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    MASTERS IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (BY COURSE)

    EM774 Masters in Engineering Management

    Introduction

    This course is introduced in line with the need to further expose the working engineers and

    other professionals with related management tools. In many situations, professionals are

    sometimes in predicament when they are given responsibility to lead organizations or

    departments due to their lack of managerial skills which could affect their performance.

    Programme Focus

    The curriculum is designed in collaboration with the industry to incorporate the current and

    immediate future needs of practicing professionals who wish to climb the hierarchy of theorganizations or to pursue entrepreneurial effort.

    Professional Enhancement

    Participants could gain additional value by obtaining professional qualification such as PMP

    (Project Management Professional) and ITIL certification through Project Management and

    Information Technology & Service Management courses respectively.

    Objectives

    1. To equip practicing professionals with advanced management tools and hence enable

    them to manage technology based organizations and to improve their career prospects in such

    organizations.

    2. To impact multi-disciplinary skills to practicing professionals to become nascent

    entrepreneurs specializing in owing technology based enterprises or to create future

    technopreneurs.

    3. To expose practicing professional the latest management technologies and make them

    globally competitive.

    Delivery Modes

    Apart from rigorous academic exposures, experiential learning and solving real case studies are

    the mainstay of this programme. Expert and practicing professionals will be invited to expose

    participants with realities of working environment.

    Entry Requirements

    1. Candidates with Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences from recognized

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    universities or institutions with at least a CGPA of 2.75 and with at least three (3) years working

    experience.

    2. OR - Passed professional examination IEM/BEM Par t II, Council of Engineering

    Institutions (CEI) Par t 2 and with at least three (3) years working experience.

    Fees:

    RM 15,773.00 for two (2) years courses included Breakfast, Lunch and Tea time. (Classes are

    conducted ever y weekend)

    >> Core Courses > MEM 701: Transformation Management [ 3 Credit ]

    The course outlines the world of change in the economy and business with focus on the local,

    regional and global businesses. An organized but eclectic and phased approach is adopted in

    dealing with the issues and methodologies of change. The approach to managing change

    travels from the individual to the groups and to the organization. Change management requires

    changes in individual mindsets and mind sights (self change), ability to energize changes in

    teams (group change) and leading change (organizational change).The course also involves

    and engages the student in the application of the change management by examining their

    organizations and reflecting the challenges together through presentations and discussions.

    >> MEM 771 : Strategic Management & Globalization [ 3 Credit ]

    The course outlines the challenge of strategic management in a world that is increasing

    interdependent and interlocked than ever before. Managing organizations requires a strategic

    and global outlook to remain competitive and to plan ahead of changes and competitive threats.

    The course will take the students to the global challenges and the approaches and tools at their

    disposal to understand and evaluate these forces for sustainable business success.

    Methodologies to frame the contours of the global forces will be identified and their impact on

    the national and global businesses illustrated. This course will enable technical managers to go

    beyond their technical world and to appreciate the business world on a global plane.

    >> MEM790 : Research Methodology and Consultancy [ 3 Credit ]

    This course provides statistical decision-making tools for engineering and technical managers

    who are often confronted with problems and issues involving uncertainty. Students learn to read

    and interpret statistical literature and to apply basic statistical methods in evaluating data.

    Emphasis is placed on the collection, rigorous analysis, interpretation and effective

    communication of data. Methods of action research will be dealt with leading toward ability to do

    consulting jobs related to engineering management.

    >> MEM 702 : Project Marketing and Consumer Management [ 3 Credit ]Project sales and marketing is a developing knowledge area in many industries that increase

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    their project orientation in customer deliveries. The project sales and marketing discipline is

    essential for success within business where knowledge intensive, tailored customer-specific

    technical or other systems/services are sold and produced. The course content is divided to five

    focus areas that are covered by the lectures and the course book. The focus areas are: Nature

    of project marketing, Marketing Strategy, Managing Project Networks, Preparing Project Offering and Project Sales Process.

    >> MEM 772: Accounting, Finance & Engineering Economics [ 3 Credit ]

    This course covers the four major areas: financial accounting, cost accounting, managerial

    accounting and capital budgeting. The course introduces students to accounting entities, users

    of accounting information, elements of financial statements and their interpretation, costing,

    marginal costing, budgetary control, working capital management, investment analysis, sources

    of finance, profit planning & control and the Just-in-time philosophy.

    >> MEM 705: Strategy and Management of Technology [ 3 Credit ]The course emphasise the application of concept of innovation theory to the real-life problems.

    The message of linkages between new ideas and profit will be discussed through different

    innovation processes that include proper technology strategy, right organizational structure,

    product-market positioning and management of new knowledge.

