EG5008 - Planning and Management of Engineering Systems

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Engineering

Available to MEM postgraduate students.

Basic Economic concepts relevant to engineering design and planning engineering systems, societal considerations and infrastructure, engineering in current times, systems concepts in engineering, modelling of systems and processes, engineering analysis, engineering planning and design, introduction to management processes, economic evaluation of engineering alternatives, time value of money, planning horizon, discount rates, optimality of engineering design, project optimality, production function, sustainability in engineering, risk and reliability, simple decision models, multicriteria decision making, introduction to operation research tools.

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Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate a capacity for original thought and independent investigation;
• develop sound oral and written communication skills;
• gain experience in real life applications of engineering planning and business management;
• gain experience in applying quantitative methods in engineering planning and management.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Assumed Knowledge:

Knowledge in an Engineering Discipline.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Bithin Datta.
Contact hours:	39 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50% - 70%); quizzes or tests (% - 15%); tutorial attendance and participation (% - 15%); assignments (10% - 25%); individual or group project (15% - 25%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.