Instructor Information
- Instructor: Grant Kirby
- Office: Online
- E-mail: Use Canvas Message center
- Office Hours: by appointment
Course Overview/Description
- This course focuses on the engineering management process, with emphasis on the unique aspects of managing “knowledge workers”. We will identify the manager’s role in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling organizational outcomes.
Course Objectives and Outcomes The following course learning outcomes are addressed in this course. There are subobjectives in each week’s module call student learning objectives (SLO).
- CLO 1: Define how engineers and managers need to work together
- CLO 2: Know the important characteristics of leaders in the organization
- CLO 3: Comprehend how various forms of management organization, techniques, leadership and change management affect a company
- CLO 4: Describe the different types of forecasting and the importance of planning
- CLO 5: Discuss the primary elements of decision making and describe the role of engineers in that process
- CLO 6: Evaluate some of the important elements for establishing financial controls
- CLO 7: Analyze the various ways in which engineers must be involved in marketing within the organization
- CLO 8: Describe the key elements of the project life cycle
- CLO 9: Apply the importance of ethics in engineering and how it impacts the structure of the business
- CLO 10: Consider how you will achieve your goals for your career path
- CLO 10: Role up the topics of this course into a broad overview of engineering management
Week 1 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Introduction to Course Read/Watch: • Navigate the course shell in Canvas; review the Read Me First, Syllabus, and Course Materials links • Read Chapters 1 and 2 Of Morse/Babcock book • Video: Course Introduction • Videos: Chapter 1 & 2 Lecture Assignments due • Introduce yourself to class Week 2 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Leading Technical People Read/Watch • Read: Chapter 3 • Videos: Watch Ch. 3 lectures Assignments due • Discussion: motivation • Paper: characteristics of engineers Week 3 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Organizations Read/Watch • Read Chapters 6 & 7 • Video: Watch lecture Assignments due • Quiz over Chapters 6 & 7 • Discussion: Job Descriptions BUS 304 – Engineering Management 4 Last updated: 12/30/20 gk Week 4 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Planning and Forecasting Read/Watch • Read Chapter 4 • Videos: Watch lecture Assignments due • Quiz over Chapter 4 • Paper: SWOT analysis Week 5 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Decision Making Read/Watch • Read Chapter 5 • Video: Watch Chapter 5 lectures Assignments due • Mid-term over Chs 1-5 Week 6 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Controlling Read/Watch • Read Chapter 8 • Video: Watch Chapter 8 lecture Assignments due • Quiz over Chapter 8 • Discussion: Financial Controls Week 7 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Marketing and Engineering Read/Watch • Read Chapter 13 Assignments due • Quiz over Chapter 13 • Week 8 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Project Planning Read/Watch • Read Chapter 14 • Video: Chapter 14 lectures Assignment due • Quiz over Chapter 14 • Discussion: Project Management BUS 304 – Engineering Management 5 Last updated: 12/30/20 gk Week 9 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Misc. Topics Reading/Watch • Read Chapters 15 & 16 • Video: Two lynda.com videos Assignment Due • Quiz over Chapters 15 & 16 Week 10 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Final Exam Reading • Read Chapter 17 Assignment due • No assignment this week Week 11 Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Final Exam Reading/Watch • Review: test topics Assignment due • Final Exam over chs 8,13-16 Week Finals Week Assignments due by Sunday at midnight Reading/Watch • None Assignment due • none • *Schedule subject to change. Refer to latest version of syllabus