Sarawak Campus

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science

Higher Education Division

Unit of Study Outline

MME30001
Engineering Management 1
Winter Semester, 2018
Version date (13 June, 2018)
Unit of Study Outline
MME30001
Unit of study code
Engineering Management 1
Unit of study name
Winter Semester, 2018
Teaching Term/Semester & Year
10 hrs/ wk – total contact hours 60 hrs
Contact Hours (hrs/wk) or total contact
hours
100 credit points
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
12.5
Credit Points

Aims
This unit of study aims to introduce to you managerial principles so that you can function effectively
and efficiently in modern organisational roles within a changing environment.

Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing this unit, you should be able to:
1. Analyse organisations and compare and contrast them in terms of their management decision
making, structure and strategy, along with the environments in which they operate. (K5, S2, A1,
A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7) (EAC PO 7)
2. Apply and relate basic project management concepts to a given project. (K6, S1, S4, A2, A6,
A7) (EAC PO 12)
3. Describe and appreciate the concepts of organisational behaviour, team dynamics and an
understanding of self and other people. (K5, A2, A6, A7) (EAC PO 7)
4. Apply tools to manage and evaluate a project, including the Critical Path Method (CPM). (S1,
S2, S4, A2, A6) (EAC PO 12)
5. Describe the fundamentals of safety, compensation process, risk management and
sustainability. (K6, S1, A1, A4, A5) (EAC PO 6)

Content
 Introduction to engineering management
o evolution of management thought and practices
o understanding organisational structure and strategy
o managing technology and its elemental parts
o organisation, engineers and OH&S
 Engineering sustainability and society
o engineer and society, environment, sustainability and community
o basis for engineering ethics, professional practices, organisations and societies
o green engineering principles

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  Managing people and organisational behaviour
o attitudes, motivation, leadership and morale within technical teams
o organisation culture, change and group dynamics
o interpersonal skills: self-awareness, listening, goal setting, providing feedback,
delegating, team building, conflict management and resolving conflict
 Project Management
o project initiation-acceptance-definition
o project scoping and work break down structure
o project analysis-planning-scheduling-control
o specification, documentation, and monitoring
o project manager roles, characteristics, traits, ethics and risk management
Key Program Outcomes (Swinburne Engineering Competencies) for this Unit of Study
This unit will contribute to your attaining the following Program Outcomes (Swinburne Engineering
competencies):
K5 Practice Context: Discerns and appreciates the societal, environmental and other contextual
factors affecting professional engineering practice.
K6 Professional Practice: Appreciates the principles of professional engineering practice in a
sustainable context.
S1 Engineering Methods: Applies engineering methods in practical applications and complex
engineering problems.
S2 Problem Solving: Systematically uses current or emerging knowledge and research methods
to undertake independent research in solving complex engineering problems and as preparation
for research higher degrees.
S4 Project Management: Systematically uses engineering methods in conducting and managing
project work including finance.
A1 Ethics: Values the need for, and demonstrates, ethical conduct and professional
accountability.
A2 Communication: Demonstrates effective communication to professional and wider audiences
including in complex engineering problems.
A3 Entrepreneurial: Applies entrepreneurial approaches to engineering practice.
A4 Information Management: Demonstrates seeking, using, assessing and managing
information.
A5 Professional Self: Demonstrates professionalism and life-long learning.
A6 Management of Self: Demonstrates self-management processes.
A7 Teamwork: Demonstrates effective team membership and team leadership.

Key Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) Program Outcomes for this Unit of Study
This unit will contribute to your attaining the following Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC)
Program Outcomes):

PO 6 Engineer and Society: Apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess

societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities
relevant to professional engineering practice and solutions to complex engineering
problems.

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PO 7 Environment and Sustainability: understand and evaluate the sustainability and impact
of professional engineering work in the solution of complex engineering problems in
societal and environmental contexts.
PO 12 Project Management and Finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of
engineering and management principles and economic decision‐making and apply these
to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in
multidisciplinary environments.

