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A widespread issue in engineering management programs is establishing relevancy in the college of engineering curricular program both at the graduate and undergraduate level. For example, traditional engineering faculty who do not possess industry experience do not understand the program value. Similarly, potential students with engineering backgrounds do not understand the differences in engineering management and business programs. Even many employers do not fully appreciate the potential engineering management programs present for significant organizational change. Even within the discipline, the focus varies between an emphasis on soft skills and quantitative skills. This paper proposes a research agenda for the engineering management division that targets examination of these issues and long-term definition of the discipline by using educational assessment and effectiveness measures and also by study of skills necessary for student success in the work place.

2021

Course Outline of Engineering Management from HEC (Higher Education Council for Electrical engineering Undergraduate students)

IEEE Engineering Management Newsletter, 2004

Malkinson, T.J. Editor-in-Chief, Engineering Management. 54(4) 16-pages, 2004. The IEEE Engineering Management Society was founded in 1951 and in 2015 was transitioned to the Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS). < www.ieee-tems.org >. TEMS mission is to support excellence in the leadership and stewardship of transformational technologies and organizations. TEMS encompasses best practices for defining, implementing, and managing engineering, as well as the advancement of technology management as a professional discipline. TEMS is one of over 39 IEEE technical societies and has a membership of over 4,000 people worldwide. This series of twenty posts comprise the 16-page Engineering Management Quarterly Newsletters for volumes 53-57 (2003-2007) as edited by Terrance Malkinson. It is provided as a tribute and expression of appreciation to the many TEMS members who contributed to the newsletters over the four years of my editorship. This archival issue of Engineering Management provides information on EMS Awards, IEMC 2004 Conference Report, a feature article by R.K. Vir “Enhancing the Role of Industry in IEEE”, Chapter Reports, and a feature article by Terrance Malkinson “Global Water Policy”.

2012

Engineering projects are huge undertakings and require serious political commitment, clear vision and robust long term strategy. In order to be successful extensive planning, monitoring and evaluation of such projects is of utmost importance. Most of these initiatives normally fail not due to technical problems but due to management weaknesses often making them delayed and over budget. In this book we aim to focus on this particular area and aim to present theories and strategies to better manage engineering projects.

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 2003

[Follow URL link above to find paper] The importance of management to the long-term careers of practicing professional engineers has long been recognized. Undergraduate engineering education should therefore provide an exposure to the management skills required by engineers in professional practice. For the rational and effective design of undergraduate engineering management studies, it is essential to understand the nature of engineering management and to identify those management skills identified as important by practicing professional engineers. Through an investigation of the recent literature, the management skills considered important by engineering stakeholder groups are identified and ranked. This information is supplemented by recent surveys conducted by the author of stakeholders in Australia, including academic staff, mature age undergraduate students, and recent graduates of the engineering programs at Deakin University in Australia. Based on an examination of the literature and original research, a framework of ranked classified management skills is proposed. Broadly, the ranking framework is generic professional skills first, followed by general management skills and technical discipline specific management skills, followed by other professional discipline skills and theoretical skills.

1999

Abstract: Engineering management is an important area of undergraduate preparation. With the introduction of engineering and technology degrees via flexible delivery, there are a growing number of mature-age engineering students returning to study to upgrade their qualifications. These students offer a new and unique perspective on engineering management-they may have had significant practical experience as a manager&# 47; supervisor in an engineering environment.

2012

This book is intended to have present value and future purpose. We report on the state of engineering as a profession at the end of the 20th Century in Australia. We examine where Australian engineering work force and its education have been, in order to judge where the profession is now. We then speculate a little about whither engineering might be tending, and make some tentative judgements about what to do and how to do it. We provide some foundations for questions of future policy.

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Guide to Research Projects for Engineering Students, 2015

Are you a student facing your first serious research project? If you are, it is likely that you'll be, firstly, overwhelmed by the magnitude of the task, and secondly, lost as to how to go about it. What you really need is a guide to walk you through all aspects of the research project, from planning and conducting your research project to writing and presenting it. Guide to Research Projects for Engineering Students: Planning, Writing and Presenting is the guide you need to do the job efficiently. Specifically Designed with Engineering and Technical Science Students in Mind The book is organized into three sections, broken down into concise chapters that focus on a specific topic and the skills required. The section on planning shows you how to choose a project, research a topic, write a project proposal, plan the project, select methods and methodologies, and keep records. The section on writing provides help on writing the different sections of a research report as well as introduces you to the strategies and language conventions required for writing an effective research report. Finally, the section on presenting covers creating effective figures and layout, preparing for a project presentation, and the dos and don'ts in delivering a presentation. Advice on how to use IT tools effectively is given throughout the book. Contains highly practical content?includes tips on how to conduct research, q write it up effectively, and avoid common errors and pitfalls in grammar and style Offers guidance on using IT tools (which are indispensable in research) q Includes pertinent examples of best practices on conducting research and q research writing The authors have drawn on their many years of experience teaching engineering students, either in supervising engineering students in their research projects or teaching technical communication skills.

I hereby declare that the mini-dissertation submitted for the degree of Magister Ingeneriae at the Rand Afrikaans University, apart from the help recognised, is my own work and has not been formerly submitted to another university for a degree.