FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

40450 SHAH ALAM
SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN
03 5543 5161 03 5543 5160

PROGRAM:

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) MANUFACTURING (EM 221)/

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) MECHANICAL (EM 220)
COURSE:
ENGINEERS IN SOCIETY
COURSE CODE:
MEC600
CREDIT HOURS:
3
CONTACT HOURS:
Lectures
3 hrs/week
LECTURER:
Ir. Amir Radzi Ab. Ghani
CONTACT:
03-55435279
EMAIL:
amirradzi@gmail.com
ROOM:
T1-A12-16
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COURSE CONTENT/ TEACHING-LEARNING PERIODS/ ASSESSMENT METHOD:
No.
1.0

2.0

3.0

Topic

Week

Financial Management (10 hours)

1.1 The concept of time value of money and cost of capital
1.2 Discounting methods for investment appraisal
1.3 Methods used in calculating depreciation and capital
allowances
1.4 The cash flow table
1.5 Company reports - the Balance Sheet and the Profit
and Loss Statement
1.6 Interpretation of and making uses of financial ratios.

*1/2/3/
4

Remark/
Assessment
Method
1.1-1.3: Test1
1.4-1.6: Test2
*Professional talks

Economics (3 hours)
4/5
2.1 Fundamental concepts of demand, supply and price
2.2 Economic theory of the firm and market conditions from
perfect competition to monopoly
2.3 National income and expenditure
2.4 Concept of inflation & productivity, The Malaysian
experience.

Test1

Organisational Theory (3 hours)

History of management and modern concepts in
management including the systems theory and
contingency theory.

Test1

***PBL/ Case study

Note:
*Test 1: Week 6/7
***PBL/ Case study

Course Outline: MEC600

4.0

Law (3 hours)
7
4.1 Commercial and industrial law with special reference to
the law of Contract.
4.2 Legal requirements relating to recruitment, employment
and training; insurance and pension; product liabilities
and guarantees, sales of goods and services.

Test2

Marketing (5 hours)
7/8
5.1 Basic marketing concepts.
5.2 The marketing system.
5.3 Determination of demand.
5.4 Product policy and planning.
5.5 Pricing.
5.6 Distribution.
5.7 Marketing research.
Human Resource Management (2 hours)
9
6.1 Health and safety - minimising danger, dirt, noise and
strain; legal obligations.
6.2 Manpower planning and recruitment.

Final Test

7.0

Ethics and Sustainable Development (7 hours)

7.1 Concepts of Ethics and sustainable
development.
7.2 Pollution and its control / prevention.

10/11

Final Test
Note:
*Final Test: Week
11/12

8.0

Technology in Society (2 hours)

8.1 Development of modern technological societies
8.2 Engineering in the service of man
8.3 Professional codes, licensing and registration
8.4 Engineering education.

12

***Term
Paper/
Case Study

9.0

Communication (3 hours)
9.1 Principles of communication
9.2 Report writing and presentation
9.3 Speaking skills
9.4 Use of audio-visual aids.

12/13

***Term
Paper/
Case Study

10.0

Other Laws and Acts Governing Engineers (2 hours)

Uniform building by laws.
10.1 Factories and Machinery department Act.
10.2 And other current acts pertaining to health and
safety in the plant.

13

Test2

11.0

Topics on Current Issues (to be covered concurrently with 14

other topics (2 hours)
11.1 **These topics will include Premierships thought,
entrepreneurship, feasibility studies, etc.

5.0

6.0

Course Outline: MEC600

*Professional talks
Note:
*Test 2: Week 8/9

***PBL/ Case study

Final Test
***PBL/ Case study

***PBL/ Case study

***Term
Paper/
Case Study
April);
***PBL/ Case study

*Date and time may be changed (refer to lecturers notice board); ** Topics may be changed,
*** Refer to rubric for assignment and term paper

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Continuous Assessments

ASSESSMENTS

The overall assessment for the course will be as follows:

Coursework: (100%):
Test1:
20%
Test2:
20%
Final Test
20%
Assignment (PBL):
30%
Total: 100%
Term Paper/ Case Study
10%
Final Exam: (0%: No final examination)
MARKING SCALE: Range Code M3
4.00
4.00
3.67
3.33
3.00
2.67

A+
A
AB+
B
B-

90 100
80 89
75 79
70 74
65 69
60 64

2.33
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
0.67
0.00

C+
C
CD+
D
E
F

55 59
50 54
47 49
44 46
40 43
30 39
0 29

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TEXTBOOK/ REFERENCES
Required Textbook
None
References
1.
Chan S Park, Fundamental of Engineering Economics, Prentice Hall 2004
2.
M. E. Gorman, M. M Mehalik, and P. H. Werhane, Ethical and Environmental Challenges to Engineering, 1st
Edition, Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2000.
3.
L. T. Blank, and A. Tarquin, Engineering Economy, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2003
4.
Kotler Marketing Management 2005
5.
Stoner- Management 2005

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COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
1.
CO1: Relate the responsibility of an engineer towards society and the impact of technology on
society, [PO3, LO3, SS1]{C4}; [PO6, LO6, SS4]{A3}; [PO9, LO6, SS4]{A3}.
2.
CO2: Compare and contrast issues pertinent to various departments/profession, their interrelationships and the organizations as a whole (PO3, LO3, SS1]{C4}; [PO8, LO5, SS3]{P4}; {PO11,
LO8, SS6]{P4}; [PO12, LO9, SS7]{A3}.
3.
CO3: Adopt of the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities and ethics of a
professional engineer and the need for sustainable development [PO9, LO6, SS4]{A3}; [PO10, LO7,
SS5]{P4 }.
4.
CO4: Show concern on the importance of improving communication skills to help him/her in the
professional life [PO7, LO4, SS2]{P4}; [PO10, LO7, SS5]{P4}.

Note:
Course Outline: MEC600

PO: Program Outcome

LO: Learning Outcome

PO3: Ability to undertake problem

identification, formulation and
solution
PO6: Ability to practice
professional and ethical
responsibilities and commitment to
them
PO7: Ability to communicate
effectively with engineers and the
community at large
PO9: Ability to undertake social,
cultural, global and environmental
responsibilities of a professional
engineer
PO8: Ability to function effectively
as an individual and in a team

LO3: Thinking and

Scientific Skills

SS: Soft Skills

C/ A/P: Domain Taxonomies

SS1: Critical Thinking

and Problem-solving
skills
SS4: Ethics & Moral
professionalism

C4: (Cognitive/ Knowledge):

Analysis

LO4: Communication Skills

SS2: Communication
skills

P4: (Psychomotor/ skills):

Analysis

LO6

SS4

A3

LO5: Social Skills,

Teamwork and
Responsibilities

SS3: Teamwork skills

P4: (Psychomotor/ skills):

Analysis

PO10: Ability to recognize the

need to undertake life-long
learning, and possessing or
acquiring the capacity to do so

LO7: Information
management and life-long
learning

SS5: Life-long learning

and Information
management

P4

PO11: Ability to demonstrate

managerial and entrepreneurial
skills
PO12: Ability to demonstrate
leadership skills

LO8: Management and

Entrepreneurship

SS6: Entrepreneurial
skills

P4

LO9: Leadership skills

SS7: Leadership skills

A3

Course Outline: MEC600

LO6: Values, Ethics, Moral,

and professionalism

A3: (Affective/ Attitude):

Application