1. Chapter 1 Engineering and Management

2. Advanced Organizer Managing Engineering and Technology
Management Functions
Managing Technology
Personal Technology
Decision Making
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Research
Design
Production
Quality
Marketing
Project Management
Time Management
Ethics
Career

3. Chapter Outline Origins of Engineering Engineering as a Profession
Roles of Engineers
Management Levels and Skills
Roles and Functions of Managers
Engineering Management

4. Learning Objectives Describe the origins of engineering practice
Identify the functions of management
Define “Engineering Management”
Explain the need for engineers in management

5. “Engineer”& “Ingenious” stem from Latin word “ingenium”
Origin of Engineering
“Engineer”& “Ingenious” stem from Latin word “ingenium”
Talent, natural capacity
Clever invention

6. Definition of “Profession”
“a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive preparation, including instruction in skills and methods as well as in the scientific, historical or scholarly principles underlying such skills and methods, maintaining by force of organization or concerted opinion high standards of achievement and conduct and committing its members to continued study and to a kind of work which has for its prime purpose the rendering of a public service.”
--Webster’s 3rd International Dictionary

7. Definition of “Engineering Profession”
“the art of directing the great sources of power in nature, for the use and convenience of man.”
--The first issue (1866) of the English journal Engineering
“the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind.”
--Engineers' Council for Professional Development

8. What Engineers Do?
Engineers apply the theories and principles of science and mathematics to the economical solution of practical technical problems.
Engineers design machinery, products, systems, and processes for efficient and economical performance.
--U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

9. Types of Engineers Civil Engineers Agricultural Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Industrial Engineers
Chemical Engineers
Aerospace Engineers
Computer Engineers
Software Engineers
Biomedical Engineers

10. Engineers of Future
Teamwork
Flexibility
Interpersonal skills

11. Engineering Employment
2006
2002
2000
Total (U.S.)
1,500,000
1,478,000
1,572,000
Civil
256,000
228,000
211,000
Mechanical
227,000
215,000
259,000
Industrial
201,000
194,000
210,000
Electrical
153,000
292,000
450,000
Electronics
138,000
Aerospace
90,000
78,000
80,000
Computer
79,000
74,000
Environmental
54,000
47,000
Chemical
30,000
33,000
67,000

12. Engineering Employment
2006
2002
2000
Health & Safety
25,000
24,000
Materials
22,000
Petroleum
17,000
14,000
Nuclear
15,000
16,000
Biomedical
7,600
Marine / Naval arch.
9,200
4,900
Mining and geological
7,100
5,200
Agricultural
3,100
2,900
All others
170,000
243,000

13. Engineering Jobs Manufacturing Industries (~37%)
Product Research, Design
Production, Quality
Plant, General
Service Industries (~28%)
Marketing, Purchasing, Recruiting
Logistics
Government (~12%)

14. Management Manage: “to handle”
Management: “the process for managing, training, or directing”

15. Management Levels First-line managers Middle managers Top managers
Foreman, supervisor, section chief
Middle managers
Plant manger, division head, chief engineer, operations manager
Top managers
Chair of board, president, executive vice president, CEO, CFO

16. Managerial Skills Technical skills Interpersonal skills
Conceptual skills
First-line
Middle
Top
Technical Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Conceptual Skills

17. Managerial Roles Interpersonal Informational Decisional
Figurehead, leader, liaison
Informational
Monitor, disseminator, spokesperson
Decisional
Entrepreneurial, Disturbance handler, Resource allocator, Negotiator

18. Functions of Managers
Planning
Organizing
Staffing
Leading
Controlling

19. Engineering Management: A Synthesis
Engineering Management is the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities which have a technological component. -ASEM
Engineering management is a field that bridges the gap between engineering and management. Engineering management involves the overall management of organizations with an orientation to manufacturing, construction, engineering, technology or production. -- Wikipedia

20. “Ordinary Managers” vs. “Engineering Managers”
The engineering manager is distinguished from other managers because he/she possesses both an ability to apply engineering principles and a skill in organizing and directing people and projects.
He/she is uniquely qualified for two types of jobs: the management of technical functions (such as design or production) in almost any enterprise, or the management of broader functions (such as marketing or top management) in a high-technology enterprise.

21. Engineering Managers Nature of the Work
Plan, coordinate, and direct research, design, and production activities.
Supervise engineers, scientists, and technicians, along with support personnel.
Apply knowledge of administrative procedures,
Use communication skills extensively.
--Bureau of Labor Statistics

22. Need for Engineering Managers
High-tech nature of business
Extensive planning
Uncertainties in products and processes
Recruitment and evaluation of technical personnel
Leadership and motivation of technical personnel

23. Management and Engineering Career
Engineering and sciences managers held about 228,000 jobs in 2006.
Manufacturing industries employed 38% of engineering and sciences managers.
Another 31% worked in services industries.
Other large employers include Federal, State, and local government agencies.
Employment of engineering and sciences managers is expected to grow 8 percent over the decade, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
--Bureau of Labor Statistics

24. Engineering Management Curriculum
EM Core:
Project Mgmt
TQM
Info. Sys.
Adv. Eng. Eco.
Enterprise Eng.
Logistics
Business Core:
Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Org. Behavior
Operations Mgmt
Eng Electives:

25. Advanced Organizer Managing Engineering and Technology
Management Functions
Managing Technology
Personal Technology
Decision Making
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Research
Design
Production
Quality
Marketing
Project Management
Time Management
Ethics
Career

26. Discussion Questions
What is your background? (Major, Level of study, country of origin, job title…)
Why do you take this course?
What is your expectation from this class?
Could you find out the trend in engineering enrollment (at college level) in U.S.?
Could you find out the trend in business enrollment (at college level) in U.S.?