Engineering management at the University of Pretoria: the first 10 years

Author

de Klerk, Antonie M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng. & Technol. Manage., Pretoria Univ., South Africa

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Abstract

Summary form only given. The Engineering Management Program (EMP) at the University of Pretoria is now in its tenth year of operation. The success of the program has led to the establishment of the Department of Engineering and Technology Management in the Faculty of Engineering. This paper provides an overview of the evolution of both the program and the suggests some views on the discipline of management, and observations and lessons learned. A brief description is also provided of several academic initiatives that have since spun-off from the EMP and now form part of the Department´s product portfolio

Keywords

educational courses; engineering education; management education; Engineering Management Program; South Africa; University of Pretoria; academic initiatives; engineering management education course; management discipline; product portfolio; Africa; EMP radiation effects; Internet; Maintenance engineering; Morphology; Portfolios; Project management; Research and development management; Synthesizers; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

1-890843-02-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1999.808402

Filename

808402