ME 212: Module 1 Flashcards

1
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It is universal in the modern industrial world

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Management

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2
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defined as “the creative problem solving process

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Management

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3
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refers to “the activity combining technical knowledge with the ability to organizeand coordinate worker power, materials, machinery, and money.”

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Engineering management

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4
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It is a process consisting of planning, organizing, directing (or leading), and controlling.

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Management

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5
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level of those with minimal engineering jobs

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Level One

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6
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level of those with moderate degree of engineering jobs like transportation companies

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Level Two

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7
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level of those with a high degree of engineering jobs like construction firms.

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Level 3

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8
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Which level the engineer will have a slim chance of becoming the general manager or president?

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Level 1

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9
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Which level will the engineer may be assigned to head the engineering division?

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Level 2

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10
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Which level will provide the biggest opportunity for an engineer to become the president or general
manager?

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Level 3

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11
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The four process of management

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  • Planning
  • Organizing
  • Leading
  • Controlling
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12
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When did the formal study of management begin?

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19th Century

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13
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One of the early pioneers of management theory, and a mechanical engineer who believed that it was management’s task to design jobs properly and to provide incentives to motivate workers to achieve higher productivity.

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Frederick W. Taylor

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14
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is believed to have the oldest engineering management department, established as the School of Business Engineering in 1908.

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Stevens Institute of Technology

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15
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Outside the USA, in which country where the first department concentrating on Engineering Management established in 1927?

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Berlin, Germany

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16
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He replace the rule-of-thumb work methods with methods based on scientific study of tasks

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Frederick Winslow Taylor

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17
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According to him, specialization promotes efficiency of the workforce and increases productivity. In addition, thespecialization of the workforce increases their accuracy and speed.

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Jules Henri Fayol

18
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He was a German sociologist who approached management by focusing on organizational structures, dividingorganizations into hierarchies with clear lines of authority and control

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Max Weber

19
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He believed that an ideal bureaucracy consistsof six specific characteristics: hierarchy of command, impersonality, written rules of conduct, advancement basedonachievement, specialized division of labor and

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Max Weber

20
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He was a Harvard professor who proposed that managers should become more “people oriented”

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Elthon Mayo

21
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He concluded that participation in social groups and group pressure as proposed to organizational structures or
demands from management had the strongest impact on worker productivity.

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Elthon Mayo

22
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He explained that becoming a servant-leader begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve followed by the aspiration to lead

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Peter Greenleaf

23
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The 10 Functions of Engineer Manager (GRDS 2T 2M 2C)

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  • Government
  • Research
  • Design and Development
  • Sales
  • Testing
  • Teaching
  • Manufacturing
  • Management
  • Construction
  • Consulting
24
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it is where the engineers is engaged in the process of learning about nature and codifying this knowledgeinto usable theories.

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RESEARCH

25
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it is where the engineer undertakes the activity of turning a product concept to a finished physical item.

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Design and Development

26
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it is where the engineer works in a unit where new products or part are tested for work ability

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Testing

27
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it is where the engineer is directly in charge of production personnel or assumes responsibility for the product

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Manufacturing

28
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this is where the construction engineer is either directly in charge of the construction personnel or
may have responsibility for the quality of the construction process.

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Construction

29
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it is where the engineer assists the company’s customers to meet their needs, especially those that require technical expertise.

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Sales

30
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it is where the engineer works as consultant of any individual or organization requiring his services

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Consulting

31
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where the engineer may find employment in the government performing any of the various tasks in regulating, monitoring, and controlling the activities of various institutions, public or private

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Government

32
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where the engineer gets employment in a school and is assigned as a teacher of engineering courses. Some of them later become deans, vice presidents and presidents

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Teaching

33
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where the engineer is assigned to manage groups of people performing specific tasks

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Management

34
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The 3 general preconditions for achieving lasting success as a manager

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  • ABILITY
  • MOTIVATION TO MANAGE
  • OPPORTUNITY
35
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refers to the capacity of an engineer manager to achieve organizational objectives effectively and efficiently

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Managerial ability

36
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refers to a description of “whether objectives are accomplished”

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EFFECTIVENESS

37
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is a description of the “relative amount of resources used in obtaining effectiveness.”

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EFFICIENCY

38
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2 Requirements for Successful Management

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  • Obtaining a suitable managerial job
  • Finding a supportive climate once on the job
39
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is characterized by the recognition of managerial talent through financial and nonfinancial rewards.

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supportive climate

40
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4 Qualifications for Engineer Manager

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  • Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree
  • Few years experience in pure engineering job
  • Training in supervision
  • Special training in engineering management