MSE 402. Engineering Project Management (3)

Prerequisite: MSE 362 or equivalent. Recommended Preparatory: MSE 304 for Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MSE) and Engineering Management (EM) majors; MSE 300 for Engineering Management Technology (EMT) majors. 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. (Design units: 0.5)