Area: | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 7.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Anti Requisite(s): | 306877 (v.1) Engineering Management 604 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Decision-making, group behaviour, leadership, organisational change and development. Cost accounting, financial reporting, budgeting. Preparation of business plans. Contract administration and management. Human resource management, company organisation and management structures. Project management, planning and control - project life cycles, selection criteria, scope management, work breakdown structure, scheduling techniques, resource and cost control, PERT and Gantt charges, critical path analysis, validation and computerised systems. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit, students will be familiar with managerial concepts, accounting and project management. They will have an understanding of leadership, organisational structures, design and cultures. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Meredith, Jack A. and Mantel Jr, Samuel J. (2000). Project Management - A Managerial Approach. 4th ed. New York, John Wiley and Sons. Robbins, Stephen P. (1993). Organisational Behaviour. 6th ed. Engelwood Cliffs, N.J.,Prentice Hall International Editions. Samson, D. 2001. Management for Engineers. 3rd ed. Prentice-Hall, New York. |
Unit Texts: | None prescribed. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 40%, Examination 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 31300 Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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