CERTIFICATE IN CONSTRAINTS MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

A variety of Theory of Constraints classes complement and integrate with other courses to provide an exceptional masters program for technical professionals.

The Engineering and Technology Management Program (ETM) at WSU offers all classes as distance education courses either for 'one course at a time', for a certificate (12 credits) or for a master's degree. For 25 years, we have used two-way television, microwave relay, fiber optic cable, satellite and now the Internet with live, interactive video lectures. We have had students enrolled from the Philippines, Korea, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, England, Germany, Estonia and India, as well as 20+ States. With over 400 graduates and a general enrollment of 150 students at one time, WSU has one of the largest Engineering and Technology Management Programs in the United States.

TOC Courses (all courses are three-credit classes taught at night [Pacific time] one evening a week for 15 weeks):

EM 522 Supervision and Leadership for Engineering and Technology Managers. This beginning course in management and motivation introduces the TOC Human Behavior solution and teaches from "Great Boss Dead Boss", as well as integrating these concepts with other traditional management concepts.

EM 526 Constraints Management. This course teaches the TOC Thinking Processes slowly and offers the student the time to synthesis the TP material along with other TOC Topics. Students complete a Thinking Process Project related to their work environment as well as participate in two group projects. As part of the routine, students scrutinize other student's work and have their own work scrutinized. This is the favorite elective of the ETM Masters Program. Students can receive the TOCICO Certificate of Recognition for a TOC TP program. (Next offering January 2009)

EM 530 Applications of Constraints Management. This course focuses on TOC physical flow processes: DBR, CCPM, TOC Replenishment and a bit of Throughput Operating Strategy. Students work on a wide variety of problems, including the production and project simulators along with the TOC Insights to developing TOC skills as applied to complex environments. This is an excellent preparation course for the TOCICO SCL and PM exams. (Next offering January 2009).

EM 534 Contemporary Topics in Constraints Management. This course covers whatever is new and exciting about TOC at the time, and includes frequent guest lectures from the TOC community. Students often repeat this class in order to stay current. Each student completes an additional Thinking Process project, a Critical Chain project and a Replenishment study in addition to major topic of the semester. Recent courses focused on Viable Visions and Strategy and Tactic Trees. Prerequisites: EM 526 and EM 530 or equal experience (Next offering August 2008 focuses on Holistic TOC and Implementation).

EM 538 Lean Agility. This course blends together the best of Lean, Quality and TOC taught by three faculty members who each bring their specialty and understanding to integrate and magnify the capabilities of the individual topics. These three management technologies work best when applied together (Next offering May 2008).

Other Courses with limited TOC Content:

EM 501 Management of Organizations (Organizational Behavior) -Evaporating Clouds and NBRs.

EM 505 Financial Management for Engineers - Intro to Throughput Accounting.

EM 540 Operations Research for Managers - Use of Five Focusing Steps (and some TOC solutions)

EM 555 Enterprise Resource Planning - uses MICCS

EM 564 Project Management - Includes CCPM along with other PM tools

Key Links: http://www.engrmgt.wsu.edu/ , http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/holt/

http://www.engrmgt.wsu.edu/Overview/empCert.html#TOC, http://www.engrmgt.wsu.edu/Registration/index.html

Key Contacts:

Program Secretary, EngrMgt@wsu.edu, +1-509-335-0125, Dr. James R. Holt, jholt@wsu.edu +1-503-669-6676

Key Facts:

Format: Courses taught use streaming video with course materials available on a secure Internet Educational Website. A broadband, high-speed connection is needed. Live streaming video classes are also archived for delayed viewing or re-viewing at a later date.

Admission: To start admission, go to www.engrmgt.wsu.edu/Admissions/applicationProcedure.html, and send $50 with initial application.

The ETM Program is graduate study. Applicants should have completed an undergraduate degree (if the undergraduate Grade Point Average is below 3.0, applicants are admitted on probation until their skills can be verified). However, EM 526 and EM 530 also have an undergraduate equivalent, 426 and 430 respectfully, which meets at the same time only with slightly less demanding requirements.

Costs: Out-of-state and corporate account students pay about $2,900 per three-credit course. There are reduced rates for government students and students in developing countries.

Admission/Registration Process: It takes about two months to get admitted and registered. Start Early! If you are overseas, it takes three months (and some times longer). After you are admitted, then you can register for individual classes.