Management and Its Functions Flashcards
Engineers expected to perform a
variety of tasks depending on their
specialization and job level
As engineers are not trained to directly deal with people, it is expected that their weakness will most often be
people-based skills
was a very useful
tool; and the irrigation
system used to promote
crop growing 6000 to
3000 B.C.
stone bladed axe
Roadbuilding by the
Romans in
600 B.C. to A.D.
400
Pyramids of Egypt
3000 to 600 BC
The production of paper
and gunpowder by the
Chinese
100 AD to 1600 AD
The production of steam
engine and the spinning
and weaving machinery
1601 AD to 1799 AD
Even as engineers are currently producing solutions to many of the difficulties faced by mankind, much is still expected of them. Their outputs, new or improvements of old ones, are very much needed in the following specific problem concerns:
1.Production of more food for a fast growing world population;
2.Elimination of air and water pollution;
3.Solid waste disposal and materials recycling;
4.Reduction of noise in various forms;
5.Supplying the increasing demand for energy;
6.Supplying the increasing demand for mobility;
7.Preventing and solving crimes;
8.Meeting the increasing demand for communication facilities.
the functions of engineering encompass the following areas:
Research
Design and Development
Testing
Manufacturing
Construction
Sales
Consulting
Management
Government
Teaching
those with minimal
engineering jobs like
retailing firms.
Level 1
those with a moderate
degree of engineering
jobs like transportation
companies.
Level 2
those with a high degree
of engineering jobs like
construction firms.
Level 3
refers to the activity combining “technical
knowledge with the ability to organize and
coordinate worker power, materials, machinery, and
money.”
Engineering Management
the “creative problem solving-
process of planning, organizing,
leading, and controlling an
organization’s resources to
achieve its mission and
objectives.”
Management
Requirements for Engineer
Manager’s Job
- Bachelor degree
- Training in Supervision
- Training in Engineering Management
- Experience in engineering job
He indicates 3 general preconditions for achieving lasting success as a manager
Robert Kreitner
refers to the capacity of an
engineer manager to achieve organizational
objectives effectively and efficiently.
Ability
1.Favorable attitude toward those in positions of authority, such as superiors.
2.Desire to engage in games or sports
competition with peers.
3.Desire to engage in occupational or work-
related competition with peers.
4.Desire to assert oneself and take charge.
5.Desire to exercise power and authority over
others.
6.Desire to behave in a distinctive way, which
includes standing out from the crowd.
7.Sense of responsibility in carrying out the
routine duties associated with managerial work.
Motivation to Manage
The opportunity for
successful management has two requirements:
1.Obtaining a suitable managerial job, and
2.Finding a supportive climate once on the job.
may be found contributing their share in the various levels of organization.
Engineering activities need to be managed and engineers are sometimes placed in
positions where they have to learn management skills.
Engineers
concerned with planning, organizing, leading, and controlling an
organization’s resources to achieve its mission and objectives.
Management
