MANAGEMENT
ASPECTS
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Dept. of Materials and Resources Engineering and Technology
College of Engineering
MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology
A. Bonifacio Ave., Tibanga
Iligan City, Philippines
What is an Engineer?
The first issue (1866) of the English
Journal Engineering;
The art of directing the great
sources of power in nature,
for the use and
convenience of man.
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What is an Engineer?
Modern Definition of Engineering By ABET
(Accrediting Board for Engineering and
Technology);
The profession in which a knowledge
of the technical, mathematical and
natural sciences gained by study,
experience and practice is applied
with judgement to develop ways
economically in order to utilize the
materials and forces of the nature for
the benefit of mankind.
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What is a Management?
Process of achieving
organizational goals by working
with and through people and
organizational resources.
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Engineering Management
Engineering management is
designing, operating, and
continuously improving purposeful
systems of people, machines,
money, time, information, and
energy by integrating engineering
and management knowledge,
techniques, and skills to achieve
desired goals in technological
enterprise through concern for the
environment, quality, and ethics
(Omurtag, 1988)
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Engineering Manager
The engineering manager is
distinguished from other managers
because he or she posses both the
ability to apply engineering
principles and a skill in organizing
and directing people and projects
(Babcock and Morse, 2002)
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Engineering Management
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Management Levels
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1. Authoritative
Management Styles
- autocratic or directive management style
2. Consultative
- open-door policy
3. Collaborative
4.
- focuses on supporting their team
Laissez-faire
- emphasizes employee freedom. “Let do”
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5.
Persuasive
Management Styles
- hold control of decision-making
6. Transformational
7.
- supports innovation
Democratic or Participative
- based on the philosophy that
two heads are better than one
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Management Tasks
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Planning
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Manager should have
objective in mind
Deciding what/when/
how/who
Keep thins on track
Steering performance
towards desired goal
Controlling
Organizing
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Redirecting human
behavior to achieve
Directing
objectives
Motivating others to
produce
Influencing subordinates
Effective delegation
Granting authority
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Some images used in this lecture are Google images.
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