MSEM Course Descriptions
EXIE 901 ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS
Introduction to contemporary engineering management concepts as they appear in manufacturing and related service organizations. Review of the challenges faced by such organizations, and of the various methodologies in use to meet these challenges. Managing the lean enterprise to deliver high quality products in timely fashion within demanding customer-supplier relationships.
EXIE 902 MANAGING UNCERTAINTY
Probability models, stochastic processes and descriptive statistic approaches applicable to managing engineering and technology projects. Topics include random variables, probability functions, expectations, discrete and continous distribution, probabilitiy computation, summary measures, data presentation schemes and their applications in process control, forecasting, lead time estimation, queues and customer demand functions. Excel and other software will be used.
EXIE 903 STATISTICS FOR QUALITY CONTROL
Comprehensive survey of the many roles of statistics in TQM, quality assurance, simulation, experimentation, risk assessment, and performance evaluation. Deming, Juran, Taguchi and ASQ contributions are presented as engineering management resources.
EXIE 914 ACHIEVING OPTIMAL OPERATIONS
Concepts of lean production, Japanese production systems, push vs. pull production systems, benchmarking and evaluation schemes, schedule management, overcoming bottlenecks, and performance and productivity improvement techniques applicable to service and manufacturing systems. Workforce issues (affairs) including union acceptance, productivity, and workforce education, training and compensation.
EXIE 926 CONSTRAINT ASSESSMENT
Achieving effectiveness, productivity, and profitability through management of constraints. Automation issues, off-shore production, union reactions, and access to capital. Strategic planning for optimality.
EXIE 930 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Review of CPM-PERT methodologies and use in managing complex engineering-related projects. Analysis of bias in estimating and in forecast preparation. Strategies for achieving on-time task completion and minimizing critical chains.
EXIE 940 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
The process of planning, implementing and controlling flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from point to point of consumption with the customer requirements in mind is presented. Topics include fundamentals of logistics, logistics information systems, inventory concepts and management, material flow and transportation management, warehousing and material handling and global logistics.
EXIE 948 QUEUING THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
Survey of queuing problems met in both manufacturing and in service organizations, and a description of queuing theory applicable to such problems. Roles of analysis and simulation are discussed in the context of managing queues and solving queuing problems.
EXIE 950 SIMULATION OF PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Review of the role of simulation in analyzing complex manufacturing and non-manufacturing systems, and an introduction to typical simulation software. Case studies of successful implementations are presented together with guidelines for using simulation to solve system problems.
EXIE 956 MANAGING QUALITY ASSURANCE
Review of the complex and dominant role that quality plays in creating excellent customer-supplier relationships. Discussion of quality goals and management strategies to achieve them.
EXIE 957 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
The nature of organization development, intervention by third-party consultation, change in organization structure and role relationships, evaluation of change in efforts, participation, conformity and deviation. This course focuses on real organizations, not hypothetical constructs; on actual human performance challenges and not theoretical issues; and on typical operational problems, not experimental design concerns. Emphasis is on practical application.
EXIE 960 E-SOLUTIONS IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
The current and emerging internet technology as they relate to engineering management, in particular, e-supply, e-logistics, e-commerce, and the rapid increase in the type and use of electronic media in the daily functions of engineering managers are presented. Topics will also include basics of the Internet and multi-media technologies, products and vendors, and critical management and policy issues such as access, risk assessment, reliability, security, and privacy.
EXIE 970 CURRENT TOPICS IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
Current topics relevant to engineering management but focusing on specific themes such as environmental laws on regulations, security and protection technologies, new engineering approaches to product and process management, new process and quality improvement practices, to name a few.
EXIE 999 RESEARCH TOPIC
Independent study and research focused on a problem of interest, in either a work environment or in a community or nonprofit organization. Guided by a faculty adviser, a project report is written that describes the problem, outlines a scope of work, and presents recommendations and solutions in a professional manner. An oral presentation is made to program colleagues, a capstone experience ending the program of study.
EXID 912 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
An understanding of information in financial reports and how managers use this information in decision making. Includes financial accounting standards, methods of financial statement analysis and current developments in financial reporting.
EXID 921 EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
The role of management in globally competitive organizations. Topics include the nature of management and leadership, managing ethically in a global economy, basic management skill sets and motivational theories.
EXID 924 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT I
Analysis of financial decision models for investment, financing and dividend decisions of the profit-oriented firm. Includes capital budgeting, capital structures and the cost of capital and dividend policy.
EXID 930 MARKETING PRACTICE
The new marketing concept and its application in the modern corporation. Organizational aspects and environmental determinants of marketing decisions are examined, culminating in a discussion of buyer behavior characteristics. Practical considerations in using the elements of the marketing mix: product, price channel and promotion policy.
The course curriculum may be updated on a year-to-year basis.