The World of Engineering Management

This subject examines the structure and basic building blocks of high performing organisations from a senior management perspective. It covers tools and techniques to conduct both an analysis of the external environment and the strategies to align the appropriate internal skills and capabilities.

• 1Summarise the frameworks and concepts commonly used to analyse an organisation’s external environment and to build the corresponding internal resources and capabilities
• 2Appreciate the fundamental issues involved with integrating and coordinating activities in different organisational structures
• 3Articulate the leadership and management role of the engineer in technology based enterprises
• 4Summarise the characteristics of long term high performing organisations
• 5Present options for effective negotiation and conflict resolution
• 6Develop, or improve, team-work skills.