70710 ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
97	70710 	S1  	X 	ENGINEER MANAGE'T PRACTICE	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

SYNOPSIS:

Because engineers have a sound educational base in the theory and application of
technology,  they  are  well  placed to play  important  roles  as  managers  in
manufacturing, construction and other engineering industries.

Many  engineers  take on managerial roles during their careers,  some  within  a
short  time  of  graduation.  It is therefore essential that graduate  engineers
have   an  understanding  of  the  basic  principles  of  management  and  their
application in engineering organisations.

Graduates also need an appreciation of the social environment within which  they
will  practice, particularly those aspects of the law and ethics  pertaining  to
the engineering profession.

OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this unit, the student should be able to:

1. understand the principles of management in relation to
   organisational structures, personnel selection and training,
   worker participation, job design, financial management,
   decision making, planning and controlling, motivation,
   performance and job satisfaction;
   
2. describe the broad principles of Australia's macro economic
   system;
   
3. understand and describe various micro economic functions,
   including accounting fundamentals, depreciation, discounting,
   sensitivity, break even analysis; feasibility studies and
   alternatives;
   
4. use various operational research techniques of a quantitative
   nature which enable management to predict future engineering
   outcomes and plan for their satisfactory completion;
   
5. analyse production and supply with respect to the
   consideration of various inputs, types of costs, and the
   effect of time on the value of money;
   
6. describe the basis for and the systems of law used in
   Australia, the characteristics of contract law and the law as
   it applies to professional negligence;
   
7. describe the concept of ethics, and apply the IEAust "Code of
   Ethics" to specific ethical situations;
   
8. describe and understand the Australian industrial relations
   system.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Principles of Management                                              25.00

Engineering Economics                                                 5.00

Operations Research Techniques, Production and Supply                 45.00

Law, Ethics and Social Responsibility and Industrial                  25.00
Relations

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Mukki, Hampton, Barnwell, "Australian Management", 1st Edition,
McGraw Hill Book Co, Sydney, 1988.

Stoner James A F, "Management", 1st Edition, Prentice Hall, 1978.

Danny Samson, "Management for Engineers", 2nd Edition, Pub Longman
Cheshire, 1995.

Bantol, Martin, Tein, Matthews, "Management: A Pacific RIM Focus",
McGraw-Hill Book Co, Sydney, 1995.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Directed Study                                	65
Private Study                                 	70
Examinations                                  	4
Assessments                                   	36

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL
1   S    50.00     27/03/97  ASSIGNMENT 1 (OR TECHNIQUES)              5.00      Y
2   S    100.00    28/04/97  MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES:CASE STUDIES        10.00     Y
3   S    150.00    09/05/97  ENGINEERING PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT           15.00     Y
4   S    50.00     23/05/97  ASSIGNMENT 2 (OR TECHNIQUES)              5.00      Y
5   S    350.00    END S1    2 HOUR OPEN BOOK EXAM (PAPER A)           35.00     N
6   S    300.00    END S1    2 HOUR CLOSED BOOK EXAM (PAPER B)         30.00     N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Students must obtain 50% of marks available overall for the final
     examinations  with  not less than 45% of the  marks  in  any  one
     examination.  They  must obtain at least 50%  of  the  aggregated
     marks to successfully complete the unit.
2    Paper  A  examination deals with the ops research techniques  and
     production and supply components of the unit: Paper B examination
     deals  with the principles of management, economics, law, ethics,
     industrial relations and engineering practice components  of  the
     unit.
3    Because  it is normal practice to release model answers  promptly
     after  the  due  date,  the penalty for late  submission  of  any
     assessment is normally the loss of all marks for the assessment.
4    There is no residential school in this unit.
5    The   Faculty  of  Engineering  and  Surveying  will  NOT  accept
     submission  of  hand written or typed assignments  by  facsimile,
     email  or computer diskette. Students in remote locations who  do
     not  have regular access to postal services may be given  special
     consideration.
6    A  minimum  standard of communication skills must be demonstrated
     in order for a passing grade to be achieved.