MME 3113 Course Outline: Engineering Management

COURSE OUTLINE: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT: MME 3113

Kulliyyah	Engineering
Department	Manufacturing and Materials Enginering
Program	Undergraduate (All programs)
Course Title	Engineering Management
Course Code	MME 3113
Status	Required
Level	3
Credit Hours	3
Contact Hours	3 hours of lectures
Pre-requisites	ECON 1550 & UNGS 2050
Co-requisities	Nil
Instructional Suggestions	Lectures
Course Assessment	LO	Method	%
	1, 2, 3, 4	Midterm Test	25
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Final Examination	45
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Quiz	15
	2, 4, 5	Case Study/ Assignment	15
Instructor(s)	Dr. A.N.Mustafizul Karim, Dr. Erry Y.T. Adesta, Dr. Mohd Radzi Che Daud and Dr. B. Gultekin Cetiner
Semester Offered	Every Semester
Course Synopsis	Engineers and Strategy. Principles of Management. Management Functions. Islamic concept of Management. Behaviour of People in Organizations. Organizational structures and change. Functions and activities of Human Resource Management. Financial Management. Investment Decisions. Key marketing concepts. Engineering and the legal aspects. Entrepreneurship and Management of Technological Innovation
Course Objectives	To provide concepts of engineering management To explain human resource management, leadership and motivation To develop basic understanding of financial management, entrepreneurship and legal aspects To introduce Islamic aspects of management and finance
Learning Outcomes	After studying this course, the students would be able to: Apply the contemporary concepts of engineering management in workplace Comprehend the organizational structures and human resource requirements Understand the investment analysis techniques, financial statement and Islamic banking practices Learn modern marketing concepts and legal considerations Understand technological innovation and entrepreneurship Realize the essence of management from an Islamic point of view

Content Outlines
Week	Topics	Task/Reading
1-3	Introduction, Engineers and Strategy: Vision, mission statements, core values, goals and objectives. Management ‘know-how’ and practice. Principles of management. Management functions: Planning, organizing, human aspects of organizing (staffing), leading and motivation, and controlling. Management from Islamic Islamic perspective: Islamic business philosophy, Islamic business ethics, resolution of conflicts.	Chapter 1 & Handout
4-5	Behaviour of People in Organizations: Personality and motivation. Job Design and work behaviour. Power and influence. Leadership. Group Dynamics. Decision Making. Delegation.	Chapter 6
6	Organisation: Organisational structures. Organisational change.	Chapter 14
7	Human Resource Management (HRM): Functions and Activities of HRM. HRM’s importance and trend. Centralisation vs decentralisation	Chapter 7
8-9	Financial Management: Financial accounts. Balance Sheet. P & L accounts. Cash Flow. Depreciation. Inflation. Profitability. Management Ratios. Islamic banking: Mudaraba, Musharaka and Murabaha	Chapter 9 & Handout. Islamic Banking Glossary
9-10	Investment Decisions: Introduction. Types of investment. Break-even analysis. Payback period. Rate of Return. Principle of discounting. Net present value. Shariah compliance in investment.	Handout
11-13	Marketing: Key marketing concepts. Marketing mix. Market segmentation. Product Life Cycle. The pricing element. Developing customer relationships. Branding. Legal Considerations: Intellectual property, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Risk management: insurance and takaful	Chapter 11, 12 and handout
14	Entrepreneurship and Management of Technological Innovation: Introduction, what, who and why of technological innovation and entrepreneurship. Patterns of innovation and commercialization.	Chapter 15
References	Required: Samson, D. (2001), Management for engineers, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall Recommended: Bennet, F.L. (1996), The Management of Engineering, John Wiley & Sons. Mazda, F. (1998), Engineering Management, Addison Wesley Khaliq, A. (2005) Management from Islamic Perspective, Research Centre, IIUM Jabnoun, N. (1994) Islam and Management, Institut Kajian Dasar Jones, G. R. And George, J. M. (2003), Contemporary Management, McGraw-Hill Blank, L. and Tarkuin, A. J. (2002), Engineering Economy, McGraw-Hill Armstrong, G. And Koltan, P (2003), Marketing: An Introduction, Prentice Hall
Proposed Start Date (Semester)	Semester II, 2006/2007
Batch of Students to be Affected	2005 Intake and onwards