Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

largest Information Systems programs in the United States. Toassess graduate project management courses as compared to the PMBOK® Guide knowledgeareas, they conducted a web-based survey of 206 institutions (53% response rate) 32. Theseauthors found that most programs emphasized hard skills, such as scope and cost, quite evenly.The courses covered work breakdown structures, estimation, and network diagrams. However,there was less emphasis on soft skills, such as human resources, communication skills, andprocurement. Soft skills topics that were not well covered included project charters and dealingwith vendors. Numerous project management textbooks focused on normative advice onplanning and managing projects 33, 34. This helped create a normative

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ozgur Erol, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

range from the technical, such as knowledge and application ofscience and engineering science as well as design competencies, to so-called "soft skills" such asrelating to effective teamwork, communication skills, ethics, life-long learning, etc. Programoutcomes are used to ensure that the program curriculum is aligned with the program objectives.The program outcomes are linked to the School of Engineering-level Curriculum Outcomes18.The outcomes of all programs are also designed to be consistent with the requirements of Criteria3 of ABET Engineering Criteria 2000.The Course Outcomes Assessment process at Stevens includes a two-pronged approach - thecourse survey and the Student Performance Assessment (SPA). The course survey solicitsstudents

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Douglas Ramers, University of Evansville; Greg Rawski, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

nothing special about this degree that would set them apart from other qualified candidates. Besides the technical skills, soft skills are used to screen/select candidates for supervisory positions.6. Would you consider hiring a graduate with an engineering management degree (as described by the enclosed curriculum)? Why or Why not? • Yes. We are seeing an increasing amount of emphasis placed on being able to analyze a businesses’ operational performance which often requires someone with some engineering skills as well as a strong business background. These types of individuals are seldom found in engineers who have taken a typical path through an engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management / IE and EM Program Mangement / Engineering Management Program Management

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Raymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management