1- ENGM 255 – Engineering Economy
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Credits 3.00
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Fundamentals of engineering economy. Time value of money. Evaluation of alternatives. Replacement and retention analysis. Break even analysis. Depreciation methods. Basics of inflation.
2- ENGM 311 – Operations Research
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Credits 3.00
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Introduction to Operations Research. Formulation of linear programming problems. Graphical solution. The Simplex algorithm. Duality and sensitivity analysis. Transportation and assignment problems. Integer and Goal programming.
3- ENGM 332 – Engineering Statistics
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Credits 3.00
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Basic notions of statistics applicable to engineering problems. Moment generating functions. Random samples and sampling distributions. Parameter estimation. Hypothesis testing. Nonparametric tests. Simple and multiple regression.
4- ENGM 451 – Production Planning and Control
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Credits 3.00
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Basic concepts of Production and Operations Management (POM). Design of products and services. Processes and technologies. E-commerce and operations management. Inventory management. Supply-Chain management. Just-in-time and lean production. Forecasting. Material Requirements Planning (MRP). Introduction to Enterprise Requirement Planning (ERP). Capacity and aggregate planning. Scheduling.
MEM Course Descriptions
MEM Engineering Management Core Course Descriptions
5- ENGM 510: Advanced Engineering Statistics (3)
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Credits 3.00
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This course covers both the foundations for statistical reasoning and statistical applications related to business and engineering decision-making. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics, regression, analysis of variance, and design of experiments. Prerequisite: ENGM 332
6- ENGM 515: Advanced Engineering Economy (3)
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Credits 3.00
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Application of the principles of engineering economy for the establishment of equipment and system feasibility. Concepts, principles, and techniques for making decisions pertaining to the acquisition and retirement of capital goods by industry and government. Topics also include: interest, equivalence, taxes, depreciation, uncertainty and risk, incremental and sunk costs, and replacement models. Prerequisite: ENGM 255
7- ENGM 520: Quality and Performance Management for Engineers (3)
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Credits 3.00
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This course teaches the practicing engineer how to enhance the quality and performance characteristics of organizational systems. Quality and performance management requires a firm understanding of fundamentals, theory-based models, broadly-implemented initiatives such as Lean Six Sigma, kaizen, and lean techniques, and global quality standards; and how to build a quality and performance improvement system. Prerequisite: ENGM 510
8- ENGM 530: Concepts and Principles of Engineering Management (3)
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Credits 3.00
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This course examines the concepts, models, and applications of organizational behavior in engineering management settings. Students will learn to analyze the role of human behavior in complex sociotechnical systems. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
9- ENGM 540: Production/Operations Management (3)
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Credits 3.00
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Topics relating to the planning and control functions of manufacturing systems are presented. These topics include management of the production system, strategies of product design and process selection, design of production systems, plant location, shop floor control, purchasing, quality management, and productivity improvement. Prerequisite: ENGM 451
10- ENGM 550: Project Management (3)
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Credits 3.00
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This course provides a foundation in project management techniques, models, and knowledge to enable to student to design and operate an effective project management system. The engineer’s approach to problem-solving is highlighted in the context of managing projects. The project manager role is explicated for interactions with team members, leadership, and other stakeholders. Topics are aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Prerequisite: ENGM 530
11- ENGM 560: Safety Engineering (3)
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Credits 3.00
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A study of the technical fundamentals and management of safety and hazards associated with industrial processes. Topics include fires and explosions, relief systems, hazard identification, risk assessment, hazardous waste generation, toxicology, case studies, oil and gas industry safety, construction safety, and regulatory requirements. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
12- ENGM 595 Case Study Report (3)
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Credits 3.00
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This course is designed to be taken during the last semester culminating all aspects of engineering management in the chosen area of concentration. This is an open ended, practical, Industry-oriented, special problems of interest under the direction of a faculty member in the chosen area of concentration. Projects will involve systems design, analysis and applications. Prerequisite: HRM 510, ENGM 311