Program
Three Core Course and Lots of Electives
The study program at CDTM is completed within 1 year. The coursework amounts to 45 ECTS with an optional abroad stay. Upon completing the program, all students receive a Technology Management Certificate, issued by CDTM. Additionally, once they obtain a Master's degree from the Universitat de València or the Universitat Politècnica de València, they are awarded an official interuniversity Honours Degree in Technology Management , awarded jointly by both universities. The curriculum consists of three core courses and a large variety of electives.
Courses cover the following five interdisciplinary areas:- Product development and innovative technologies
- Information systems management
- Economics, management, and entrepreneurship
- Leadership, Communication, and Negotiation
- Ethics, legal frameworks, and social responsibility
The different course formats at CDTM enable students to obtain hands-on skills while working together with project partners on real-world problems. After having completed the program, students will have gained experience in identifying key indicators of future trends, methods to conceptualize a first prototype, as well as frameworks to implement business processes in an entrepreneurial environment.
Technology Management is a certificate program to be attended in parallel to the student's regular studies. Please note that CDTM does not offer a stand-alone master program.
Trend Seminar
Students learn how the business environment may develop in the future through analysing trends, describing future scenarios, and developing promising business ideas in cooperation with industry partners.
- Depending on class start, either 6 weeks full-time during summer or 7 weeks a mix of full-time / part-time during winter/spring (first two weeks 9 AM - 6 PM, followed by five weeks 9 AM - 2 PM).
- Work with rotating teams of 5-6 students
- Publish a trend report together with your class
- Digital Solutions for Sustainable Aviation (Lufthansa Technik)
- Future for Elderly Care in Nursing Homes (Solimar)
Managing Product Development
The research, design, and development of new products and services is at the core of this course. Students go through the value-chain of product development: from ideation and prototyping to agile development and product deployment.
- 12 weeks part-time in parallel to the semester (one afternoon of class and 1–2 additional days of team project work per week)
- Small interdisciplinary teams of 4-5 students work with an industry partner
- 1 demo day open to the public to pitch products and showcase prototypes
- AR for dementia patients
- Digitizing farming processes
- Virtual assistants in airline maintenance
Entrepreneurship Laboratory
Within eLab, student teams work on business challenges presented by project partners, ranging from pricing and marketing to company strategy. The course format enables students to act as consultive entrepreneurs.
- 12 weeks part-time in parallel to the semester (one afternoon of class and 1-2 additional days of team project work per week)
- Small interdisciplinary teams of 3-4 students work with an industry partner
- Work 1 day per week at the project partner’s site
- Building a network of doctors for online consultation services
- Digital service models for smart production companies
- B2B-multichannel sales strategy for the heating sector
Electives and Hackathons
Electives cover a variety of topics, from business and tech skills to personal development. They are designed to complement the core courses by offering students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in an area of their choice.
- Every semester 4-5 elective courses are offered
- Format ranges from 1-week hackathons to several sessions spread across the semester
- Sketching with hardware
- Venture financing
- Self-leadership and career planning
