1. KAU Engineering College Engineering Management IE 257 INTRODUCTION Dr. Mohammed Balubaid

2. Office 409 Email : mbalubaid@kau.edu.sambalubaid@kau.edu.sa

3. Book Managing Engineering and Technology Fourth Edition - Morse and Babcock

4. Course Learning Objectives 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

5. Topics to be Covered During Session 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

6. Topics to be Covered During Session 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,

7. Grading Policy Major I 15% Major II 15% Final Exam 40% HW-Assign 5% Term Project 8% Quizzes 12% Attendance 5%

8. Exams Exams ScheduleDue Date Major INovember 7, 2009, (16:00-18:00 PM) Major IIDecember 30, 2010, (16:00-18:00 PM) Finalon Date announced by the University QuizzesDate will be announced 2 weeks before the exams.