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 421-255 Engineering Management 2

Note

This subject is not available to students who have passed 421-155 Engineering Management 1 (1999).

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Mr C Duffield

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

32 hours of lectures, 16 hours of practice classes

Subject Description

On completion of this subject students will understand the discipline of management, its relevance to engineering and some core techniques of management.

Topics covered include: The management process, embracing planning, organisation, leadership and control, of human, physical and financial resources. Public and private sector engineering management including responsibility, authority, human relations, industrial relations, quality management. CPM, PERT network techniques for planning, resource scheduling, coding and the use of work breakdown structures. An introduction to systems management, systems analysis, mathematical and linear programming.

Assessment

One written examination not exceeding three hours (55%) and assignments up to a maximum of 3000 words or equivalent (45%).

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