IE404 MANAGEMENT FOR ENGINEERS
| Course Code: | 5680404 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÖZGEN KARAER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the students will
1. be able to demonstrate an integrated understanding of key concepts in engineering and management, and manage power and politics in the world of organizations.
2. gain ethical and social awareness and develop ethically-and socially-responsible decision making processes.
3. be able to work collaboratively with others on different tasks and improve awareness of different cultures and personalities.
Course Content
Managerial function related to planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling engineering organizations. Techniques of management, the matrix system of management, motivation, appraisal systems, participative management.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will
1.1. improve self-awareness and confidence to become a manager.
1.2. recognize key environmental changes and challenges associated with managing a global business.
2.1. provide positive and constructive feedback.
2.2. apply ethical thinking and decision making to business cases.
3.1. communicate information, ideas, and arguments effectively.
3.2. test and improve the skills to speak to an audience.
3.3. be a contributive team member and learn how to manage a team.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | An ability to design, analyze, operate, and improve integrated systems that produce and/or supply products and/or services in an effective, efficient, sustainable, and socially responsible manner | ✔ | |||
| 9 | An ability to apply critical reason and systems thinking in problem solving and systems design | ✔ | |||
| 10 | An ability to use scientific methods and tools (such as mathematical models, statistical methods and techniques) necessary for industrial engineering practice | ✔ | |||