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Duluth Courses
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ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (EMGT)
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
UMD Mechanical/Industrial Engineering
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EMGT 4110
- Engineering Professionalism and Practice
(2.0 cr; =[ME 4155, IE 3205, IE 4155]; Prereq-WRIT 3130 or 3150 or 3180 and BSChE or BSECE or BSIE or BSME candidate within 2 semesters of graduation or #; no Grad School cr; A-F only, fall, spring, every year)
Professional responsibilities of engineers and expectations of industry and society. Ethics and law for engineers. Codes of ethics and professional engineering societies. Design, intellectual property, record keeping. Environmental and safety issues in design. Group processes, conflict management. Project management.
EMGT 5110
- Management of Engineers and Technology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-EMgt student or %; A-F only, fall, even years)
Managing the synergism of people and technology. Overview of management functions, tools, methods. Planning, organization, leadership, motivation, control, quality, human resources, effective decision making.
EMGT 5120
- Advanced Project Management
(3.0 cr; Prereq-EMgt student or %; A-F only, spring, even years)
Project justification and finance. The development and management of project plans and resources. Working with contractors and union personnel. Covers the life cycle of projects. Applications to current practice.
EMGT 5130
- Operations Modeling and Analysis
(3.0 cr; Prereq-EMgt student or %.; A-F only, spring, odd years)
Modeling and analysis of manufacturing and service systems. Linear programming, network analysis, queuing theory, Markov chains, and non-linear optimization.
EMGT 5160
- Quality Management
(3.0 cr; Prereq-EMgt student or %.; A-F only, fall, odd years)
Global competitiveness, organizational culture, management role responsibilities, concepts for customer value, strategic management, measurement of customer value, organizing to improve systems, employee involvement, culture change and organizational learning. ISO 9000, quality awards.
EMGT 5210
- Information Technology for Management
(3.0 cr; Prereq-EMgt student or %.; A-F only, fall, spring, offered periodically)
Intended to bring the student up to date on developments in the field of information technology (IT) and to prepare the student to manage those technologies in the workplace. Presents a combination of current management and technical topics.
EMGT 5220
- Innovation Management
(3.0 cr; Prereq-EMgt student or %.; A-F only, fall, spring, offered periodically)
Key success factors of technological innovation will be identified by looking at the diverse economic, social, cultural, psychological and technical phenomena that comprise innovation. Questions that will be answered include why certain inventions successfully make it to the market but some others died; why some organizations keep coming up with innovations with tremendous business value but some others stay as followers; how to enhance creativity at individual, team, organizational, and national levels; what the emerging trend is in today's business innovation environment and how organizations should cope with it, etc.
EMGT 5230
- Technical Forecasting
(3.0 cr; Prereq-EMgt Student or %; A-F only, spring, odd years)
Statistical review, data sources, choosing a forecasting technique, moving averages, smoothing, regression analysis, time series analysis, the Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) methodology.
EMGT 5240
- Advanced Operations Management
(3.0 cr; Prereq-EMgt student or MBA student or %; A-F only, spring, every year)
Emphasis on quantitative methods for designing and analyzing manufacturing and service operations, simulation, and recent paradigms in manufacturing including just-in-time production, synchronous manufacturing, and agile manufacturing. Current competitiveness-enhancing techniques like continuous improvement, benchmarking, and business process re-engineering will also be covered.
EMGT 5250
- Legal, Ethical and Environmental Issues in Engineering
(3.0 cr; Prereq-EMgt student or %; A-F only, fall, even years)
Covers topics in basic law, contracts, intellectual property, professional ethics, the responsible engineer, moral thinking, risk/safety/liability, employer responsibilities, product liability, and environmental responsibilities. Provides a historical perspective on society's environmental concerns, and discusses federal environmental statutes, our regulatory system, approaches to preventing and mitigating environmental problems, and the elements of an effective environmental management system.
EMGT 5991
- Independent Study in Engineering Management
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-MSEM cand, %; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Directed study of special interest topics not available in standard curriculum. Must be arranged with instructor before registration. May include readings, research and/or special projects.
EMGT 5995
- Special Topics: (Various Titles to be Assigned)
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; Prereq-EMgt student or %; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, offered periodically)
Selected current topics in engineering management. (Various titles to be assigned).
EMGT 8310
- Project Methodology and Practice
(3.0 cr; Prereq-5110, 5120, 5130, 5160; A-F only, fall, spring, every year)
Applying research, analysis, and management skills to a topic or situation of current interest to industry. Demonstrating the ability to achieve results in a fixed time frame with limited resources.
EMGT 8333
- FTE: Master's
(1.0 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade)
(No description)
EMGT 8777
- Thesis Credits: Master's
(1.0 - 18.0 cr [max 50.0 cr]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only); No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year)
(No description)
EMGT 8993
- Engineering Management Seminar
(1.0 cr [max 2.0 cr]; Prereq-Grad student, %; S-N only, fall, spring, every year)
Reports on recent developments in engineering management and on research projects in the department.
EMGT 8994
- Directed Research
(1.0 - 8.0 cr [max 8.0 cr]; Prereq-MSEM or Grad School student, %; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Directed research or study on an advanced topic.
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