Faculty
Program Director, J. A. Ringo; Teaching Faculty, W. J. Gray, J. R. Holt, E. R. Ladd, H. A. Rumsey; Adjunct Instructors; R. Crick, G. Sudikatus
Program
Engineering Management is an innovative program offered at our Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver campuses, several learning centers, to Boeing employees in the Puget Sound and engineers and managers of technology around the world via video streaming and the Internet. It provides a unique opportunity to acquire or enhance those skills required by engineers in the 21st century. Courses are offered at convenient times for the working adult. The program is administered by the College of Engineering and Architecture.
The key to success in this new millennium, requires a global understanding of a competitive economy, scarce resources; and effective management of technical people and technology. The engineering management program addresses these issues in its core requirements and electives. The curriculum is balanced and flexible in order to meet the needs of a broad spectrum of engineers. Twelve semester hours of electives allow students to tailor the program to meet individual career goals. The master's program with a nonthesis option consists of 32-34 credit hours including a minimum of 30 credit hours of approved course work and a minimum of 2-4 credit hours of Master's Special Problems. Students with an undergraduate degree in engineering will follow the engineering curriculum. Students with a background in business or other technical areas will follow the Technology Management option. Both programs lead to a Master of Engineering Management. Five certificates are available for those who do not wish to earn a full master’s degree.
Students who apply to the Master of Engineering Management Program, engineering option, should have earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering or technology from an accredited school or program with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students with undergraduate degrees in mathematics, physics, or other physical sciences, and those with a business background who work in industry or technology may be accepted for this program’s Technology management option. Requirements for additional undergraduate work for non-engineering majors are evaluated on an individual basis. Prospective students should submit the following to the Director of Engineering Management: 1) Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores of 500 or above; 2) three letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to the individual’s ability to succeed in graduate school, 3) a personal statement which describes in detail their background and interest in the field of engineering management; and 4) a resume detailing significant engineering experience. For further information contact the Coordinator of Engineering Management, Pullman, WA 99164-2700, via email pelshafei@wsu.edu, or the Office of Admissions on the appropriate campus. Interested students should review the program's home web page url http://www.cea.wsu.edu/engrmgt/
Engineering Management
501 Management of Organizations 3 Exploration of issues related to individual behavior in work organizations, including motivation, leadership, team-building, and team management skills.
505 Financial Management for Engineers 3 Time value of money, capital budgeting, accounting principles, cost valuation, risk, cost accounting and sensitivity analyses; concepts for engineering decision-making.
508 Legal Concepts for the Technical and Engineering Manager 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Prereq graduate standing. Basic legal obligations of engineering/technical managers; identify, minimize and recognize risks and liability; contemporary legal environment and business law.
517 Simulation Modeling of Engineering Systems 3 Rec Stat 430; experience with computer programming. Analyzing and developing representative models for complex systems such as project or operations management using a variety of simulation styles.
520 Construction Project Management for Technical Managers 3 Prereq graduate standing. Construction project bids, proposals, contracts, project delivery/organization; estimating, scheduling, resource loading, project monitoring and controls, safety and quality.
526 Constraints Management 3 Graduate-level counterpart of E M 426; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both E M 426 and 526.
530 Applications of Constraints Management 3 Graduate-level counterpart of E M 430; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both E M 430 and 530.
534 Contemporary Topics in Constraints Management 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Prereq E M 526 or 530. Contemporary teaching tools, software packages, current techniques and thought in managing complex systems using the theory of constraints.
540 Operations Research for Managers 3 Rec Math 273. Applying linear, integer, goal programming; network optimization; queuing analysis; dynamic programming; simulation; markov analysis; and forecasting to engineering management decisions.
545 Decision Analysis for Engineering 3 Structured discipline for describing, analyzing, and finalizing decisions involving uncertainty.
555 Enterprise Resource Planning 3 Prereq graduate standing. Focus on the flow of quality, timely products and cooperative supply chain operations and planning.
560 Integrated Supply Chain Management 3 How technical managers analyze and manage the flow of materials, services, and information for products from inception to final customer.
564 Project Management 3 Rec basic statistics course. Planning, organizing, scheduling and controlling major projects; human dimensions, PERT and CPM scheduling models, resource allocation, and cost controls.
565 Systems Engineering Management 3 Prereq graduate standing. Design manufacture, operation of complex system development for engineering managers; project planning, organizing, and controlling tools for engineering system constraints.
570 Six Sigma Quality Management 3 Prereq Graduate standing. Overview of the total field of quality, including strategic quality management programs, quality assurance, quality control, and product design reliability. Credit not granted for both E M 470 and 570.
575 Performance Management in Technical Organizations 3 Rec Mgt 501 or c//. Management of high technology organizations; planning, measurement, and human factors in improving high technology organizations; productivity, motivation and performance systems.
580 Quality Control and Reliability Design 3 Prereq Stat 430. Quality improvement analysis for process and product quality; statistical process control, capability studies; acceptance sampling concepts; reliability models for prediction and testing. Credit not granted for both E M 480 and 580.
585 Quality Engineering Using Experimental Design 3 Prereq Stat 430. Design of quality into products and processes using design of experiments including robust/parameter design and tolerance design techniques. Credit not granted for both E M 485 and 585.
590 Design for Manufacturability (DFM) 3 Tools and techniques which can be used for the improvement of the design of products, processes, and services. .
591 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovations in Engineering 3 Rec final year. Management of innovation and technological innovation, integrating technological strategy, new product development, and corporate entrepreneurship and innovation.
595 Advanced Topics in Engineering Management I V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum in E M 595 and 596, 9 hours. A wide range of current high-interest engineering management topics.
596 Advanced Topics in Engineering Management II 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum in E M 595 and 596, 9 hours. A wide range of current high-interest engineering management topics.
600 Special Projects or Independent Study Variable credit. S, F grading.
702 Master's Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.