Management for Engineers 1

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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On completion of this subject students should understand:

• the relevance of the discipline of management to engineering and some core techniques of management, including programming and scheduling;

• origins and development of Australian engineering organisations, the engineer and professional practice, professional ethics and engineers, the functions of the professional societies, engineers in government-national, state and local;

• case studies in engineering practice and technological innovation discussing the management process, embracing planning, organisation, leadership and control of human, physical and financial resources in public and private sector;

• engineering management including responsibility, authority, human relations, industrial relations, quality and environmental management systems including consideration of the ISO 9000 and 14000 series requirements.

One written end of semester examination 3-hours (70%) and assignments totalling 4000 words (30%) due throughout the semester.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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