Conference Session

Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Lidon, University of Zaragoza; RUBEN REBOLLAR, University of Zaragoza; Palle Qvist, Aalborg University; Juan Luis Cano, University of Zaragoza

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Engineering Management

14.1163.2Over the last decade, the growth of the project-oriented model has been spectacular, as theincrease in the number of certified professionals in Project Management worldwide shows 7. Theavailability of people with the appropriate skills in managing projects is a powerful developmenttool that should be considered at all levels of society.Project management as an academic subject is in its infancy, and in Europe there are now stillfew universities offering standard courses as part of their curriculum, it being mostly theprovince of business schools. The offer of training products at the university level ranges from30-hour courses to 120 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) Masters. Most of theapproaches to training undergraduates, with regard

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lenisha Gandhi, IBM

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Engineering Management

engineering managementprogram could be based on. The course can provide a good learning experience for both noviceand current leaders. Infact, one approach that could be used to teach such a global managementcourse would be to focus it around similar case studies as the ones presented later in this paperand use such exercises to educate on the topic of the barriers in a global team. Such a coursewould make the class more interactive and would instill the key points within the students. Interms of integration within educational programs for engineering managers, there are severalways of doing that.Integration with educational programsTeaching global management formally as part of an educational curriculum is one of the mosteffective ways of developing

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Raper, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Susan Murray, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Christa Weisbrook, Missouri University of Science and Technology; William Daughton, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

advisor for new and freshman students campus wide.Susan Murray, Missouri University of Science and Technology Susan L. Murray is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Murray received her B.S. and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. Her M.S. is also in industrial engineering from the University of Texas-Arlington. She is a professional engineer in Texas. Her research and teaching interests include human systems integration, productivity improvement, human performance, ergonomics, and engineering education. Prior to her academic position, she spent seven years working

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Cherbaka, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

the bridge between the engineering and management disciplines.6  The engineering manager possesses both the ability to apply engineering principles and a skill in organizing and directing people and projects.3EM programs are distinguished from systems engineering (SE) programs primarily by themanagement aspect. SE focuses on the development life-cycle from an operational andmathematical perspective with heavy emphasis on decision analysis, structured problem solvingapproaches, and the interaction/integration of systems. In contrast, an EM program focuses onmanaging SE efforts and engineering relationships with the rest of the organization. Along thespectrum of programs labeled as EM, those that rely heavily on industrial