    >> MEM 775: Managing the Value Adding Chain and Operation [ 3 Credit ]

    This course presents an integrated approach to value chain management. It analyzes the key

    challenges, practices and trends concerning the primary business functions (i.e., marketing,

    production and purchasing) and processes (i.e., cycle time compression, quality management,

    supply chain integration, global network configuration and coordination, and virtualization). Italso examines the strategic ramifications of an emerging digital economy on these functions

    and processes.

    >> MEM 791: Technopreneurship [ 3 Credit ]

    The nature and importance of entrepreneurship in developing and transferring technology and

    positively impacting an economy is an area of importance to business leaders, educators,

    politicians, and individual members of the society. To create something new and of value to

    both the organization and the market takes a technical individual who is willing to assume the

    social, psychic, and financial risks involved and achieve the resulting rewards whether these be

    monetary, personal satisfaction, or independence. Technical Entrepreneurship is designed tofocus on the opportunities and challenges associated with starting a new venture based on

    technology. The single greatest wealth creator of our generation and of ever y generation before

    us has been technology. The goal of this class is to evolve an idea into a complete business.

    The course will illustrate all phases in the development of a business. Students will be provided

    with a toolkit to more effectively create, assess, and build ideas into businesses.This class

    cannot make student into an entrepreneur or intrapreneur. It can help students better assess

    whether an idea is a business opportunity and how to transform that opportunity into a business.

    MEM770 : Management of Risk, Contract and Legal Issues [ 3 Credit ]

    This course focuses on risks, contracts and legal issues related to engineering management.This course provides an understanding of basic principles of contract law. In addition, this

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    course summarizes a survey of contracts, sales, agencies, personal property, commercial

    paper, and associated topics. The course also covers materials on the theories and principles of

    risk management.

    MEM 777 : Engineering Project Management [ 3 Credit ]Professional Project Management certification is becoming a highly sort after industry

    recognition. As a profession, project management is also experiencing phenomenal growth. A

    consequence of this growth is increased reliance upon project management and the need to

    professionally recognized project management ability. As more companies adopt project

    management into their businesses, the demand for knowledgeable practitioners increases

    globally. The syllabus of this course followed exactly the requirement for the preparation to sit

    for the above examination.

    EM 799: Industrial Project /Business Proposals [ 6 Credit ]

    The first semester subject of Research Methodology and Consultancy become the basis forcompletion of this Industrial/ Business Proposal subject. The student may select either solving

    real industrial problem or proposing a new technology based venture. Each group will be guided

    by a super visor appointed by the Facultys Post-graduate Research Committee (FPRC). The

    study must involve research problems appropriate to Masters level. The study must observe

    and demonstrate sufficientrigour that conforms to the conventional scientific study or other

    methodologies such as Action Research. The student must carry out the study, analyze and

    write up the dissertation following the requirements of UiTM. Students are required to analyze

    their data using Business Process Management software available at the faculty. The

    dissertation of no more than 30,000 words must be defended before a committee of senior staff

    or invited professional. All qualified and experienced staff of FKM, associated academic staffand invited professional will super vise the dissertation.

    >> Elective Courses > MEM762 Computer Integrated Manufacturing [ 3 Credit ]The program is designed to achieve competence in the effective integration of the computing,

    manufacturing, design, and maintenance processes found in any manufacturing enterprise.

    >> MEM735: Optimization of Engineering System [ 3 Credit ]

    This subject deals with design and system optimization. For each topic, design and system

    modeling, as well as mode solution are stressed. The optimization methodologies are based on

    Mathematical Programming, Linear Programming, and Dynamic Programming.

    >> MEM734: Management of Engineering Design [ 3 Credit ]

    This subject provides a broad realistic understanding of the design process. Topics to becovered include: The Product Design Process, Need Identification and Problem Definition,

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    Gathering Information, Concept Generation and Evaluation, Embodiment Design and Ethical

    Issues in Design

    >> MEM739: Management of Telecommunication Networks and Services [ 3 Credit ]

    This course describes a broad appreciation of the techno-economic realities of the changingworld of computers, media and communication technologies. It discusses the identification of

    key players, key standards and key technologies. This course covers telecommunication

    networks from the perspective of the network service provider.

    ] Students are required to complete any TWO (2) of the following courses [

    Every effort will be made to of fer electives that meet the students needs. However, the

    electives offered will depend on number of students

    and the availability of instructors

    MEM762 Computer Integrated Manufacturing [ 3 Credit ]The program is designed to achieve competence in the ef fective integration of the computing,

    manufacturing, design, and maintenance processes found in any manufacturing enterprise.

