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David Zimmerman

ENGL 211

28 April 2020

Thesis: The Need for Engineering Management

I. Introduction
A. Why Engineering Management
B. Degree Surge
C. Business Use
II. Define “Engineering Management”
A. Definition from Wikipedia
B. Paraphrase definition
III. History
A. Past of Engineering
B. Current Problems facing Engineering
1. Quote from Jeffery Glass
2. Quote from Michael Abrams
IV. Decision Making
A. Ambiguous information
B. Management fundamentals
V. Business Uses
A. Types of Businesses
B. Quote from State University
C. Information from Bureau of Labor Statistics
VI. Responsibilities
A. Production
B. Personnel
C. Budget
D. Supplies/Equipment
E. Schedules
VII. Who becomes an Engineering Manager
A. Trades
B. Background
C. Detail orientated
D. Communication Skills
VIII. Education Requirements
A. Types of Courses
B. Concentrations
1. Crisis, Emergency and Risk Management
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2. Finance and Cost Accounting

3. Environmental and Energy Management
4. Information Security Management
5. Operation Research and Management Science
IX. University Choices
A. Background on Schools offering Degree
1. Stevens Institute of Technology
2. Syracuse University
3. Largest Master’s Degree programs – Chart from Wikipedia
4. Top Ranked Schools
a) Duke
b) Ohio University
c) Vanderbilt
X. Other Programs
A. Twenty Schools offer Undergraduate degrees
B. Missouri University of Science and Technology – Doctorate
XI. Classes Required
A. Leadership and Organizational Management
B. Operations
C. Operations Research
D. Supply Chain (Economics)
E. Management of Technology
F. New Product development and product engineering
G. Systems engineering
H. Industrial engineering
I. Management Science
J. Engineering Design management
XII. Salary
A. Occupational Outlook Handbook
1. Starting Salaries
2. Manufacturing Fields
3. Scientific Research
XIII. Reasons against engineering management
A. Cost
B. Counter from Freek Van Heerden
C. Benefits of engineering management
XIV. Conclusion
XV. Works Cited