MSSM Curriculum
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Coursework
The MSSM program is located at our Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View, CA. Most courses are taught from the Silicon Valley campus, with a few courses streamed via video-conferencing from our Pittsburgh campus.
Business & Engineering Management
- 49-760 Foundations of Software Management
- 49-761 Elements of Software Management
- 49-762 Software Product Strategy
- 49-763 The Business of Software
- 49-764 Entrepreneurial Finance I
- 49-765 Entrepreneurial Finance II
- 49-766 Agile Marketing for High Tech Innovation
- 49-767 Organizational Behavior for High-Tech Knowledge Industry
- 49-770 Metrics for Software Management
- 49-771 Process and Project Management
- 49-772 Managing Software Professionals
- 49-773 Avoiding Software Project Failures
- 49-774 Product Management
- 49-775 The First-Time Manager
- 49-786 Software Engineering Management
- 49-800 Commercializing IP
- 49-804 The Leadership Challenge
Engineering & Technology
- 49-780 Human-Computer Interaction & User Experience Design for Managers
- 49-781 Data Analytics
- 49-782 Open Source Software
- 49-783 Introduction to Cloud Computing
- 49-784 Special Topics: Java for Smartphone Development
- 49-785 Special Topics: Visualizing Data Analytics
- 49-787 Special Topics: Architecture & Programming Principles
- 49-788 Mobile Apps for the Internet of Things
Experiential & Capstone Courses
- 49-790 Software Management Independent Study
- 49-791 Software Management Capstone Project
- 49-792 Software Management Practicum
- 49-793 Practical Training in Software Management
Product Innovation
- 49-750 Software Product Definition
- 49-751 Requirements Analysis
- 49-752 Product Definition & Validation
- 49-801 Enterprise Innovation
- 49-802 Innovation & Entrepreneurship I
- 49-803 Innovation & Entrepreneurship II
- 49-808 Special Topics: Integrated Innovation for Large Scale Problems