ENGR 5369 - Engineering Management

Last Update: Jan. 21, 2004 at 3:05 p.m.

Announcements:

 

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Day

Date

Topics Planned for Spring 2004

1

W

Jan 14

Introduce Course, Engineering Vs. Management (Up to slide 24)

2

M

Jan 19

No Class

3

W

Jan 21

Engineering Vs. Management, (Up to slide 48)

4

M

Jan 26

Simultaneous Engineering Film,

5

W

Jan 28

No Class

6

M

Feb 2

Create Desired Culture Part 1

7

W

Feb 4

Create Desired Culture Part 2, Pick teams out of a hat

Ethics Cases, Ethics Cases Solutions

Gilbane Gold, Gilbane Gold Synopsis,

NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers

NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers Engineers' Creed

NSPE Code of Ethics Examination,

8

M

Feb 9

Teams,

The Importance of Goals to the Success of Work Teams

Classic Blunders In Teams

Teams: The Accountability Hot Potato

, Read the teams articles above for Test 1

9

W

Feb 11

Teams, 7 Habits: Inside out, 7 Habits: An Overview, 7 Habits: Habit 1

10

M

Feb 16

Ethics team exercise, 7 Habits: Habit 2

11

W

Feb 18

Test 1

12

M

Feb 23

The Nature of Negotiation, 7 Habits: Habit 3

13

W

Feb 25

Distributive Bargaining, 7 Habits: Habit 4

14

M

Mar 1

Distributive Bargaining, Used Car Negotiation – Team exercise,  “A Power Play For Howard" case Homework, 7 Habits: Habit 5, Complete “A Power Play For Howard” Homework as a Team. Due March 3, 2003 at 5:30.  (posted Feb.24), Read Essentials of Negotiation, pp.54-78 for a quiz Feb. 26 (posted Feb. 24)

15

W

Mar 3

Universal Computer Negotiation - Team exercise, 7 Habits: Habit 6

 

M

Mar 8

Spring Break,

 

W

Mar 10

Spring Break

16

M

Mar 15

Integrative Negotiation, 7 Habits: Habit 7

17

W

Mar 17

Integrative Negotiation, 7 Habits: Paradigms Of Interdependence,

18

M

Mar 22

Review for Test 2, Discuss Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, 7 Habits Review, 7 Habits Summary

19

W

Mar 24

Test 2

20

M

Mar 29

Proposals, Critique of TQO Proposal in teams,

21

W

Mar 31

Work Breakdown Structure- text, WBS Slides, Team exercise developing a WBS for a fictional trip or goal, Department Of Defense Handbook: Work Breakdown Structure,

22

M

Apr 5

Project Scheduling, Project scheduling slides - Ch. 7, Estimating task durations – Regression

23

W

Apr 7

Project Scheduling - Ch. 7,

24

M

Apr 12

Project Budgeting

25

W

Apr 14

Project Budgeting, Technology Life Cycle,

26

M

Apr 19

Resource Management, CPM Review

27

W

Apr 21

Life Cycle Costing, LCC - Buildings, LCC – Refrigerator, LCC - Chemical, Team exercise: LCC of New car Vs. Used, New Car Vs. New Car Leased, Expensive Car Vs. Cheap Car

28

M

Apr 26

Project Control (text version), Project Control, Project Control Homework

29

W

Apr 28

Earned Value Management,

30

M

May 3

Research and Development Projects, Review for Test 3

31

W

May 5

Test 3, 5:00-7:30

 

Syllabus Spring 2004

Instructor: Dr. Ryan Underdown

Office: 2202 Cherry Engineering, (409) 880 - 8815

E-mail: r_underdown@hotmail.com

Office Hours: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Others by appointment.

Class Web site:

Catalog Information: ENGR 5369: Engineering Management. Transition from engineering to management, decision making responsibilities - a comparison; planning, organizing and staffing in a technical environment, technical project management, team leadership, appraising engineers.

Textbooks:

Shtub, Avraham, Bard, Jonathan F., and Globerson, Shlomo, Project Management: Engineering, Technology and Implementation, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1994

Lewicki, Roy J. , Saunders, David M., and Minton, John W., Essentials of Negotiation, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, New York, 2000

Covey, Stephen R., The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Simon Schuster, New York, 1989

Goals: To provide students with the real-world opportunity to identify, investigate and solve problems in industrial engineering systems.

 

Teaching Assistant:

Manpreet Singh

Office: Room ? Cherry Engineering

E-mail:   manpreet_johal@rediffmail.com

Office Hours:  ?? Others by appointment.

 

Undergraduate Grading:

22%    Test 1

22%    Test 2

22%    Test 3 – ?- 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.

10%    Quizzes

24%    Literature Review Project (Work in pairs)

100%  Total

 

Graduate Grading:

20%    Test 1

20%    Test 2

20%    Test 3 - ?  - 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.

10%    Quizzes

30%    Literature Review Project (Work as individuals)

100%  Total

 

Project: Due April 28, 2004 at 5:30 p.m.

Develop a powerpoint presentation about a topic not currently part of the ENGR 5369/INEN 4369 course material. This presentation should be developed from at least 10 references which should include a mixture of research articles, case study articles, and books. The presentation should use the same format as the slides I use in class. The template can be found on the “master” slide of any presentation I use in class. Thus, I expect your slides to look just like mine! Each bullet in your presentation should be referenced indicating the article or book from which you gathered the information. The presentation should be thorough enough to require an entire period of lecture. Feel free to include team activities, homework, ect… Also feel free to include notes at the bottom of each slide. Pictures, charts and graphs are encouraged. Your grade will depend on all the factors listed above. Impress me and your grade will be higher than your friends. Below, I have a link to articles that I have in my office. If you want to use an article, come by my office. I request that you contribute a new article for every one your take. Please feel free to ask questions.

