DE6101                             ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Level 6                                             Credits 15                                            Version July 2010

RECOMMENDED PRE-REQUISITE
Nil

RECOMMENDED CO-REQUISITE
Nil

AIM/PURPOSE
To develop the knowledge and skills required to administer and manage projects effectively in a specific discipline of engineering

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 

1.         Demonstrate an understanding of, and apply, the fundamentals of project planning and project management.

2.         Prepare and evaluate cost estimates, tender documentation and contract documentation.

3.         Administer and supervise contracts in accordance with the relevant Standards and/or Codes of Practice.

4.         Critically evaluate professional practice principles and their application to an engineering environment.

INDICATIVE CONTENT 

• Project Management functions, scheduling techniques, Critical path analysis, PERT charts, Gantt charts, uncertainty and Risk management
• Contract law and Documentation, schedules of Quantities, costing and Tendering, time cost/quality balance, contract types, engineering company structures
• Requirements of discipline specific Conditions of Contract (NZS3910), dispute resolution
• Professionalism and Ethics, consultation, Treaty of Waitangi, sustainability, Resource Management Act