Development of a masters program in engineering management

Author

de Klerk, Antonie M. ; de Wet, Gideon

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng., Pretoria Univ., South Africa

fYear

1994

fDate

17-19 Oct 1994

Firstpage

372

Lastpage

376

Abstract

A Chair for engineering management was established at the University of Pretoria in South Africa in 1987, with the objective of developing and offering a masters program in engineering management. The first intake of students was in 1989. With the program now in its 6th year, this paper relates the evolution of the program to its present state, emphasizing the rationale underlying the structure and content of the curriculum. Engineering management is viewed as the application of technology for the purpose of achieving economic benefit. Based on this, a morphology for engineering management from an educational viewpoint is developed, forming the framework for the selection and design of courses. A distinguishing feature of the program since its inception is the inclusion of technology management as one of four specialization areas. The paper further contains details about the curriculum, student body, faculty, research areas, and future directions

Keywords

educational courses; engineering education; management education; teaching; South Africa; course design; course selection; curriculum; economic benefit; engineering management; faculty; masters program; research; students; technology management; university; Engineering management; Engineering profession; Environmental management; Knowledge engineering; Maintenance engineering; Management training; Morphology; Research and development management; Resource management; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering Management Conference, 1994. 'Management in Transition: Engineering a Changing World', Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Dayton North, OH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1955-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMC.1994.379906

Filename

379906