Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
About
There is significant and continuing global growth in engineering and technology based enterprises, with a concommitant demand for skilled engineering and technology oriented managers expected to grow 8 percent over the 2006-16 decade.
Projected employment growth for engineering managers will be in line with growth in demand for the engineers and scientists they supervise and the industries in which they work.
This growth has provided the resources and increased the demand by graduate engineers to undertake postgraduate studies in order to enhance their future employability in increasingly competitive environments.
The objective of the program is to prepare you for supervisory and leadership roles in engineering and technology-based organisations.
You will demonstrate that you can meet the increasing demands by industry, government and the community for knowledgeable, creative and responsible leadership.
You will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the many facets of contemporary management and the impact of new technology and technological change on engineering and technology based organizations.
You will be exposed to real-world issues, problems and opportunities in such areas as:
managing innovation, developing systems thinking approaches, quality management, environmental management systems, and technology management.
Structure
All Courses listed may not be available each Semester.
Year One of Program
Complete All Three (3) Courses from:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Quality Organisations and Leadership | 12 | MANU1373 | City Campus |
| Sustainable Engineering Systems and Environment | 12 | MANU1381 | City Campus |
| Management of Technology | 12 | MANU1385 | City Campus |
Select One (1) Course from:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variation and Change | 12 | MANU1358 | City Campus |
| Measurement and Improvement | 12 | MANU1474 | City Campus |
| Planning and Control | 12 | MANU1378 | City Campus |
| International Engineering Management | 12 | MANU1398 | City Campus |
| Risk Management and Feasibility | 12 | MANU1051 | City Campus |
| Engineering Economic Strategy | 12 | MANU1054 | City Campus |
| Quality Interfaces | 12 | MANU1365 | City Campus |
| Performance Management Foundations | 12 | MANU1390 | City Campus |
| Quality Systems | 12 | MANU1425 | City Campus |
| Research Investigation and Analysis | 12 | MANU1062 | City Campus |
| Energy and Environment Management | 12 | MANU1060 | City Campus |
| Quality Management | 12 | MANU1437 | City Campus |
| Quality Leadership | 12 | MANU1443 | City Campus |
Entry requirements
Entry to this program is via MC226 Master of Engineering (Management). Students in the Masters degree who wish to exit the Masters before completion, may be eligible to take out the intermediate award of GC034 Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management
Learning outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes*
1. Needs, Context and Systems
- Describe, investigate and analyse complex engineering systems and associated issues (using systems thinking and modelling techniques)
- Exposit legal, social, economic, ethical and environmental interests, values, requirements and expectations of key stakeholders
- Identify and assess risks (including OH&S) as well as the economic, social and environmental impacts of engineering activities
2. Problem Solving and Design
- Develop creative and innovative solutions to engineering problems
- Anticipate the consequences of intended action or inaction and understand how the consequences are managed collectively by your organisation, project or team
- Develop and operate within a hazard and risk framework appropriate to engineering activities
3. Analysis
- Comprehend and apply advanced theory-based understanding of engineering fundamentals and specialist bodies of knowledge in the selected discipline area to predict the effect of engineering activities
- Apply underpinning natural, physical and engineering sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer and information sciences.
4. Professional Practice
- Initiate, plan, lead or manage engineering activities
- Understand the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice in the specific discipline
- Apply systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects
- Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership
- Communicate in a variety of different ways to collaborate with other people, including accurate listening, reading and comprehension, based on dialogue when appropriate, taking into account the knowledge, expectations, requirements, interests, terminology and language of the intended audience
- Display a personal sense of responsibility for your work
- Demonstrate orderly management of self, and professional conduct.
5. Research
- Plan and execute a substantial research-based project, with creativity and initiative in new situations in professional practice and with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability
- Be aware of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline.
- Develop creative and innovative solutions to engineering challenges
- Assess, acquire and apply the competencies and resources appropriate to engineering activities
- Demonstrate professional use and management of information.
- Acknowledge (clearly) your own contributions and the contributions from others and distinguish contributions you may have made as a result of discussions or collaboration with other people.
* As a Graduate Certificate, this program is designed to contribute to the development of Stage 1 and Stage 2 Engineers Australia professional engineering competency requirements.
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