 

Engineering Management Bibliography

Project Proposal Form

 

Ethics Cases

Read the 3 cases assigned to your team.  Develop a report based on the example Case No.99-11 for each case.  On Monday, Feb. 10, 2003 your team will meet during class to discuss the cases and present the case listed in bold to the class.  Your team will have 5 minutes to make your presentation.  Your individual case reports are due at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10.  Each report is worth a quiz grade.  The report should be typed using the format of the example.  Bring a second copy of your reports to class for use in your team. The team presentation is also worth a quiz grade.  No slides are necessary for your presentation. 

Project Scheduling Exercise

Your team will host a post-graduation party for students graduating on May 12.  The party will host all Lamar engineering graduates for May 2001.  Your team plans to have food, drinks, live entertainment, dancing, and door prizes.  Your team will plan this event using MS Project 98, which can be found in the IE computer lab in Cherry Room 2632.  Your plan must use the resource sheet and Gantt chart – including milestones, people responsible for each task, wage rates, etc…  Use the “Getting Started” tutorial under the “Help” menu to guide the development of your Project.  Your project is due at 5:00 p.m. April 30, 2002.  This exercise is worth 3 quiz grades.  The more detailed the project, the higher your grade.  Thus, the more closely it follows the recommendations of the “Getting Started” tutorial, the better.

Teams

Team #

Members

7 Habits Section

Ethics Case #

1

 

Habit 1

99-10, 99-9, 99-8

2

 

Habit 2

99-10, 99-9, 99-8

3

 

Habit 3

99-10, 99-9, 99-8

4

 

Habit 4

99-7, 99-6, 99-5

5

 

Habit 5

99-7, 99-6, 99-5

6

 

Habit 6

99-7, 99-6, 99-5

7

 

Habit 7

99-4, 99-3, 99-2

8

 

Paradigms Of Interdependence

99-4, 99-3, 99-2

9

 

 

99-3, 99-2, 98-9

10

 

 

99-3, 99-2, 98-9

Computer Usage – Students will use the following software in this class:

  • Microsoft Office Suite XP including: Word, Excel, and Powerpoint 
  • Microsoft Windows XP 
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 
  • Microsoft Project 98

College of Engineering Computer Policies

  1. Do not change any settings on the computers in any Lamar University computer lab
  2. Save all files to a 3.5 inch disk or to the "My Documents" folder on the C drive of the computer.  Note the "My Documents" area will be deleted on a regular basis throughout the semester.
  3. Do not download any files from the internet unless specified by an instructor.
  4. Bring a 3.5 inch disk to class everyday to save your files.

 

Important Dates:

January 19, 2004 – No classes: Observance of MLK Birthday

February 27, 2004 – Last day to drop without academic penalty

March 8-12, 2004 – No classes: Spring Break

April 9, 2004 – No classes: Good Friday

April 12, 2004 – Last day to drop/withdraw

May 4, 2004 – No Classes: Finals preparation day

May 5, 2004 – Final Exams

 

University Policies

Attendance and Drop Policy:

Students are required to read and be prepared to discuss the assigned textbook chapters workbook exercises before attending the class session in which they will be discussed.

Class attendance and lateness policies will be discussed during the first week of class. Those policies include by reference all provision for grade adjustment or drop policies included in the applicable Graduate or Undergraduate Catalog in effect at the start of the semester.

NO STUDENT WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE CLASS ROLLS

FOR NEVER ATTENDING OR EXCESSIVE ABSENCES.

A student dropping a course after the Census Date but on or before the appropriate final drop date will receive a grade of "W" only if at the time of dropping, the student is passing the course (has a grade of A, B, C, or D); otherwise an F will be received.

Absences Based on Religious Beliefs:

A student who misses an examination, work assignment, or other project due to the observance of a religious holy day will be given the opportunity to complete the work missed within 15 days following the due date of the assignment, test, or other project missed. To be eligible for such a make-up, the student must notify me in writing of classes scheduled on dates he or she will be absent to observe a religious holy day. Notification must be made within the first 15 (fifteen) class days through either a written correspondence, personal delivered, acknowledged and dated by me or written correspondence sent certified mail, return receipt requested to me. Failure to follow the rules provided above within the time frames listed will result in the absence being considered unexcused.

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA):

Lamar University is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of the ADA to make reasonable adjustments in the classroom necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. Students should meet with the Instructor during the first week of class to discuss their special needs and advise the instructor of any special needs, abilities or limitations and to discuss the instructor’s expectations in class participation, performance and work standards. Any disclosure by the students of their need for accommodations is recognized to be extremely sensitive and all conversations and other communications will be kept protected and confidential and disclosed on a need-to-know basis only.

Students are responsible for contacting and consulting with the University’s Office for Students with Disabilities prior to contacting the instructor about any disabilities. The student should provide the instructor with some form of written documentation of the disability from an acceptable, external sources (such as a doctor, psychiatrist, etc.) and from the Office for Students with Disabilities.

Academic Dishonesty:

All students are expected to pursue their scholastic careers with honesty and integrity.

It is the philosophy of this Department, this instructor and Lamar University that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University.

"Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission of credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, or any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts."

Make Up Exams:

Final exam grade replaces missed exam grade. The test will be comprehensive covering the entire semester of material. Students who wish to use this option must inform me via e-mail 1 week prior to the final exam.

Attendance and Participation:

I encourage you to participate in class discussions and attend class regularly. The more you participate on a regular basis, the more you will gain from this course. Effective participation requires good preparation therefore I absolutely encourage you to read the material before class.