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

fYear

1999

fDate

8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

583

Abstract

The Engineering Management Program (EMP) at the University of Pretoria is now in its 10^th 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 department, suggests some views on the discipline of engineering management, and offers a number of 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 portfolio of products

Keywords

engineering education; management education; Department of Engineering and Technology Management; Engineering Management Program; University of Pretoria; engineering management education; Africa; EMP radiation effects; Educational programs; Engineering management; Environmental management; Maintenance engineering; Management training; Portfolios; Research and development management; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

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

Print_ISBN

1-890843-02-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1999.787859

Filename

787859