INTRODUCTION TO

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INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT IE
256 2007/2008 Semester 2
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Instructors
Dr. A.N. Mustafizul Karim, Dr. Erry Y.T. Adesta,
Dr. Mohd Radzi Che Daud and
Dr. Beytullah Gültekin Çetiner Assoc.Prof.
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Course Outline

• Course Synopsis
• Engineers and Strategy.
• Principles of Management.
• Management Functions.
• Islamic concept of Management.
• Behaviour of People in Organizations.
• Organizational structures and change.
• Functions and activities of Human Resource
  Management.
• Financial Management. Investment Decisions.
• Key marketing concepts.
• Engineering and the legal aspects.
• Entrepreneurship and Management of Technological
  Innovation

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Course Objectives

• To provide concepts of engineering management
• To explain human resource management, leadership
  and motivation
• To develop basic understanding of financial
  management, entrepreneurship and legal aspects
• To introduce Islamic aspects of management and
  finance

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Course Learning Outcomes

• After studying this course, the students would be
  able to
• Apply the contemporary concepts of engineering
  management in workplace
• Comprehend the organizational structures and
  human resource requirements
• Understand the investment analysis techniques,
  financial statement and Islamic banking practices
• Learn modern marketing concepts and legal
  considerations
• Understand technological innovation and
  entrepreneurship
• Realize the essence of management from an Islamic
  point of view

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Course Learning Outcomes

• After studying this course, the students would be
  able to
• Apply the contemporary concepts of engineering
  management in workplace
• Comprehend the organizational structures and
  human resource requirements
• Understand the investment analysis techniques,
  financial statement and Islamic banking practices
• Learn modern marketing concepts and legal
  considerations
• Understand technological innovation and
  entrepreneurship
• Realize the essence of management from an Islamic
  point of view

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• Textbook
• Required
• Samson, D. (2001), Management for engineers, 3rd
  edition, Prentice Hall
• Recommended
• Bennet, F.L. (1996), The Management of
  Engineering, John Wiley Sons.
• Mazda, F. (1998), Engineering Management, Addison
  Wesley
• Khaliq, A. (2005) Management from Islamic
  Perspective, Research Centre, IIUM
• Jabnoun, N. (1994) Islam and Management, Institut
  Kajian Dasar
• Jones, G. R. And George, J. M. (2003),
  Contemporary Management

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Course Assessment
Evaluation
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Weekly Course Topics
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Weekly Course Topics
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Engineering and Management
What is an Engineer?
Ingenium Talent, natural capacity, or clever
invention. Early applications of
Clever Inventions based on Military
Builders of Ingenious military
machines??
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Engineering and Management
The first issue (1866) of the English Journal
Engineering
The art of directing the great sources of
power in nature, for the use and convenience of
man. Is it an art or profession?
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Engineering and Management
Modern Definition of Engineering By ABET
(Accrediting Board for
Engineering and Technology)
The profession in which a knowledge of the
mathematical and natural sciences gained by
study, experience, and practice is applied with
judgement to develop ways to utilize,
economically, the materials and forces of the
nature for the benefit of mankind. Engineer A
person applying his mathematical and science
knowledge properly for mankind It
is a discipline not an art.
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Engineering and Management
What is a system? Interrelated components
which come together for some purposes.
interface
Interrelations
inputs
Purpose
Components
Outputs
Boundary
constraints
Environment
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Engineering and Management
What is Management?

• Directing the actions of a group to achieve a
  goal in
• most efficient manner

• Getting things done through people

• Process of achieving organizational goals by
  working
• with and through people and organizational
  resources

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Engineering and Management
Top-level management (president, executive vice
president)
Middle managers (chief engineer, division head
etc.)
First-line managers (foreman, supervisor,
section chief)
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Engineering and Management
Managerial Skills
Managers need three types of skills

Technical
Specific subject related skills such as
engineering, accounting, etc

Interpersonal
Skills related to dealing with others and
leading, motivating, or controlling them
Conceptual
Ability to discern the critical factors that will
determine as organizations success or failure.
Ability to see the forest in spite of the trees.
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Engineering and Management
Managerial Level
Lowest Middle Top
Technical Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Conceptual Skills
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Engineering and Management
Managerial Roles (What Managers Do)

• Interpersonal roles
• Informational Roles
• Decisional Roles

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Engineering and Management
Managerial Roles (What Managers Do)

• Interpersonal roles

Outward
Figurehead role Outward relationship Leader
role Downward relation Liaison role Horizontal
relation
Horizontal
Downward
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Engineering and Management
Managerial Roles (What Managers Do)

• Informational Roles

Monitor Role Collects information about internal
operations and external events. Disseminator
Role Transforms information internally to
everybody in organization (like a telephone
switchboard) Spokesman Role Public relations
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Engineering and Management
Managerial Roles (What Managers Do)

• Decisional Roles

Entrepreneurial Role Initiates changes, assumes
risks, transforms ideas into useful
products. Disturbance Handler Role Deals with
unforeseen problems and crisis. Resource
Allocator Role Distributing resources Negotiator
Role Bargains with suppliers, customers etc. in
favor of enterprise
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Engineering and Management
Functions of Managers
Planning Selecting missions and objectives.
Requires decision making. Organizing
Establishing the structure for the objective.
Staffing Keeping filled the organization
structure Leading Influencing people to achieve
the objective Controlling Measuring and
correcting the activities
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Engineering and Management
Management Is it an art or science?
Management has a body of specialized
knowledge. This knowledge need not to be obtained
in formal disciplined programs.
Somewhere between art and science.
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Engineering and Management
Management has a body of specialized
knowledge. This knowledge need not to be
obtained in formal disciplined programs.
Engineering Management (Disciplineart)
Somewhere between art and science.
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Engineering and Management
What is Engineering Management?
Narrow definition Directing supervision of
engineers or of engineering functions.
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Management
Management can be classified into one of four
categories
An organizational or administrative process


A science, discipline, or art

The group of people running an organization
An occupational career
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Engineering and Management
Advantages of Understanding Technology in Top
Management

• Really understanding the business
• Understanding technology driving the business
  today and technology that will change the
  business in future
• Treating Research and Development as investment
  not an expense to be minimized
• Spending more time on strategic thinking
• Dedicating a customers problem (true marketing
  via customer relations)
• Place a premium on innovation

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