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Engineering Management 1 Flashcards

To familiarize concepts regarding about engineering management

1
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Management is:

A

An Art

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Engineering is:

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A Science

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3
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Engineers can become good managers only through __________

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Effective career planning

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If you are an engineer wanting to become a manager, what will you do?

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All of the above (Develop new talents, acquire new values, broaden your point of view)

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5
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When an engineer enters management, what is the most likely problem he finds difficult to acquire?

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All of the Above

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What management functions refers to the process of anticipating problems, analyzing them, estimating their likely impact and determining actions that will lead to the desired outcomes and goals?

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Planning (Keyword: process of anticipating problems)

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What refers to the establishing interrelationships between people and things in such a way that human and materials resources are effectively focused forward achieving the goal of the company?

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Organizing (Keyword: establishing interrelationships)

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What management function involves selecting candidates and training personnel?

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Staffing (Keyword: candidates and personnel)

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What management function involves orienting personnel in the most effective way and channeling resources?

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Directing (Keyword: orienting personnel)

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Actual performance normally is the same as the original plan and therefore it is necessary to check for deviation and to take corrective action. This action refers to what management function?

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Controlling (Keyword: check for deviation and take corrective action)

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What refers to a principal function of lower management which is to instill in the workforce a commitment and enthusiasm for pursuing the goals of the organization?

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Motivating (Keyword: instill in the workforce a COMMITMENT and ENTHUSIASM)

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What refers to management function which is to encourage others to follow the example set for them, with great commitment and conviction?

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Leading (Keyword: ENCOURAGE others to follow)

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What refers to the collection of the tools and techniques that are used on a predefined set of inputs to produce a predefined set of outputs?

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Project Management (Keyword: predefined set of outputs)

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13
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Which is NOT an element of project management process?

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Research and Development

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What is the most essential attribute of a project manager?

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Leadership

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In project management, what provides a simple yet effective means of monitoring and controlling a project at each stage of its development?

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Life cycle model (Keyword: SIMPLE yet EFFECTIVE)

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16
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What project life cycle model is the most relevant for information technology project?

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Waterfall model (Keyword: IT Project)

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17
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In project management, “R&D” stands for:

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Research and Development

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18
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In project management O&M stands for:

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Operation and Maintenance

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19
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A project management must be very good in which of the following skills?

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All of the above

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20
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Project integration management involves which of the following process?

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Quality planning

21
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Project quality management involves all of the following processes EXCEPT:

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Quality feature

22
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What is defined as an organized method of providing past, present, and projected information on internal operations and external intelligence for use in decision-making?

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Management Information System

23
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Middle management level undertakes what planning activity?

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Intermediate planning (InterMIDiate hihi)

24
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Strategic planning is undertaken in which management level?

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Top management level (basta Strat, Top)

25
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What is the advantage of free-rein style of leadership?

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Little managerial control and high degree of risk

26
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If you are appointed as a division manager, your first task is most likely to

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Set goals

27
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What is defined as the process of planning, organizing, and controlling operations to reach objective efficiently and effectively?

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Operations Management

28
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For a project manager to achieve his given set of goals through other people, he must have a good ______.

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Interpersonal skills (dapat baga ka’g nawng HAAHAHA)

29
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What type of conflict do managers encounter when there is disagreement on issues of territorial power or hidden agenda?

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Politics (basta nagkakagulo, pulitiko)

30
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The process of partitioning an organization into subunits to improve efficiency is known as ______.

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Departmentalization

31
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By departmentalization of an organization, it decentralizes ________?

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All of the above

32
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What type of committee companies or corporations created for a short term purpose only?

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Ad hoc committee (basta nay mga ads, kadiyot rajud na)

33
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What refers to a description of whether the objectives are accomplished?

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Effectiveness

34
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An engineering is required to finish a certain engineering job in 20 days. He is said to be _______ if he finished to job within the required period of 20 days

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Effective

35
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If an engineer provides less input (labor and materials) to his project and still come out with the same output, he is said to be more ________.

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Efficient

36
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To determine a qualified applicant, the engineer manager will subject the applicant to a test that is used to a measure a person’s current knowledge of a subject?

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Performance test (always remember Ma’am Fely’s way of assessing her people — through essays)

37
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What type of training is a combination of on-the-job training and experience with classroom instruction in particular subject?

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Apprentice program (think of Architectural apprentices)

38
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What type of authority refers to a specialist’s right to oversee lower level personnel involved in the project regardless of the personnel’s assignment in the organization?

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Functional Authority

39
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When a consultant or specialist gives advice to his superior, he is using what type of authority?

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Staff Authority

40
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When structuring an organization, the engineer manager must be concerned with the determining the scope of words and how it is combined in a job. This refers to ______.

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Division of Labor

41
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When structuring an organization, the engineer must be concerned with the grouping of related jobs, activities, or processes into major organizational subunits. This refers to:

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Departmentation (gibahin — to depart)

42
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Which technique will the manager use when evaluating alternative using qualitative evaluation?

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Intuition and subjective judgment

43
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Which technique will the manager use when evaluating alternative using quantitative evaluation?

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Rational and analytical techniques (kinahanglan jd na sabton — to analyze numbers and make valid reasons based on data gathered)

44
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What refers to the strategic statement that identifies why an organization exists, its philosophy of management, and its purpose as distinguished from other similar organization in terms of products, services, and markets?

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Corporate MISSION

45
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What refers to a process of influencing and supporting others to work enthusiastically toward achieving objectives?

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Leadership

46
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What describes how to determine the number of service units that will minimize both customer’s waiting time and cost of service?

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Queueing theory (priority number - hinumdumi ang ACCOUNTING HAHAHAHA)

47
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What refers to the rational way of conceptualize, analyze and solve problems in situations involving limited or partial information about the decision environment?

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Decision theory

48
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What is quantitative technique where samples of populations are statistically determined to be used for a number of processes, such as quality control, and marketing research?

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Sampling Theory

49
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The engineer manager must be concern with the needs of his human resources. What refers to the need of the employees for food, drinks, and rest?

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Physiological need (anything nga marelate sa physical body sa human being)

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