    MEM735: Optimization of Engineering System [ 3 Credit ]

    This subject deals with design and system optimization. For each topic, design and system

    modeling, as well as mode solution are stressed. The optimization methodologies are based on

    Mathematical Programming, Linear Programming, and Dynamic Programming.

    MEM734: Management of Engineering Design [ 3 Credit ]

    This subject provides a broad realistic understanding of the design process. Topics to becovered include: The Product Design Process, Need Identification and Problem Definition,

    Gathering Information, Concept Generation and Evaluation, Embodiment Design and Ethical

    Issues in Design

    MEM739: Management of Telecommunication Networks and Services [ 3 Credit ]

    This course describes a broad appreciation of the techno-economic realities of the changing

    world of computers, media and communication technologies. It discusses the identification of

    key players, key standards and key technologies. This course covers telecommunication

    networks from the perspective of the network ser vice provider.

    MEM795: Information Technology Service Management [ 3 Credit ]

    The syllabus is based on the ITIL which comprise is a cohesive set of best practices for IT

    service management. It comprises a series of ITIL Books and is intended to assist organizations

    in developing a quality framework. Professionally it is supported by a series of examinations and

    international certifications, which are organized into three distinct levels: the ITIL Foundation

    Certificate, the ITIL Practitioners Certificate and the ITIL Managers Certificate. The syllabus is

    drawn in such a way that allows students to have basic knowledge to sit for the above

    certifications.

    MEM752: Facilities Management Building & Infrastructure [ 3 Credit ]The scope include the management of facilities in building environment and infrastructure, the

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    responsibility of facilities manager, asset management, maintenance, evaluation, and

    sustainable practices in facilities management so as to provide quality environment.

    MEM776: Construction Economics [ 3 Credit ]

    This subject provides an introduction to the principles of economics and their application to theconstruction and real estate industry. The objective is to understand the structure of the

    construction and property sectors and how they relate and contribute to the Malaysian economy

    and society.

    MEM778: Quality Management and Process Control [ 3 Credit ]

    This course will introduce the students to both the managerial and technical aspects of quality

    improvement techniques. The discussion of the statistical topics will be tied to Dr. W. Edward

    Deming's philosophy for the improvement of quality, productivity, and competitive position. A

    systemic and strategic approach to quality management including six sigma techniques will be

    provided with emphasis on process improvement tools and methodologies. The course isdesigned to expose students to the integral elements of a total quality management system

    within both manufacturing and ser vice organizations. Several individual and team projects

    involving class presentations, discussion of supplemental ar ticles, case studies and a hands-on

    total quality implementation project are utilized to demonstrate real world issues and

    applications.

    Faculty`s Academic Staffs

    >> Prof Ir Dr Abdul Rahman Omar

    PhD (Loughborough, UK), M.Sc. Control Systems (Sheffield-UK), Adv. Diploma MechanicalEngineering (UiTM).

    Expertise: CAD/CAM, Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), Concurrent Engineering,

    Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Information Modelling, Knowledge-based Modelling and

    Control Systems.

    >> Prof Dr. Ir Wahyu Kuntjoro

    PhD (Cranfield-UK), Ms Cranfield-UK), Sarjana in Mech.Eng (ITB-Indonesia)

    Expertise: Computational Structural Modelling and Analysis, Aircraft Structural Design and

    Integrity.

    >> Dato Prof Dr Ir Mohamed Dahalan Mohamed Ramli

    D Phill (Sussex-UK), Msc (WSU-USA), BME (Jadavpur- India)

    Expertise: Design, Finite Element Method, Technical Education.

    >> Prof. Dr Razmi Chik

    PhD (Stirling, UK), Msc Ind.Eng Mgmt (Oklahoma, USA), Msc Mgmt Sc (Cranfield-UK), B.Sc

    (Tasmania Australia)

    Expertise: General Management, Operation Management and Management of Technology.

    >> Prof Dr Normah OmarPhD (Manchester-UK)), MBA & BBA Accounting (IOWA-USA).

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    Expertise: Management Accounting, Cooperate Governance, Financial Report and Forensic

    Accounting.

    >> Prof Dr. Mohamad Said Zainol

    PhD (Wales-UK), MBA (Leuven-Belgium),Bsc (Malaya).Expertise: Research Methodology and Statistical Analysis.

    >> Prof. Dr. Faridah Hassan

    PhD (USM), MBA(MUWV-USA), BBA(WMU-USA)

    Expertise: Marketing and Strategy Management.

    >> Prof Madya Dr Noraini Sheriff

    PhD (UiTM),Msc Training Management (UPM), Bsc Markerting ( California-Sacramento-USA)

    Expertise: Marketing and Consumer Behaviour.

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