Learning and Teaching Structure

6 hours lectures and 4 hours tutorial per week

Teaching Staff
Name Role Campus & Phone No. Email Address Consultation
Room No. Times
Unit of Study
Tan Yiing Chee E319 082260772 ytan@swinburne.edu.my By email
Convenor

Kii Ing Bui Tutor E319 082260719 ikii@swinburne.edu.my By email

Lee Ker Chia Tutor - kclee@swinburne.edu.my By email

Blackboard Site for this Unit of Study

Important information concerning this unit of study is placed on a website on the Swinburne course
management system (Blackboard), accessible via http://blackboard.swinburne.edu.my
It is your responsibility to access on a regular basis
 the Blackboard site for your unit of study,
 the Announcements section on Blackboard, and
 any emails sent by the teaching staff to your email address via Blackboard.
 It is your responsibility to ensure that your email address on Blackboard is set to your preferred
email address. To set your email address on Blackboard, go to My Institution, click on TOOLS
> PERSONAL INFORMATION > EDIT PERSONAL INFORMATION.

Assessment
a. Assessment Task Details:

Assessment Task Individual/ Related Weighting Due Date

Group Task Learning
Outcomes(s)
Final Examination Individual 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 40% TBA
Assignment-1 30% Week 2 -
Group 1, 3, 5
Research Project Initial
(3%) Presentation
Initial presentation (Group)
Week 6 - Final
Final presentation (Individual) (10%)
Presentation
Final report (Group) (13%) and Report
Group tasks (Group) (4%)
Class Tests (1 & 2) Individual 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 15% Week 3 & 5
Assignment-2 Individual 2, 4 10% Week 6
Project Management
Minor Activities Individual 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5%

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Descriptions:

Final Exam consists of a collection of questions, both qualitative and quantitative, that measure your
commitment to this subject. This is a major assessment and you should achieve at least 40% of the
assessment to be able to pass this subject. The exam date will be advised by the faculty’s administration.
There will be no resit examination for this subject.

Assignment 1 – Research Project requires students to develop an analysis of a selected topic. They should
identify and describe the major challenges and provide solutions. For further information, please see the
Assessment section on blackboard. Alternatively, students could propose an Engineering Management
related research topic to their Convenor/Lecturer. Their research should have the potential to contribute to
the learning process of this subject. This assessment requires:
• Initial presentation – A short talk (5 minutes) that introduces the topic, its importance and a plan to
complete the project on time.
• Final report – A detailed report on the outcome of the research project. Each group member should
contribute approximately 1,000 words (min). The entire report should not exceed 35 pages (max).
• Final presentation – A final presentation in which all group members should talk for approx. 3 minutes
each. (approx. 20 minutes per group)
• Group Tasks – These consists of a group’s organisational activities that show how a group plans,
organizes, controls, records and communicates. Major elements of Group Tasks are group meeting
minutes and relevant contributions on the Blackboard (as will be described in lectures). The group
meeting minutes should be collected regularly throughout the semester and stored as word documents
files on the Blackboard (in groups’ private spaces using the file exchange facility). Further details will be
posted on the Blackboard.

Minor Activities – other small activities will be introduced as the project progresses and due dates will be
provided.

Class Tests are short tests that have been assigned to the week notified in the subject planner. It may
contain multiple choice questions as well as subjective questions that require descriptive answers.
Assignment 2 – Project Management is a short assignment relating to project management techniques and
tools that should be genuinely attempted by students individually within a week of being given. The purpose
of this assignment is for students to gain first-hand experience on project management.

b. Participation requirements
Attendance at all lectures and tutorials is expected and it may be taken into account in the review
of borderline grades. However, attendance is compulsory where there is a peer assessment
session (group presentation). 1 mark per session (up to four marks for whole semester) for
individuals might be deducted per non-attendance. In case of peer assessment session zero marks
will be given for non-attendance.
c. Minimum requirements to pass this unit of study:
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes
to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:

(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and

(ii) obtain at least 40% in the final exam

Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 44%
as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.

d. Assessment criteria:
There are assessment-sheets for individual components of assessment tasks and they are
available via the subject’s Blackboard site. Students are strongly encouraged to review them at the
start of semester. The basis of these guidelines is to encourage student to
consolidate/demonstrate their understanding of the subject and make the major topics relevant to
current environmental trends.
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e. Submission of Assignments:
Guidelines and instruction for submission will be posted on blackboard and also will be discussed
in lecture and tutorial classes.
• Assignments and other assessments must be handed or submitted through the Blackboard
assessment submission system.
• Please ensure you keep a copy of all assessments that are submitted.
• An Assessment Cover Sheet must be submitted with your assignment.
Different forms of assessments have been incorporated in this unit. For further details on
submission of each assessment, please consult with assessment section on unit blackboard’s
website.

