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Overview of engineering management

MSE 401

Hassan AlanaziIbrahim AlbawardiUnmesh

Patrick Yomba

DR. M. Rajai

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History of EM

Stevens Institute of Technology founded a Department of Business Engineering in 1902

MIT offered a degree in industrial management around 1913

The first department titled "Engineering Management" was founded at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) in1967 and PhD in 1984

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US News Best EngineeringSchools : Industrial /

Manufacturing1.2. Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA

3. University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA

4. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI5. Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA

6. Northwestern University (McCormick) Evanston, IL

7. Pennsylvania State University--University Park University Park, PA

8. Stanford University Stanford, CA9. Cornell University Ithaca, NY

10.Texas A&M University--College Station (Look) College Station, TX

11.University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI

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Curriculum of EM in CSUN

Standard Core (18 units):

MSE 601Engineering Statistics (3)

MSE 602Advanced Engineering Management (3)

MSE 604Economic Analyses of Engineering (3)

MSE 606Engineering Operations Research (3)

MSE 608BMgmt of Technical Personnel (3)

MSE 608CFinancial and Cost Analysis (3)

Approved Electives (12 units)

Culminating Experience

MSE 697 Directed Comprehension Studies (3)

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Ranking of CSUN within the US

2007 , CSUN ranked 9th out of 63 recognized USInstitutions in the nation for the number of mastersdegrees in engineering management it awarded inthe academic year 2006-2007.

On average, a university awards about 29 engineeringmanagement degrees annually. CSUN doubled thataverage, awarding 56 in the past year.

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Future Jobs of EM

Engineering managers

Software engineering managers

Systems engineering mangers

Project manager

Business development managers

Product manager

Business analyst

Quality Control Manager/Quality Assurance

Manufacturing engineering manager

Test engineering manager

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Salaries

Entry level

60 k to 80k (annually)

Midlevel

80k to 120k Senior level

120k to 150k

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Interview Questions

-Technical questions

-E.g. What were your responsibilities in your last project?

-Have you been involved in compliance issues?

-Tell me something about your last projcet?

-How did you document requirements?

-Behavioral questions

-Describe the time you faced a stressful situations and how you coped with it?

-Give me example of a time when you set a goal and were able to achieve it?

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:S E D ep ar tm en t I mp r ov em en t S ur ve y * How many units did you proceed in theMSE program?

* How many units did you proceed in the MSE program?

Less than 10 (44 %)

Less than 20 (0 %)

Less than 30 (56 %)

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:S E D ep ar tm en t I mp r ov em en t S ur ve y List the following classes starting with: ...most important to least important 1 is the most impor

List the following classes starting with most important to least important: 1 is the most important 6 is least:

1 2 3 4 5 6

MSE601 (24 %) (0 %) (12 %) (6 %) (12 %) (47 %)

MSE602 (35 %) (18 %) (0 %) (18 %) (6 %) (24 %)

MSE604 (6 %) (28 %) (22 %) (33 %) (11 %) (0 %)

MSE606A (6 %) (6 %) (29 %) (29 %) (29 %) (0 %)

MSE608B (18 %) (35 %) (6 %) (0 %) (35 %) (6 %)

MSE608C (17 %) (17 %) (28 %) (11 %) (6 %) (22 %)

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:S E D ep ar tm en t I mp r ov em en t S ur ve y Do you think we need more online courses?

Do you think we need more online courses?

Yes (61 %)

No (39 %)

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:S E D ep ar tm en t I mp r ov em en t S ur ve y Do you recommend a marketing class withinEngineering Management Major?

Do you recommend a marketing class within Engineering Management Major?

Yes (94 %)

No (6 %)

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:S E D ep ar tm en t I mp r ov em en t S ur ve y Do you prefer more classes withcertifications?

Do you prefer more classes with certifications?

Yes (100 %)

No (0 %)

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:S E D ep ar tm en t I mp r ov em en t S ur ve y Do you prefer to have a resume buildingcourse before graduation?

Do you prefer to have a resume building course before graduation?

Yes (83 %)

No (17 %)

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:S E D ep ar tm en t I mp r ov em en t S ur ve y , ,Among these two Exams or Projects which onedo you prefer?

Among these two, Exams or Projects, which one do you prefer?

Exams (6 %)

Projects (94 %)

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:S E D ep ar tm en t I mp r ov em en t S ur ve y ,In the scale below rate the MSE facultymembers

In the scale below, rate the MSE faculty members

Poor (28 %)

Fair (33 %)

Good (33 %)

Excellent (6 %)

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:S E D ep ar tm en t I mp r ov em en t S ur ve y Rate the job placement system within MSE:department

Rate the job placement system within MSE department:

Poor (56 %)

Fair (33 %)

Good (11 %)

Excellent (0 %)

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:S E D ep ar tm en t I mp r ov em en t S ur ve y ( & )Rate the sponsors companies organizations:participating on recruiting MSE students

Rate the sponsors( companies & organizations) participating on recruiting MSE students:

Poor (67 %)

Fair (22 %)

Good (11 %)

Excellent (0 %)

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Recommendations

Diversity ( professor, students,)

Recruitment programs for EM

Resume building and interview skills courses.

In company visits programs to work outside the university Talk about Moodle or any type of other technology related.

Include marketing and Safety management classes within EM program

More classes with certifications ( quality, black belt)

Involve more clubs and organizations such as( ASEE, IEEE,..etc)

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For Further Information about the case study, pleaserefer the group members after class.