The College of Engineering - Engineering Management Program

Master of Engineering Management Courses that are Planned for the Next Two Years

Fall 2007:

Engineering Estimating
CEE 08.504-01 (CRN: 43025)
Wednesdays - 6:30 to 9 pm - Rowan Hall Auditorium (1st Term - first 7 weeks of semester)
This course deals with the development of engineering estimates for construction engineering projects and project components including labor, materials, and equipment.  Total project costs including direct and indirect costs, field and home-office costs, and contingency are covered.  Also covered are various types of construction engineering estimates including piles and cofferdams, wellpoints and earthdrilling, water and sewer systems, road and highway pavements, concrete buildings and bridges, and steel buildings and bridges.  In addition, the performance, selection, and cost of construction equipment is also covered in detail.

Special Topics in Civil Engineering:  Introduction to Engineering Management
CEE 08.503-01 (CRN: 43024)
Tuesdays - 6:30 to 9 pm - Room 304 Rowan Hall (2nd Term - second 7 weeks of semester)
This course introduces the basic terminology of engineering management and the basic concepts including the nature of organizations and organizational planning.  The course also discusses the applications of the following topics to engineering management:  human resources management, communications, decision-making, risk analysis, controls, measuring results, law, and ethics.  Case studies in engineering management are included.

Spring 2008:

Special Topics in Engineering: Quality Management
ENGR01.501-01 (CRN: to be determined)
Thursdays - 6:30 to 9 pm - Room to be determined (1st Term - first 7 weeks of semester)
This course covers a range of topics related to quality management including the following:  concepts and philosophy of quality management, leadership, data analysis, human resources, quality assurance and results, quality methods and tools, continuous improvement, total quality management, six-sigma, quality costs, employee participation, customer satisfaction, vendor quality, benchmarking, statistical process control, quality function development, and case studies of quality management.

Special Topics in Engineering: Engineering Innovation
ENGR01.501-02 (CRN: to be determined)
Thursdays - 6:30 to 9 pm - Room to be determined (2nd Term - second 7 weeks of semester)
This course covers several topics including the innovation process, the theory of inventive problem solving, patents, and bringing innovation to the bottom line.  Discussions of the innovation process include:  creating paradigm shifts, proven brainstorming techniques, and effective utilization of all resources.  The theory of creative problem solving includes basic principles and applications in the real world.  The discussion of patents includes the basics of the international patent system.  The discussion of bringing innovation to the bottom line includes:  Stage Gate Project Management techniques, project portfolio management, critical links between the business team and the customer, and managing multiple priorities – doing more with less.  Case studies in invention and creative design are included.

Summer 2008:

Special Topics in Civil Engineering: Human Relations and Team Building
CEE 08.503-01 (CRN: to be determined)
Schedule to be determined
This course deals with topics in the areas of human relations and team building.  The topics covered in the area of human relations include the following:  human resources, employment practices, labor relations, the history of collective bargaining, practices in union and non-union organizations, productivity, computerization, worker participation, expanding and declining labor markets, diversity, equal opportunity, harassment, and case studies in human relations.  Topics in the area of team building include group dynamics, team building activities, conflict resolution, and case studies in team building.

Fall 2008:

Engineering Economics
This course covers a variety of topics in engineering economics including the following:  economic equivalence, inflation, return on investment, return on assets, asset management, capital planning, budgets, financial records and control, taxes and depreciation, replacement cost analysis, break-even analysis, cost-benefit ratios, and value engineering.

Construction Management
This course covers the following topics related to construction management:  project managers, developers, designers, contractors, and subcontractors; project startup, construction, and closeout; project financing; control of costs and schedule; construction contract types, bidding, delivery methods, and changes; bonds and insurance; inspection of work; claims, disputes, and arbitration; and case studies in construction management.  

Spring 2009:

Cost Engineering
This course covers a wide variety of topics related to cost engineering including the following:  measuring work progress using costs, manhours, and schedule; earned value; cost and schedule performance; productivity; quantity adjusted budgets; budget and schedule baselines; control account baselines; cost control versus financial control; analysis, trending, and forecasting; cost and schedule performance curves; index and other tracking; elements of complete cost; and case studies in cost engineering.  

Risk Management
This course deals with the a range of topics related to risk management including the following:  risk terminology, tools for quantitative analysis of environmental and technological risks, social risk issues, risk in modern life, statistical analyses, data presentation, dose-response models for carcinogens, model limitations, models of risk aversion, psychological and community perceptions of risk, risk communication, environmental and health risk issues in the media, and case studies of accidents and incidents.

Summer 2009:

Optimization of Engineering Projects
This course provides an overview of strategies for planning and directing long-term engineering projects.  Topics include project organization, project scheduling, allocation of resources, project optimization, and financial analyses.  Students will learn about strategic planning and direction of long-term projects.  In addition, they will specifically learn about project organization, scheduling, resource allocation, optimization, and financial planning.