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Framework for undergraduate engineering management studies

Palmer, Stuart 2003, Framework for undergraduate engineering management studies, Journal of professional issues in engineering education & practice, vol. 129, no. 2, pp. 92-99.

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Title Framework for undergraduate engineering management studies
Author(s) Palmer, Stuart
Journal name Journal of professional issues in engineering education & practice
Volume number 129
Issue number 2
Start page 92
End page 99
Publisher American Society of Civil Engineers
Place of publication Reston, Va.
Publication date 2003-03
ISSN 1052-3928
Keyword(s) engineering education
professional practice
undergraduate study
management
Summary The importance of management to the long-term careers of practicing professional engineers has long been recognized. Undergraduate engineering education should therefore provide an exposure to the management skills required by engineers in professional practice. For the rational and effective design of undergraduate engineering management studies, it is essential to understand the nature of engineering management and to identify those management skills identified as important by practicing professional engineers. Through an investigation of the recent literature, the management skills considered important by engineering stakeholder groups are identified and ranked. This information is supplemented by recent surveys conducted by the author of stakeholders in Australia, including academic staff, mature age undergraduate students, and recent graduates of the engineering programs at Deakin University in Australia. Based on an examination of the literature and original research, a framework of ranked classified management skills is proposed. Broadly, the ranking framework is generic professional skills first, followed by general management skills and technical discipline specific management skills, followed by other professional discipline skills and theoretical skills.
Language eng
Field of Research 130212 Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
ERA Research output type C Journal article
Copyright notice ©2003, American Society of Civil Engineers
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30001878

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