Undergraduate Minor In Engineering Management

General Information: 

The Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering offers an undergraduate Minor in Engineering Management. The Engineering Management minor develops the skills in team building, interpersonal communications, decision making, project management, leadership, and quality assurance that employers are increasingly looking for in both engineers, scientists, as well as, in other employees in "high tech" organizations. This minor is intended primarily for students with majors in the sciences, engineering, and technologies such as: all the engineering majors, engineering technology, computer science, physics, chemistry, mathematics, geology, or biology. Students with majors in other disciplines who may be interested in this minor should consult with minor advisor to determine its appropriateness to their educational objectives. The minor also satisfies the University's General Education Upper Division requirement.

Requirements:

Applicants for the minor in engineering management must be juniors or seniors wit a declared major and a minimum GPA of 2.00. The courses can also be taken by graduate students or other graduates. The minor requires completion of 12 credit hours of course work with a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in the course taken toward the minor.

Curriculum:

The course work for the minor in engineering management involves extensive writing assignments, oral presentations, and group projects, and is designed to develop the skills needed for rapid advancement in either industrial or government organizations. Twelve credit hours of course work is required to meet the requirements for the Minor in Engineering Management. Three courses are required. ENMA 301, ENMA 302, and ENMA 401. Student may choose between ENMA 420 or ENMA 421 to complete the requirements for the Minor.

Course Descriptions:

ENMA 301 Introduction to Engineering Management
Lectures 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing
Introduction to principles of management and organizational behavior as they apply to the engineering profession. special emphasis on project management, team building, quality leadership, and the marketing of technology. group exercises, case studies, extensive writing and speaking assignments.

ENMA 302 Engineering Economics
Lecture 3 hours ; 3 credits
Prerequisites :junior or senior standing. Economic analysis of engineering alternatives. Valuation techniques; time value of money; cash flow analysis; cost estimation; taxes and depreciation; operations planning and control; project evaluation; accounting and budgeting tools.

ENMA 401 Project Management
Lecture 3 hours ; 3 credits
Prerequisites :junior or senior standing.
Design, evaluation, selection, control, and organization of technical projects. Introduction to work breakdown analysis, scheduling, budgeting, planning, and monitoring practices. Work with project management software and tools.

Select One of the Following:

ENMA 420 Statistical Concepts in Engineering Management
Lectures 3 hours; 3 credits
Prerequisites: two semesters of calculus or equivalent.
Introduction to concepts and tools in probability and statistics, with applications to engineering design, system analysis, manufacturing, and quality management problems.

OR

ENMA 421 Decision Techniques in Engineering
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
Prerequisites: two semesters of calculus or equivalent.
A systematic approach to the formulation of problem, the generation and evaluation of alternatives, and the selection and implementation of courses of action, as applied to engineering, manufacturing, and management decisions. Concepts include goals and objectives; variables and relations; constraints and feasibility; uncertainty and risk; models and optimization; data and information; analysis and simulation. Case studies in decision analysis, system analysis and operations research, requiring oral presentations and written reports, emphasize concepts and tools.