f. Extensions and Late Submissions:

Only in exceptional circumstances will
(a) extensions be granted
(b) late work be accepted without penalty.
Penalties for late work: 10% of the assessment marks will be deducted for each day late up to a
maximum of 5 days, after 5 days it will not be accepted and a zero result will be recorded. Any part
of a day will be counted as 1 day.

g. Availability of Assessment Results, Retention of Assessed Materials:

Assessment results will be published via the subject’s Blackboard as soon as marking process
including moderation is finalised.
If you are dissatisfied with an aspect of University assessment you should normally contact the
teaching staff most directly involved with the assessed work or the relevant Subject Convenor.
You have up to ten (10) working days to initiate an informal review of an assessment result
from the date on which the result is published – for laboratory reports and tutorial tests this means
the day on which they are returned to you. This also applies to the final subject mark.
You need to be aware that it is in your own interest to commence this process as early as possible
so as to facilitate resolution in time for subsequent re-enrolment procedures.
Assessed material will be returned to you, but you must retain all assessed material that
contributes to the final grade up until such time as the final grades are published. The assessed
material must, after a reasonable time, be produced on demand for review by the Convenor. Non-
compliance with this requirement may result in loss of all credit for the assessed material not so
produced.

h. Groupwork Guidelines:
“A group project is the collective responsibility of the entire group, and if one member is
temporarily unable to contribute, the group should be able to reallocate responsibilities to keep to
schedule. In the event of longer- term illness or other serious problems involving a member of a
project group, it is the responsibility of the other members to make the project supervisor aware of
the situation straight away. Individuals must be able to demonstrate that they contribute to
their group regularly and in good faith. Please note that the group tasks related activities might
be used as a basis to determine individual contributions.
Group project reports must be submitted with the project cover sheet, signed by all members of the
group. All group members must be satisfied that the work has been properly prepared and
submitted. Any penalties for plagiarism and/or late submission will apply to all group members, not
just the person who submitted.”

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i. Swinburne University of Technology’s definition of plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the action or practice of taking and submitting or presenting the thoughts, writings or
other work of someone else as though it is your own work. Plagiarism includes any of the following,
without full and appropriate acknowledgment to the original source(s):
(i) The use of the whole or part of a computer program written by another person;
(ii) the use, in essays or other assessable work, of the whole or part of a written work from any
source including but not limited to a book, journal, newspaper article, set of lecture notes,
current or past student’s work, any other person’s work, a website or database;
(iii) the paraphrasing of another’s work;
(iv) the use of musical composition, audio, visual, graphic and photographic models,
(v) The use of realia, that is, objects, artefacts, costumes, models and the like.
Plagiarism also includes the preparation or production and submission or presentation of
assignments or other work in conjunction with another person or other people when that work
should be your own independent work. This remains plagiarism whether or not it is with the
knowledge or consent of the other person or people. It should be noted that Swinburne
encourages its students to talk to staff, fellow students and other people who may be able to
contribute to a student’s academic work but that where independent assignment is required,
submitted or presented work must be the student’s own.
Enabling plagiarism contributes to plagiarism and therefore will be treated as a form of plagiarism
by the University. Enabling plagiarism means allowing or otherwise assisting another student to
copy or otherwise plagiarise work by, for example, allowing access to a draft or completed
assignment or other work.
The information outlined in this section above is covered in more detail in Swinburne Sarawak’s
Student Academic Misconduct Regulations 2012 found at
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/policies/regulations/academicmisconduct.html
Students must be familiar with the regulations found at Student Administration > Assessment >
Misconduct and Plagiarism at http://www.swinburne.edu.au/student-
administration/assessment/misconduct.html

j. Assessment and Appeals Policy and Procedure

The information outlined in the Assessment sections above is covered in more detail in Swinburne
Sarawak’s Assessment and Results Policy. Students must be familiar with the Policy found at
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/policies/academic/assessment.html and
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/policies/regulations/reviews.html
The Policy and Procedure provides details about:
 Assessment issues such as the conduct of examinations, plagiarism policies and details
explaining how to apply for a review of results and other appeals, and
 Student progress issues such as unsatisfactory academic progress and early intervention
procedures, and
 Information for students with disabilities and special needs and procedures for applying for
special consideration.
Students should make themselves familiar with all aspects of the Policy and Procedure, as failure
to do so is not grounds for appeal.

