to MTME
students.