Leading Innovation in Requirements Development for Technology Transition - Curriculum 193
Brief Overview
Innovation and technology transition in defense organizations requires understanding of the DoD Decision Support System which includes the integration of requirements, PPBE, and acquisition. This certificate will examine the complex interactions of organizations, innovation, and technology transition in the context of the requirements generation process, which leads to formal requirements and sets the conditions for technological innovation of warfighting capability from concept to retirement.
This interdisciplinary certificate gives warfighters the skills and knowledge required to lead the development of requirements that result in more effective technology transition.
A case learning approach relies on NPS cases and student discussion to target current Navy needs and issues. Students select 4 courses from required and elective options to cover innovation and acquisition foundations and innovation systems.
Convenes
Summer
Program Length
Four quarters
Outcomes
- Explain forces influencing Navy innovation
- Explain forces of Navy technology adoption
- Analyze Navy requirements decision-making
- Assess future, team, and organization environments
- Analyze systems effects on innovation and technology
- Apply innovation and technology theories to generate requirements
- Evaluate technologies, identify adoption barriers
- Create implementation plans and acquisition strategies
Certificate Requirements
Students take one required innovation course and one required defense acquisition course. They select from one of three management courses focused on topics relevant to managing teams and organizations for innovation, and select from one of three courses focused on innovation systems.
Required Courses
| MN3301 | Acquisition of Defense Systems | | 4 | 0 |
| MN3811 | Innovation Adoption and Implementation | | 3 | 0 |
Select one elective from:
MN3400, GB/MN3010, or MN4017. These elective courses provide foundation knowledge in leading teams and organizations.
| GB3010 | Managing for Organizational Effectiveness | | 4 | 0 |
| -or- | | | |
| MN3010 | Leading Innovative Organizations and People | | 4 | 0 |
| -and- | | | |
| MN3400 | Critical Thinking for Strategic Leadership | | 4 | |
| MN4017 | High-performance Decision Practices | | 3 | 0 |
Select one elective from:
IS4182, DA3302, or SE3910. These elective courses provide a systems perspective on technology transition.
| IS4182 | Enterprise Information Systems Strategy and Policy | | 4 | 0 |
| DA3302 | Navigating Innovation Ecosystems | | 4 | |
| SE3910 | System Evolution and Technology Assessment | | 4 | 0 |