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Prelim in Engineering Management

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

is the application of the practice of management to the practice of engineering

a)

Engineering Management

b)

Management

c)

Engineering manager

d)

Construction management

2.

is a career that brings together the technological problem-solving ability of engineering and the organizational, administrative, and planning abilities of management in order to oversee the operational performance of complex engineering driven enterprises.

a)

Engineering Management

b)

Management

c)

Engineering Manager

d)

Construction Management

3.

“The ideal engineer is a composite… He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer; but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems.”

a)

Jessica McKellar

b)

N.W. Dougherty

c)

Henri Fayol

d)

Max Weber

4.

"When engineering management is done right, you're focusing on three big things. You're directly supporting the people on your team; you're managing execution and coordination across teams; and you're stepping back to observe and evolve the broader organization and its processes as it grows."

a)

N.W. Dougherty

b)

Jessica McKellar

c)

Frederick Winslow Taylor

d)

Max Weber

5.

The process of achieving organizational goals by engaging in the four major functions of planning & decision-making, organizing & staffing, directing/leading, and controlling

a)

Management

b)

Controlling

c)

Planning

d)

Organizing

6.

Involves selecting goals and objectives, as well as the actions to achieve them; it requires decision-making, that is choosing the “best” from among alternatives

a)

Organizing

b)

Directing/Leading

c)

Controlling

d)

Planning & Decision Making

7.

Involves establishing an intentional structure or roles of people to fill in an organization

a)

Organizing

b)

Controlling

c)

Planning & Decision Making

d)

Staffing

8.

Involves filling, and keeping filled, the positions in the organization structure

a)

Staffing

b)

Recruitment

c)

Promotion

d)

Seeker

9.

Influencing people so they will contribute to organizational and group goals

a)

Organizing

b)

Planning & Decision Making

c)

Directing/Leading

d)

Controlling

10.

Facilitate the accomplishment of plans

a)

Directing/Leading

b)

Organizing

c)

Planning & Decision Making

d)

Controlling

11.

The understanding of and proficiency in the performance of specific tasks

a)

Human Skill

b)

Conceptual Skill

c)

Technical Skill

d)

Cognitive Skill

12.

The ability to work with and through other people and to work effectively as a group member

a)

Human Skill

b)

Conceptual Skill

c)

Technical Skill

d)

Cognitive Skill

13.

The cognitive ability to see the organization as a whole and the relationships among its parts

a)

Technical Skill

b)

Human Skill

c)

Conceptual Skill

d)

Cognitive Skill

14.

is an index that measures output (goods and services) relative to the input (labor, materials, energy, and other resources) used to produce them

a)

Effectiveness

b)

Efficiency

c)

Marksmanship

d)

Productivity

15.

means the capability of producing an effect. (doing the "right" things)

a)

Effectiveness

b)

Efficiency

c)

Marksmanship

d)

Productivity

16.

is a measure of how well a certain aspect is performing. (doing the things “right”)

a)

Effectiveness

b)

Efficiency

c)

Productivity

d)

Marksmanship

17.

“Father "of Scientific Management

a)

Frederick Winslow Taylor

b)

Max Weber

c)

Henri Fayol

d)

N.W. Dougherty

18.

Developed the concept of bureaucracy as a formal system of organization and administration designed to ensure efficiency and effectiveness

a)

Frederick Winslow Taylor

b)

Max Weber

c)

Henri Fayol

d)

Milliardo Peacecraft

19.

is the power to hold people accountable for their actions

a)

Position

b)

Authority

c)

Designation

d)

Rank

20.

He published "The Principles of Scientific Management" in the USA in 1911

a)

Henri Fayol

b)

Frederick Winslow Taylor

c)

Milliardo Peacecraft

d)

Max Weber