Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.808402
