​Master of Science in Engineering Management

Course Code

Course Title

Credits Hours

0405-501

Legal Issues

(3:3)

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the effects of important legal principles on decisions the engineering manager make. The course introduces engineering students to the basic fundamentals of laws, with a focus on the intersection of these legal principles with engineering decisions. The student will learn about legal concepts such as 'legal' and 'the laws'. Other legal concepts addressed in the course include the notion of 'The rule of law', 'justice' and 'legal systems'. Particular attention is paid to legal concepts which are of essence to the engineering manager. These concepts include 'Property', 'Legal entities', 'The agency challenge', 'The law of contract and obligations' and 'Performance and breach of contract'.

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Course Title

Credits Hours

0405-511

Operations Management

(3:3)

In operations management several processes and activities are integrated to make a product or a service available to the customer in the most effective and efficient way. This course presents issues related to the competitiveness of companies and gives a set of quantitative and qualitative tools to tackle these issues. Topics of the course include process design, layout design, facilities design, quality, capacities management, distribution systems, production systems, inventory management, lean operations and JIT, enterprise resource planning.

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0405-512

Applied Engineering Optimization

(3:3)

This course introduces the concepts of optimization by presenting different classes of problems. Topics include classical optimization theory and other optimization models and techniques such as linear programming, integer programming, dynamic programming, nonlinear programming, and modern heuristics and metaheuristics. Applications of these techniques in different engineering disciplines are also presented.

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Course Title

Credits Hours

0405-522

Engineering Statistical Analysis

(3:3)

Applied statistical methods for analyzing engineering and management systems including inferential statistics; nonparametric statistics; regression and correlation analysis; analysis of variance; time series analysis and forecasting models. The course is application oriented, and examples drawn from industrial applications will be used. Student will use statistics packages such as MINITAB or SPSS.

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0405-523

Experimental Design and Analysis

(3:3)

The objective of this course is to show students how to plan, design and conduct experiments efficiently and effectively, and analyze the resulting data to obtain objective conclusions. Opportunities to use the principles taught in the course arise in all phases of engineering work, including process management, decision making, process development, and process improvement. Computer software packages to implement the methods presented will be illustrated. Topics include analysis of variance, blocked designs, projection, single replicate experiments, factorial designs, fractional factorial designs, Taguchi approach to parameter optimization, and response surface method.

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Course Title

Credits Hours

0405-532

Engineering Asset Management

(3:3)

This course focuses on asset reliability, safety and performance with financial and managerial constraints; economic and financial decision making for the construction and maintenance of infrastructure assets; managing assets throughout the lifecycle, starting with the identification of the need for a physical asset through defining the requirements, the acquisition and system implementation processes, in-service operation and maintenance management, and asset decommissioning and disposal; asset replacement, rehabilitation or upgrading; emerging technologies in asset management.

Course Code

Course Title

Credits Hours

0405-541

Safety Engineering Management

(3:3)

This course comprises an Introduction to safety management systems and regulations; types of human behavior and error, occupational hazards; risk management; workplace and process safety assessment tools; heat stress; management of hazardous substances and hazardous waste; occupational diseases; emergency and evacuation plans; fire safety; environmental safety; safety culture.

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Course Title

Credits Hours

0405-560

Management for Engineers

(3:3)

Topics include the four management functions (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling); strategic planning; communication; employee selection and development; teamwork; employee motivation and evaluation; diversity; performance measurement; globalization; ethics; negotiation and conflict resolution; and managerial challenges.

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Credits Hours

0405-561

Engineering Project Management

(3:3)

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the main principles and practices of project management. It covers projects in contemporary organizations; project initiation, organizational structures, the project manager; project planning, risk management, cost estimation, scheduling, resource allocation; monitoring and controlling projects; project contracts; ethical issues; project termination; practice using project management software packages.

Course Code

Course Title

Credits Hours

405-562

Economic Analysis of Engineering Systems

(3:3)

Course topics include financial planning, including cash-flow analysis models; engineering economic analysis, including discounted cash flows and taxation effects; application of optimization techniques, as in equipment replacement or capacity expansion models.

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Credits Hours

0405-563

Quality Engineering

(3:3)

Introduction to principles and philosophies of total quality management, concepts of variation, SPC for process control and monitoring, traditional control charts, advanced control charts, process and gage capability analysis, single factor, two factor and factorial and fractional factorial design, Taguchi approach to quality and parameter optimization.

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Credits Hours

0405-564

Lean Six-Sigma Systems

(3:3)

Concepts and principles of lean and six-sigma systems are introduced. Quality improvement tools and waste elimination methods are discussed. Rapid product development strategy is stressed via the VOC and QFD. The main process improvement tools will be applied through DMAIC and DFSS.

Course Code

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Credits Hours

0405-565

Organizational Behaviour for Engineers

(3:3)

This course introduces the principles of individual and group attributes and behavior and their applications within organizations. Topics covered include job design, perceptions, job satisfaction, learning, communication, decision-making, motivation, group dynamics, conflict management, organizational structure, power and politics, leadership and organizational change, case studies within engineering management context.

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Credits Hours

0405-566

Accounting and Finance for Engineers

(3:3)

Introduction to financial accounting and financial management of organizations; Financial statements, financial ratios, and how to interpret them; sources of finance, cash flows, time value of money, long and short-term financial decisions, and use accounting information for decision making and financial control.

Course Code

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Credits Hours

0405-581

Special Topics in Engineering Management

(3:3)

This course is a study of engineering management from a viewpoint of construction safety and health with an Ergonomics methodology. Students will be expected to conduct extensive research into safety and health in the construction industry and develop tools to aid in both compliance and reduction of construction-related injuries/illnesses. This course involves undertaking a group project, which is intended to help students integrate knowledge, methodology, and practical skills in an area that reflects their interests.

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Credits Hours

0405-590

Engineering Management Research Methodologies

(3:3)

This course covers the fundamentals and the advanced aspects of research in the field of engineering management including conducting literature reviews, quantitative and qualitative research methods, engineering management problem solving and critical thinking, design of experiments, research communications (writing research papers, presentations, etc.), ethics in research, initiating and managing research proposals, publication process, using research databases, and related issues. The writing and communication skills will be developed throughout the lectures, assignments, presentations, and term papers.

Course Code

Course Title

Credits Hours

0405-569

Technology & Innovation Management

(3:3)

This course acknowledges that all technology-based organizations need to continually innovate in order to remain competitive. It explores the principles, tools and challenges involved in managing innovation and technology. Course topics include introduction to technology and innovation, theories of technology acceptance, technology intelligence, technology acquisition, models of innovation, innovation processes, tools, and techniques, strategic technology management, roadmapping, new product introduction (NPI), innovative project selection, macro and micro influencing factors on innovation, strategic alliances, and intellectual property management. The course provides appropriate case studies to link theory and practical aspects of topics under study.

Course Code

Course Title

Credits Hours

0405-591

M.Sc. Seminar

(1:0)

Students are required to attend seminars given by faculty members, visitors, and other graduate students. Students are required to submit reports on the seminars they attend when asked. Each student is also required to give a seminar on a timely research topic.

Course Code

Course Title

Credits Hours

0405-598

M.Sc. Thesis

(0:9)

Students have to conduct research, prepare a written thesis, and defend it at a final oral examination before a committee. The thesis should exhibit a competence in the research process by applying an existing body of knowledge in the critical analysis of a new question or of a specific problem or issue in a new setting. Students are expected to submit for publication at least one refereed article before passing the defense.