M1 Field of Engineering Management PDF

Module 1 Engineering Management The Field of Engineering Management  Learning Outcomes 01 02 03 Acquire a fundamental Develop critical thinking Familiarize oneself with understanding of sk...

Module 1 Engineering Management The Field of Engineering Management  Learning Outcomes 01 02 03 Acquire a fundamental Develop critical thinking Familiarize oneself with understanding of skills for assessing and engineering management engineering management making decisions in fundamentals, including concepts, principles, and engineering management planning and scheduling. terminology. scenarios.  Engineering Management Activity combining “technical knowledge with the ability to organize and coordinate worker power, materials, machinery and money” Main responsibility is to lead your group into producing a certain output consistent with the required specifications. The higher you go up = less technical activities and more management tasks. The Functions of an Engineer in Early Times Stone bladed axe and irrigation system (6000 - 3000 BC) Pyramids of Egypt (3000 - 600 BC) Road building (600 BC - 400 AD) Production of paper and gunpowder (100 AD - 1600 AD) Production of paper and gunpowder (100 AD - 1600 AD) Production of steam engine and weaving machinery (1601 AD - 1799 AD) Production of steam engine and weaving machinery (1601 AD - 1799 AD) Manufacture of cars and household appliances - modern times Manufacture of cars and household appliances - modern times The Functions of an Engineer These contributions indicate that engineers have become an indispensable segment of the world’s professions. Even as engineers are currently producing solutions to many of the difficulties faced by mankind, much is still expected of them.  Problem / Concerns: 1. Production of more food for a fast growing world population. 2. Elimination of air and water pollution. 3. Solid waste disposal and materials recycling. 4. Reduction of noise. 5. Supplying the increasing demand for energy and mobility. 6. Preventing and solving crimes. 7. Meeting the increasing demand for communication facilities.  Management Creative problem solving process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling an organization’s resources to achieve its mission and objectives. Must seek out to find out the objectives of the organization, think of ways on how to achieve them, decide on the ways to be adapted and the material resources to be used. How to become a Successful Engineer Manager Kreitner’s 3 general preconditions: Ability Motivation to Opportunity Manage  Ability Capacity of an engineer manager to achieve organizational objectives effectively and efficiently. Effectiveness = whether objectives are accomplished. Efficiency = relative amount of resources used in obtaining effectiveness.  Situation: If a civil engineer was asked by his superiors to finish a 100 km road cementing project within eight months, he is said to be effective if? On the other hand he is said to be efficient if he is?  Motivation to Manage According to John B Miner’s psychometric instrument: 1. Favorable attitude toward those in position of authority. 2. Desire to engage in games or sports or work-related competition with peers. 3. Desire to assert oneself and take charge. 4. Desire to exercise power and authority over others. 5. Desire to behave in a distinctive way to stand out from the crowd.  Opportunity Two requirements: 1. Obtaining a suitable managerial job 2. Finding a supportive climate once on the job. END OF SLIDE