Course: MSE 402. Engineering Project Management (3)
Prerequisite: MSE 362 for Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MSE) or Engineering Management (EM) Majors; MATH 140 for Engineering Management Technology (EMT) Majors; Instructor consent for graduate students. The engineering project management process, from the feasibility stage through project close out. Topics include project initiation, project screening and selection, organizational and project structure, time and cost estimation, budgeting, developing work plans, scheduling resources, managing risk, tracking work, managing teams, partnership projects and close out. Students learn to use appropriate software to assist with the project-management process. Available for graduate credit.