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60th UCLA Technical Management Program

  • 1.  60th UCLA Technical Management Program

    Posted 07-14-2000 11:31
    > September 17-22, 2000, on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles.
    >
    > For 45 years, UCLA Extension's Technical Management Program has provided
    > "how to" answers to the challenges that technical managers face daily.
    >
    > The program is designed for first-level technical supervisors, mid-level
    > technical managers, technical professionals (engineers, scientists, and
    > software professionals) with high advancement potential, and non-technical
    > managers in technology-based organizations.
    >
    > A special benefit is the opportunity for participants to personalize their
    > own curriculum by selecting four courses, each one meeting two hours per
    > day. Participants may choose from 24 course offerings to address these
    > and other important management questions:
    >
    > o How can I develop products and services that will have a market?
    > o How can I create options, solve problems, make decision and plan for
    > success?
    > o How can I influence persons who do not report directly to me or to my
    > boss?
    > o How can I create a culture that nourishes creativity, customer service,
    > risk taking, and accountability?
    > o How can I successfully communicate in-house with peers, subordinates,
    > and superiors, and with global customers and suppliers?
    > o How can I carry out my managerial role in the face of major change in
    > my organization?
    > o How can I do more with less?
    > o How can I prepare myself for emerging trends and technologies?
    > o How can I better use or change aspects of my style of leadership to get
    > desired results?
    > o How can I identify and eliminate costly, nonvalue-added activities?
    >
    > The program advisory board, which includes technical managers from 3D
    > Systems, Agilent, Amgen, Beckman Coulter, Charles Schwab & Co., Chevron,
    > Citigroup-E-Citi, Innoveda, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore
    > National Laboratory, Nokia Mobile Phones, Perot Systems, Sandia National
    > Laboratories, Seagate, Sony Pictures Digital Studios, Trillium Digital
    > Systems, TRW, US Navy, and Walt Disney Imagineering, actively participates
    > in the selection and evaluation of the courses and instructors.
    >
    > Instructors are drawn from the UCLA faculty, other universities, and the
    > business community. All combine research and theory with practice and
    > application.
    >
    > The program fee of $2,395 includes all texts and materials for courses in
    > which the participant is enrolled, five continental breakfasts, five
    > luncheons, social events, parking at UCLA, and use of University
    > facilities and equipment.
    >
    > For additional information and a complete program booklet, please visit
    > our website at: http://www.unex.ucla.edu/engineering/management/
    > or
    > contact Joon Lee at:
    > Phone: (310) 825-3858
    > Fax: (310) 206-2815
    > e-mail: jlee@unex.ucla.edu
    >