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Engineering Management

MECH3661

This unit aims to: develop an understanding of the principles and practices of industrial and engineering management; provide an understanding of the theoretical and practical issues facing an industrial organisation and the fundamental approaches to their management; understand the ethical, social, economic and environmental contexts of professional engineering within an industrial organization. The attributes that will be developed in this unit of study are consistent with the development of scholarship, global citizenship and lifelong learning. At the end of this unit students will be able to: understand the fundamental approaches to industrial management; apply a range of these approaches in class experiences and assessment tasks; practice and appreciate the effective management of workgroups; understand the importance of effective design and management of human systems in managing organisational and professional issues; develop an ethical approach to dealing with professional issues of an economic, social or environmental nature; enhance competence and confidence in oral and written communication.The concepts covered in this unit are from the following management areas: Engineers and Management - including ethics , Communication and People in Organisations, Economics, Leadership, Strategic Management, Managerial Decision Analysis, Marketing, Business Planning, Legal Environment of Business, Industrial Hazard Management, Human Resource Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance and Management, Operations Management, and Financial Management.This broad range of topics is covered so as to familarise students with the fundamental areas of managerial practice that they can be expected to become professionally proficient in.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Senior

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 2

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: MECH3661

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes

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