Engineering Management/Gordon Institute

Director:
Arthur W. Winston,
Engineering management, systems analysis and design, product development
Associate director:
Mary Viola,
New product and process development, multinational strategies

Core faculty:
 Professor Linfield Brown, Design of Experiments
 Professor Richard Chechile, Organizational Dynamics
 Professor Sinaia Nathanson, Conflict Resolution
 Professor Anil Saigal, Statistical Process Control
 Lecturer Pier Abetti, Technology Transfer
 Lecturer Harold Goldberg, Product Development, Project Management
 Lecturer Brad Goldense, Concurrent Engineering
 Lecturer Partha Ghosh, Multinational Strategies
 Lecturer Rana Gupta, Financial Management
 Lecturer Michael Kaufman, Humanities
 Lecturer Samuel Liggero, Product Development
 Lecturer Sheryl Read, Business Strategies
 Lecturer Johanna Rothman, Software Methodology
 Lecturer Jared Spool, Usability Engineering

The Gordon Institute of Tufts University offers a professional, accredited graduate program in engineering management. The program develops practicing scientists and engineers into effective leaders who possess a blend of advanced technical knowledge, critical management ability, and strong communication skills.

The institute has strong ties to industry, and the program is focused on the practical application of material learned in the classroom. All participants are required to conduct a full-scale, intensive project for an organization as part of the degree requirements. Classes are taught by professors from Tufts University and by industry specialists with extensive corporate experience.

The integrated curriculum addresses current issues in the field and provides participants with the skills and mindset they need to make sound business decisions regarding new product development; to understand the relationships between product design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and human resources; to translate technical ideas into cost-effective and market-desired products and services; to maximize the operational effectiveness of information in both national and international marketplaces; to develop diverse teams of technical and nontechnical personnel; and to lead teams and drive technically challenging projects from start to finish.

Two enrollment options are available: a one-year intensive program, and a two-year executive-style program. Both programs lead to a master of science degree in engineering management. For scientists and engineers employed in the biotechnology industry, there is a joint program with the university's biotechnology center leading to a master of science degree in engineering management with a specialization in biotechnology.

For more detailed information, please see the website at: http://gordon.tufts.edu/.

To view Course Descriptions, please go to:  http://webcenter.studentservices.tufts.edu/courses/main.asp.