ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

What the American Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD) has defined "engineering" as?

• The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes.

• the application of the practice of management to the practice of engineering.

• the function that coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively

• establishing performance standards and monitoring the output of employees to ensure each employee’s performance meets those standards

In Engineering Management, what is Management defined as?

• The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination

• the organization and coordination of the activities of an enterprise in accordance with certain policies and in the achievement of clearly defined objectives

• • establishing performance standards and monitoring the output of employees to ensure each employee’s performance meets those standards

• communicating, motivating, inspiring, and encouraging employees towards a higher level of productivity

What are the Functions of Management? (IN ORDER) [PPT]

• Controlling, Leading, Staffing, Organizing, Planning

• Leading, Staffing, Organizing, Controlling, Planning

• Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Leading, Controlling

• Planning, Organizing, Staffing,Controlling, Leading

What is Controlling?

• defining a goal and determining the most effective course of action needed to reach that goal

• communicating, motivating, inspiring, and encouraging employees towards a higher level of productivity

• distributing resources and designating tasks and responsibilities to employees with the specific skill sets needed to complete the tasks

• establishing performance standards and monitoring the output of employees to ensure each employee’s performance meets those standards

What is Planning?

• distributing resources and designating tasks and responsibilities to employees with the specific skill sets needed to complete the tasks

• communicating, motivating, inspiring, and encouraging employees towards a higher level of productivity

• identifying different roles and ensuring the right amount of employees to carry out the plan

• defining a goal and determining the most effective course of action needed to reach that goal

What is Leading?

• defining a goal and determining the most effective course of action needed to reach that goal

• identifying different roles and ensuring the right amount of employees to carry out the plan

• communicating, motivating, inspiring, and encouraging employees towards a higher level of productivity

• establishing performance standards and monitoring the output of employees to ensure each employee’s performance meets those standards

What is Organizing?

• identifying different roles and ensuring the right amount of employees to carry out the plan

• distributing resources and designating tasks and responsibilities to employees with the specific skill sets needed to complete the tasks

• establishing performance standards and monitoring the output of employees to ensure each employee’s performance meets those standards

• defining a goal and determining the most effective course of action needed to reach that goal

What is Staffing?

• identifying different roles and ensuring the right amount of employees to carry out the plan

• identifying different roles and ensuring the right amount of employees to carry out the plan

• establishing performance standards and monitoring the output of employees to ensure each employee’s performance meets those standards

• communicating, motivating, inspiring, and encouraging employees towards a higher level of productivity

What are the resources used by Managers? (CHOOSE ONE)

• Human

• Physical

• Information

• Financial

• All of the Above

What ARE the perfect definition of as Managers? (MULTIPLE ANSWER)

• A person responsible for the work performance of group members

• the function that coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively

• He/She is the accordance with certain policies and in the achievement of clearly defined objectives

• He holds the formal authority to commit organizational resources, even if the approval of others is required

• ALL OF THE ABOVE