Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Principle of engineering management (17.IM1007)

Native organizations units: Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Chair of Production Systems, Organization and Management
General information:
 
Category Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment
Interdisciplinary No
ECTS 6
Educational goal:

The following are the educational objectives of the course of Principles of engineering management as a scientific and teaching discipline: 1) to study and analyze the nature, purpose and domain of management in the industrial system; 2) to understand the success factors of the industrial system; 3) to introduce students with the basic engineering/managerial functions, methods, techniques, principles, knowledge and skills and 4) to study modern approaches in management.

Educational outcome:

After mastering the subject relating to the principles of engineering management, students will be able to understand and apply the basic principles, methods, and functions of engineering management (planning, organizing, leading and controlling), as well apply modern approaches in management, with the aim of creating conditions for permanent growth in productivity and efficiency, as a basis for improving the business quality of industrial systems.

Course content:

Theoretical instruction: Introduction to Management. Management as skill, science and profession. Management in the past and nowadays. Interdisciplinary of management. Engineering management in modern business. Engineers as managers. The views and goals of engineers-managers. Management skills and knowledge. Principles and functions of engineering management. Planning: Planning basics, planning process, decision-making. Organizing: The necessity of organizing, designing organizational structures, departmentalization, models of organizational structure. Leadership (management): the role of communication in management (process and types), the importance of motivation in management, leadership as a determinant of engineering management. Controlling: Basic functions of controlling, types, styles, and process of controlling; Modern approaches in engineering management: green management, CRM, BSC, LEAN, managing diversity. The future of engineering management. Practical instruction: exercises using practical examples from the field of management, and analyzing and resolving case studies and assignments.

Teaching methods:

Lectures are presented in terms of analyzing theoretical concepts and resolving specific problems from the area of managing industrial systems. Part of the course consists of lectures presented by visiting managers of industrial systems. Exercises include group work, writing and presenting seminar papers and visiting successful industrial systems.

Literature:
Authors Title Year Publisher Language
Chang, C.M. Engineering Management : Meeting the Global Challenges 2016 CRC Press, Boca Raton English
Mitrović-Veljković, S., Melović, B. Principi savremenog menadžmenta 2017 Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novom Sadu Serbian language
Hiral Shah, Walter Nowocin A Guide to the Engineering Management Body of Knowledge 2015 American Society for Engineering Management English
Knowledge evaluation:
Course activity Pre-examination Obligations Number of points
Lecture attendance Yes Yes 5.00
Test Yes Yes 10.00
Oral part of the exam No Yes 50.00
Test Yes Yes 10.00
Exercise attendance Yes Yes 5.00
Term paper Yes Yes 20.00
Lecturers:
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doc. dr Rakić Slavko

Assistant Professor

Practical classes
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prof. dr Mitrović Veljković Slavica

Full Professor

Lectures
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prof. dr Mitrović Veljković Slavica

Full Professor

Practical classes

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