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The degree programs offered by the College of Quality and Engineering Management are designed to prepare students for rewarding careers in Quality Assurance Science and Engineering Management. Graduates are expected to possess sufficient knowledge to achieve professional certification (e.g., registration with ASQ or PMI) if they choose to do so. Expected outcomes for each degree program are based on guidelines established by the appropriate professional organizations such as the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and Project Management Institute (PMI).

Master of Engineering Management Program Objectives:

The MEM program is a breadth degree geared to the needs of technical professionals who strive to become leaders in technology-oriented firms. The MEM program objective is to provide the individual with the breadth of knowledge required for successful project management, and with the ability to integrate knowledge from diverse disciplines. The degree requirements include core courses, electives, and a culminating experience.

Electives may be chosen to focus in one or more of the following areas: Quality Management, Business Systems, and Engineering Systems.

MEM Program Learning Outcomes:

• An understanding of management concepts related to product quality.

• An appreciation of advances in computer technology relevant to the management of engineering projects.

• An ability to identify and analyze managerial and organizational informational needs, and to apply information technologies and statistical techniques and procedures, including recent and emerging developments in business decision making.

• An ability to apply behavioral principles connected with self-awareness, perception, communication, motivation, productivity, group processes, organizational change, personal stress, and leadership.

• An understanding and appreciation of the multi-faceted legal, political, governmental, financial and cultural issues related to the international business environment and the development of strategies to address them.

MEM Program Objectives:

• An understanding of management concepts related to product quality.

• An appreciation of advances in computer technology relevant to the management of engineering projects.

• An ability to identify and analyze managerial and organizational informational needs, and to apply information technologies and statistical techniques and procedures, including recent and emerging developments in business decision making.

• An ability to apply behavioral principles connected with self-awareness, perception, communication, motivation, productivity, group processes, organizational change, personal stress, and leadership.

• An understanding and appreciation of the multi-faceted legal, political, governmental, financial and cultural issues related to the international business environment and the development of strategies to address them.

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MASTER OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related fields is required for admission to the MEM program. A degree is awarded upon satisfactory completion of 36 units of academic work with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better in the following areas:

MGT 501. Graduate Management Theory & Practice — (3 Units)

Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. The Microsoft PowerPoint version that accompanies MS Word 97 or 2000 is also required.

Covers various management approaches, including recent, emerging, and anticipated developments. Focuses critical attention on relevant theory, research, and practice; facilitates the development of analytical and research skills to encourage further contributions to the field; and identifies important and current employee issues for application of existing and future management knowledge.

MGT 520. Graduate Production & Management Systems Analysis & Development — (3 Units) Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.

This course identifies key production problems, including planning, scheduling, layout, and control; applies the system approach to their resolution; and includes recent developments, such as decision analysis and large-scale modeling.

MGT 522. Graduate Project Management — (3 Units)

Prerequisites: MGT 501 Graduate Management Theory and Practice

The student is expected to have a basic understanding of management foundations, to be familiar with the case study method, and to have basic presentation skills.

This course deals with planned project execution and management in organizations; covering the organization, staffing, planning, scheduling, controlling, budgeting, and evaluation of small, intermediate, and large projects.

Course work includes various current techniques such as PERT, technologies such as project management software packages; and organizational structures such as matrix support, project management at the individual, team (group), and organizational level.

ENGR 502. Graduate Engineering Statistics — (3 units) Prerequisites: BSCI 102 Calculus II (3 Units).

A study of advanced probability distributions, sampling theory, hypothesis testing, linear regression and estimation, advanced statistical applications and confidence intervals.

ENGR 503. Graduate Total Quality Assurance Management — (3 units) Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

A study of the functions and responsibilities of the quality organization. TQM concepts, QFD, JIT, SPC, and all other continuous improvement tools will be utilized as part of this course focusing on TQM deployment. The focus of this course will be on the people, organizational and technical issues related to implementation of quality systems.

Pre-Approved Electives (18 units)

Graduate Engineering, Quality and Business courses may be submitted to the Academic Dean for approval of additional elective courses:

124 FIN 501. Graduate Financial Theory & Policy — (3 Units)

Prerequisite: ACCT 501 Graduate Financial Theory & Policy; ECON 501 Graduate Economic Analysis Directs critical attention to financial theory, focuses on its direct application to business analysis and management, and covers a wide range of financial concepts.

IBUS 503. Graduate International Management — (3 Units) Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.

Includes the application of specialized or recently developed theory, concepts, and techniques to the resolution of important, complex, or current management issues facing the multinational or multicultural firm. Focuses on social, cultural, or political issues and management strategies to resolve them to maximize productivity, job satisfaction, and organizational effectiveness.

MGT 511. The Management of Knowledge Workers — (3 Units) Prerequisite: MGT 501 Graduate Management Theory & Practice.

Recognizes the value, uniqueness, and management challenges presented by the professional employee, and methods for addressing them. Focuses on the problems of measuring and rewarding unstructured task performance, developing incentives that meet the special needs of professionals, nurturing innovation and creativity, and resolving the tension between control and autonomy.

MIS 502. Graduate Computers & Management Information Systems — (3 units)

Prerequisite: None. You should have completed prior, lower level course in Information Systems, or have the appropriate work experience. For each of the case studies that students will complete in this course, students are expected to prepare PowerPoint slides.

An introduction to the study and practice of information systems management. The objective is to facilitate students’ understanding of the structure, development, and management of information systems that can support a wide range of organizational functions at various levels with a view to develop a capability to analyze and/or to design an information system to satisfy business needs. Component parts of the information system are studied, together with the interactions between such components.

The discussion assumes logical reasoning to be the core of conceptualization. Thus, much of the material covered appears to be a re-statement of common sense logic, which in fact it is. You will frequently observe formalized statements of natural reasoning in the context of computer operations and information systems structure and application.

MSCI 532. Advanced Quality Control — (3 units)

Prerequisite: MGT 520 Advanced Production & Management System Analysis & Development.

From a managerial perspective, covers a wide range of methods for assurance of control over product quality and production process. Focuses on staffing, organizing, training, and supervising to integrate total quality management at all levels of the organizational structure and stages of the production process.

MSCI 580. Advanced Systems Modeling & Simulation — (3 units) Prerequisite: MIS 502 Computers and Management Information Systems.

Covers the techniques of developing and using simulation models as an experimental method in design, planning, and control of operational systems. Simulation models of operational systems are constructed on a computer, and used to evaluate alternative design configurations, decision rules and control techniques.

125 QAS 440. ISO Quality Systems — (3 units)

Prerequisite: QAS 202 Quality Control.

A study of modern day Quality Assurance Systems with an emphasis on preparation and planning for system registration based on the ISO 9000 standards. Other standards introduced are: QS 9000 (automotive), AS 9000 (aerospace), Q19000 (Boeing), GMP (FDA), TL 9000 (telecommunications), and ISO 14000 (environmental).

QAS 516. Taguchi's Experimental Design Methods — (3 units)

Prerequisite: ENGR 502 Graduate Engineering Statistics or MSCI 585 Graduate Business Statistics.

An in-depth study of Dr. Genichi Taguchi's experimental design methods and quality design and analysis techniques. An emphasis is placed on Mechanical and Electrical product and process improvements derived from 22 case studies of Taguchi's methods. Planning of experiments for best strategy and objectives is stressed.

An overall emphasis is placed on providing engineering quality by design.