KAU
Engineering College
Engineering Management
IE 257
INTRODUCTION
Dr. Mohammed Balubaid
Dr. Mohammed Balubaid
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Office 409
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Email : mbalubaid@kau.edu.sa
Book
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Managing Engineering and Technology
Fourth Edition - Morse and Babcock
Course Learning Objectives
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Students are expected to have
An ability to apply knowledge of math, science and engineering
in engineering management.
An ability to work efficiently in teams
An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering
tools necessary for engineering management practices
An understanding of professional ethical responsibility
An ability of long life learning
An ability to communicate effectively
An ability to evaluate the impact of devising and engineering
system on its end-users and the organizations/ society
Topics to be Covered During Session
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Introduction to engineering management (Ch-1) (2-80 min or
3-50 min lectures)
Planning & forecasting (Ch-3) (3-80 min or 4-50 min lectures)
Decision making (Ch-4) (3-80 min or 4-50 min lectures)
Organizing (Ch-5) (2-80 min or 3-80 min lectures)
Human aspects of organizing (Ch-6) (2-80 min or 3-80 min
lectures)
Staffing technical organizations, Human resource planning,
Preparation of Resume. Appraising performance.
Leading Technical People (Ch-7) (2-80 min or 3-80 min
lectures)
Leadership, Motivation, Process theories, motivating & leading
technical professionals
Topics to be Covered During Session
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Financial Controls (Ch-8)
(2-80 min or 3-80 min lectures)
Financial control
Planning Production Activity (Ch-11) (3-80 min or 4-50 min lectures)
The engineer in production activity, planning manufacturing facilities,
Economic order quantity method, Production planning and control,
Flexible manufacturing systems
Engineers in Marketing & Service Activities (Ch-13) (2-80 min or 3-80
min lectures)
Marketing & the engineer, After sales service, engineers in service
organizations briefly
Project Management (Ch-14) (3-80 min or 4-50 min lectures)
Engineering Ethics (Ch-16) (2-80 min or 3-80 min lectures)
Professional ethics and conduct, Ethical problems in Consulting &
Construction,
Grading Policy
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Major I
Major II
Final Exam
HW-Assign
Term Project
Quizzes
Attendance
15%
15%
40%
5%
8%
12%
5%
Exams
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Exams Schedule
Due Date
Major I
November 7, 2009,
(16:00-18:00 PM)
Major II
December 30, 2010,
(16:00-18:00 PM)
Final
on Date announced by the
University
Quizzes
Date will be announced 2
weeks before the exams.