Course List - Master of Engineering Management

Year 1 Semester 1
  Term 1  
ENGMT 501 Engineering Management Science
Mathematical models involving optimization, simulation and forecasting to provide quantitative solutions to engineering management problems; scheduling, distribution, inventory control.
3 credits
  Term 2  
STS 589 Ethics and Values in Sciences and Technology
Study interrelationships of 20th-century technological change and human values with emphasis on social and ethical aspects of technological progress.
3 credits


Year 1 Semester 2 (Note: Semester 2 consists of three five-week terms)
  Term 1  
MNGMT 511 Organizational Behavior
Individual and group behavior in organizations; motivation, performance and rewards, job satisfaction, decision processes, conflict resolution; job and organizational design.
2 credits
  Term 2  
BUS 500 Negotiation, Communication, Teamwork
Experience-based learning approach to developing effective teams and work organizations; emphasis on developing reflective thinking and interpersonal skill sets.
2 credits
  Term 3  
MNGMT 514 Organizational Learning
Structural, strategic, technical, and ecological approaches, including institutional, resource dependence, and discontinuous improvement models; evaluating and institutionalizing learning.
2 credits


Year 1 Semester 3
  Term 1  
ENGMT 510 Economics and Financial Studies for Engineers
Economic feasibility of projects, systems and products. Project budgets, estimation, return on investment, supply and demand, and earned value management.
3 credits
  Term 2  
ENGMT 511

Engineering for Energy and the Environment

Advances in design, development, and deployment of control and management software for enterprise and production information systems.

3 credits


Year 2 Semester 1
  Term 1  
SYSEN 550 Creativity and Problem Solving I
Foundations of individual problem solving including creativity, cognitive style and level, problem-solving processes and techniques, the paradox of structure.
3 credits
  Term 2  
SYSEN 552 Creativity and Problem Solving II
Theory and practical applications of group problem solving including cognitive gap, coping behavior, agents of change, and managing cognitive diversity.
3 credits


Year 2 Semester 2
  Term 1  
SYSEN 536 Decision and Risk Analysis in Engineering
Analysis of engineering decisions under uncertainty; problem identification, formulation, judgment, resolution; mitigation, risk analysis, quantification, and management.
3 credits
  Term 2  
SYSEN 505 Technical Project Management
Analysis and construction of project plans for the development of complex engineering products taken from a variety of problem domains.
3 credits


Year 2 Semester 3
  Term 1  
ENGMT 539* Engineering Management Strategy
Project- and discussion-based capstone to the engineering management program.  
3 credits
  Term 2  
ENGMT 539* Engineering Management Strategy (Continued)  

*This course spans the entire semester.