Chun, Jung-Hoon, and Alexander d'Arbeloff, 2.96 Management in Engineering, Fall 2004. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), http://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed 07 Jul, 2010). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

Management in Engineering

Fall 2004

Course Highlights

Course Description

*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.

Syllabus

This class was also offered in Course 13 (Department of Ocean Engineering) as 13.52. In 2005, ocean engineering subjects became part of Course 2 (Department of Mechanical Engineering), and the 13.52 designation was dropped in lieu of 2.96.

Course Objectives

• Provide exposure to key principles and practices used in engineering management.
• Provide opportunities to analyze cases in management of innovation.

The lecture and case studies in this course focus on the following topics:

• Accounting and financial principles
• R&D management
• New business/project development
• Best management practices

Readings

The reading assignments and case studies can be found in the readings section.

Class Participation

Students are expected to attend all class sessions, read all assigned materials prior to discussion, and contribute to class discussion.

Assignments

Homeworks consist of case study analyses, group based and individual writing assignments, group presentations, and a final project.

Grading

Your grade will be based on your overall performance in classes. Lectures as well as case study method of instruction emphasize participation in class discussion.

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