421-255 Management for Engineers 1

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil or Environmental) are required to enrol into 421-255. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering (Management) are required to enrol into 421-258. Students may only gain credit for one of 421-255 or 421-258 Engineering Business Management

On completion of this subject students should understand:

• the relevance of the discipline of management to engineering and some core techniques of management, including programming and scheduling;

• origins and development of Australian engineering organisations, the engineer and professional practice, professional ethics and engineers, the functions of the professional societies, engineers in government-national, state and local;

• case studies in engineering practice and technological innovation discussing the management process, embracing planning, organisation, leadership and control of human, physical and financial resources in public and private sector;

• engineering management including responsibility, authority, human relations, industrial relations, quality and environmental management systems including consideration of the ISO 9000 and 14000 series requirements.

One written end of semester examination 3-hours (70%) and assignments totalling 4000 words (30%) due throughout the semester.