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ENGR 801 - Engineering Management (3)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

History and Evolution of Engineering, engineering ethics and professionalism.

Business aspects of engineering, contracts and specifications, litigation and

arbitration. Planning and scheduling, personnel management. Quality control.

Textbook:

Babcock, D. L. and Morse, L. C., Managing Engineering & Technology, 3rd ed., Prentice hall, 2002.

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References:

1. Rockrath, Joseph T., Contracts, Specifications, and Law for Engineers, McGraw Hill, New York, New York.

2. Schuab, Pavlovic, and Morris, Engineering Professionalism and Ethics, Wiley Interscience, New York, New York.

3. Harris, Robert B., Precedence and Arrow Networking Techniques for Construction, John Wiley Publishing Company. New York, N.Y.

4. Parker, Donald E., Value Engineering Theory, The Value Foundation, Washington, D.C.

5. Management Lessons from Engineering Failures, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, N.Y., 1986.

6. Hellriegel, Don, and Slocum, John, Management, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., New York, NY, 1992.

7. Tarakji, G., Bivariate Normal Tables: A Guide for their Application, Sigma Engineers, San Francisco, California, 1992.

8. Solomon, Fredrick, Probability and Stochastic Processes, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1987.

9. Sweet, Justin, Legal Aspects of Architecture, Engineering, and the Construction Process, 5th Ed.,West Publishing Company, St. Paul, Minn., 1994.

Ghassan Tarakji, Professor of Engineering

Prerequisite. by Topic:

Not Applicable

Course Objective *:

1. To learn the fundamentals of management in the engineering and technology fields. [A.2, B.1]

2. To develop a basic knowledge of the legal aspects of the engineering profession, and to acquire an understanding and an appreciation for engineering professionalism and ethics. [C.1, C.2, C.3]

3. To learn the tools needed to manage technical projects such as planing and scheduling, personnel management, and quality control. [A.2]

* Numbers in brackets refer to goals and objectives of the School of Engineering.

1. Engineering Ethics and Professionalism

2. Legal Aspects of Engineering, Conflict Resolution

3. Motivation Theory

4. Operations Research

5. Quality Control

6. Project Control

7. Forescating and Decision Making

8. Managing Engineering Design

9. Budgeting and Fiscal Control

10.Risk Management

11. Misc. Topics of Interest

Evaluation:

   10 Exams (5% each) .. .. .. . 50%

       Project                    .. .. .. 20%

       Class Presentation .. ....     30%

Performance Criteria *:

Objective 1

        The student will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for the engineer's management
responsibilities. [1] 

                    2.1 The student will demonstrate a basic knowledge of the legal system in the U.S.,
                      and a working knowledge of contracts.[1, 2]

                    2.2 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the legal resources available and the ability to
                     research legal positions and identify relevant legal precedences. [2]

2.3 The student will demonstrate an understanding and an appreciation for engineering professionalism and professional ethics. [1, 2]

3.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of personnel management. [1]

3.2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of value engineering and how to conduct feasibility studies. [1, 2]

3.3 The student will demonstrate the ability to formulate a quality control program in the engineering field. [1, 2]