Technical Resource Management On-Campus Program

 

Technical Resource Management (TRM) is a technical management "Capstone" program offered at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. TRM is tailored for candidates on a career path for which there is no traditional baccalaureate degree (or who simply wish to "keep their options open"). There is inherent flexibility in the degree. Since Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers over 125 majors, specializations, and minors, TRM students can choose from a wide variety of courses to suit their career goals. Many TRM majors choose to minor in a related area of study as well.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Technical Resource Management requires a minimum of 120 semester hours, with a minimum of 60 semester hours at Southern Illinois University Carbondale or another approved four-year institution and completion of the 30-hour residence requirements for a degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Technical Resource Management adds to your previous technical training through a combination of University Core Curriculum requirements, TRM core requirements, technical and resource management requirements, and approved advanced electives.

As a student in the TRM program you will take TRM core courses selected from Work Center Management, Data Interpretation, Applications of Technical Information (technical/business writing), Labor Management, and Professional Development. TRM courses are taught by qualified faculty, and classes range in size from 24 to 35 students. You can select from departmental courses that include Managing for Quality, Qtatistical Process Control Designs, Technology and International Trade, Fiscal Aspects of Technical Management, Technical Innovation, and Technical and Professional Theory. You will also work with an advisor to choose approved advanced electives that specifically address your career objectives.

For example, if you have a background in construction technology you may wish to study methods and skills for pursuing a career as a construction manager or manage your own construction business. Course work in accounting, marketing, and computer applications provides information on how to manage and promote your business. Vital information about managing employees can be learned in courses on small business management and the legal aspects of business.

If you have a technical degree in auto body repair and would like a related career beyond the repair shop, TRM can provide management courses along with advanced technical and business coursework as electives to prepare to enter the insurance industry as an accident adjuster and estimator.

TRM students can also take courses in advertising, administration of justice, allied health careers, architecture, computer science, data processing systems, drafting, journalism, office management, property management, small business applications, and tool and manufacturing technology. The TRM degree can be your springboard to advancement in almost any career field.