Engineering Management 1
Overview
This unit of study aims to introduce you to managerial principles so that you can function effectively and efficiently in modern organisational roles within a changing environment.
Requisites
26-May-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Analyse organisations and compare and contrast them in terms of their management decision making, structure and strategy, along with the environments in which they operate (K5, S2, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7)
- Apply and relate basic project management concepts to a given project (K6, S1, S4, A2, A6, A7)
- Describe and appreciate the concepts of organisational behaviour, team dynamics and an understanding of self and other people (K5, A2, A6, A7)
- Apply tools to manage and evaluate a project, including the Critical Path Method (CPM) (S1, S2, S4, A2, A6)
- Describe the fundamentals of safety, compensation process, risk management and sustainability (K6, S1, A1, A4, A5)
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Lecture | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| On-campus Class | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 7.29 | 14 weeks | 102 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Exercises | Individual | 5 - 15% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Examination | Individual | 25 - 45% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Research Presentation | Individual | 10 - 15% | 1,2,4 |
| Research Project | Group | 20 - 35% | 1,2,4 |
| Test | Individual | 10 - 25% | 1,4,5 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
Introduction to engineering managementÂ
- Evolution of management thought and practicesÂ
- Understanding organisational structure and strategyÂ
- Managing technology and its elemental partsÂ
- Organisation, engineers and OH&SÂ
Engineering sustainability and societyÂ
- Engineer and society, environment, sustainability and communityÂ
- Basis for engineering ethics, professional practices, organisations and societiesÂ
- Green engineering principlesÂ
Managing people and organisational behaviourÂ
- Attitudes, motivation, leadership and morale within technical teamsÂ
- Organisation culture, change and group dynamicsÂ
- Interpersonal skills: self-awareness, listening, goal setting, providing feedback, running meetings, delegating, persuading, politicking, coaching, team building, conflict management, resolving conflictÂ
Project ManagementÂ
- Project initiation-acceptance-definitionÂ
- Project scoping and work break down structureÂ
- Project analysis-planning-scheduling-controlÂ
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.