National University

of Computer & Emerging Sciences

Course Outline of BS Electrical Engineering Degree Program

Course Title Engineering Management Course Code MG330

Course Pre- Credit Hrs. 3
MG222-Engineering Economics
requisite(s)
Instructor Dr. Muhammad Saeed Semester Fall 2019

Text Book(s) Title Understanding Management

Author Daft and Dorothy
Publisher Thomson Southwestern 10th edition
Title Project Management, The Managerial Process
Author Gray, Larson, Desai
Publisher McGraw Hill Education 6th edition
Ref. Book(s) Title Management and Entrepreneurship
Author Veerabhadrappa Havinal
Publisher New Age International

Catalog Study is aimed at helping future managers find innovative solutions to the problems today’s organizations
Description: face. The students are going to be exposed to the traditional management skills and the new
competencies needed in a turbulent environment characterized by economic turmoil, political confusion,
and general uncertainty. Study is also aimed at providing a realistic, socio-technical view of project
management focusing on the tools and processes as well as human dimension.

Course Description Domain/ PLO

Learning Taxonomy
Outcomes Level
1. Develop understanding of management functions of planning and organizing C5 11
in engineering organizations
2. Develop understanding of management functions of directing and control in C5 11
engineering organizations
3. Discuss how ethical organizations are created through ethical leadership and C2 8
organizational structures and systems
4. Apply knowledge areas of project management C3 11

Assigned Program Learning Description

Outcome (PLO)
PLO-08: Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and
responsibilities and norms of engineering practice.

PLO-11: Project Management: Ability to demonstrate management skills and apply

engineering principles to one’s own work, as a member and/or leader in a team to manage
projects in a multidisciplinary environment.

Weekly
Course Contents/Topics Content Tool (CLO)
Schedule
 Engineering Management overview; Management function of Chap 1, 5
1
planning Notes
Management function of planning and goal setting, Strategic Chap 5,
2 A1 (CLO 1)
planning, SWOT analysis Notes
Management function of Organizing: Designing organization
3 Chap 7 Q1 (CLO 1)
structure
4 Management function of Leading: Leadership Chap 11 Q2 (CLO 2)
Motivating employees Chap 12,
5 Q3 (CLO 2)
Notes
Managing communication Chap 13,
6 Q4 (CLO 2)
Notes
Management function of Controlling: Managing quality and Chap 15,
7 Q5 (CLO 2)
performance Notes
8 Managing Ethics and Social Responsibility Chap 4 Q6, (CLO 2)
9 Mid-term exam (2-hours) M (CLO 1 – 2)
10 Project Management; Defining a Project Chap1, 4 Q7 (CLO 3)
11 Estimating project time and cost Chap 5 A2 (CLO 4)
12 Developing a project plan Chap 6 Q8 (CLO 4)
13 Scheduling resources and costs Chap 8 A3 (CLO 4)
14-15 Progress and performance measurement and evaluation Chap 13 Q9 (CLO4)
Revision Chap 1-
16
13
Final exam (3-hours) F (CLO 1, 2, 5, 6 )
A = Assignment, Q= Quiz, M = Midterm exam, F = Final exam , P = Project

Course Evaluation and Grading:

Assessment Methods Weight %
Assignment 10%
Quiz 10%
Midterm Exam 30%
Final Exam 50%

Academic Integrity:
Academic integrity is of central importance to education at NUCES. Students have the responsibility to know and
observe the requirements of the NUCES Code of Academic Honesty available:
http://www.nu.edu.pk/Student/Conduct and the penalties resulting from violation of this code. This code forbids
cheating, fabrication or falsification of information, multiple submission of academic work, plagiarism, abuse of
academic materials, and complicity in academic dishonesty. Cheating in any form and on any academic work results
in serious penalties that include dissmissal from the university.

Appendix
Mapping Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) to Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Use check mark “” to map CLOs to PLOs.

PLO-1 PLO-2 PLO-3 PLO-4 PLO-5 PLO-6 PLO-7 PLO-8 PLO-9 PLO-10 PLO-11 PLO-12
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CLO-2 
CLO-3 
CLO-4 

CLOs Assessment Tools

Use a check mark “” to specify the assessment tools for each CLOs.

Direct Assessment Tools1 Indirect Assessment Tools2

Q A ME FE P IO SSS
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Quiz, Assignment, Midterm Exam, Final Exam, and Class Project, etc.
2
Instructor observation, student satisfaction survey, etc.