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Student Charter
The charter describes what students can reasonably expect from Swinburne in order to enjoy a
quality learning experience. As students contribute to their own learning experience and to that of
their fellow students, the charter also defines the University's expectations of students. Please
familiarise yourself with Swinburne’s Student Charter found at
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/policies/hr/students.html

Student Feedback:
Swinburne seeks student feedback in a number of ways, including through periodic “Student
Feedback on Units” and “Student Feedback on Teaching” surveys, as part of the university’s
approach to quality assurance and improvement. Possible improvement based on both student
and staff feedback is considered by Unit Convenors, Unit Panels made up of relevant teaching
staff, Program Panels, Faculty Academic Committees, and the Academic Programs Quality
Committee, as appropriate.

Safety Standards and Conduct Requirements:

The University executes safety drills without warning. Be prepared to follow instructions from staff
and/or wardens to evacuate the building in a safe and orderly manner.
All students are expected to respect the rights and sensibilities of their fellow students and
teaching staff. This also applies in respect of the content of video and audio work submitted for
assessment. The University had implemented anti-discrimination and harassment policies and
procedures to promote a discrimination and harassment free work and study environment for all
staff and students: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/policies/hr/behaviour.html
Safety procedures in laboratories must be followed. For your own safety, bare feet, thongs and
other open sandals are forbidden. Eating, drinking or smoking in laboratories is not allowed. A
mature, sensible attitude and a healthy respect for the equipment are always required. Juvenile, ill-
mannered or reckless behaviour will not be tolerated, and the laboratory supervisor has the right to
exclude students from the laboratory should their behaviour constitute a danger to themselves or
others. Such behaviour would result in forfeiture of all marks for that experiment. The playing of
computer games is not allowed in the computer labs.

Special Needs
If you have special needs you should advise your Faculty and the Unit of Study Convenor by the
end of the second week of the teaching period. In addition, you are recommended to notify the
Counselling Unit under Students Administration if you have not already done so.
See also the Swinburne “Adjustments to assessment arrangements and Special Consideration”
Section of the Assessment and Results Policy, at
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/policies/academic/assessment.html#special

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Resources and Reference Material

Required Text
Robbins, S., Bergman, R., Stagg, I., and M. Coulter, Management 7, 14th Edition, Pearson
Australia.
Eric Verzuh, The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, Fourth Edition, John Wiley.

References:
PMI, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK Guide, Project
Management Institute, 2013.
Burke, R., Project Management: Planning and Control Techniques, Burke Publishing, 2013.
Wysocki, R.K., Effective Project Management, Wiley Publishing, Inc, 2013.
Burton, K., An Occupational Health and Safety Procedures, Tertiary Press, 2005.
Cleland, D.I., Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation, McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Gido, J. & Clements, J.P., Successful Project Management, South Western College Publishing,
2015.
Gray, C.F. & Larsen, E.W., Project Management: The Managerial Process, Irwin McGraw-Hill,
2014.
Nicholas, J.M., Project Management for Business and Technology: Principles and Practice, 2012.
Oberlender, G.D., Project Management for Engineering and Construction, McGrawHill, 2000.
Pinto, J.K., PMI - Project Management Handbook, Jossey-Bass, 1998.
Burke, R., Project Management: Planning and Control Techniques, Burke Publishing, 2013.

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 Provisional Schedule

Week Date Lecture Topic Tutorial Topic Assessment

1A 18 June Introduction to Engineering Management 1 Tutorial 1: Ch 1 Assignment 1
to Introduction to Organisations & Management (Ch 1, R&C) & Ch 3 R&C – Research
22 June Management Yesterday & Today (Ch 2, R&C) Case Project Group
Applications Formation
1B 18 June Environment and Organisational Culture (Ch 3, R&C) Tutorial 2: Ch 4 Assignment 1
to Managing in a Global Environment (Ch 4, R&C) & 5 R&C Case –Group
22 June Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics (Ch 5, R&C) Applications Finalisation

2A 25 June Managing Change and Innovation (Ch 6, R&C) Tutorial 3: Initial Assignment 1
to Manager as Decision Makers (Ch 7, R&C) Presentations – Initial
29 June Foundations of Planning (Ch 8, R&C) on Research Presentations
Project Proposal

2B 25 June Strategic Management (Ch 9, R&C) Tutorial 4: Ch 6 Assignment 1

to Organisational Structure and Design (Ch 10, R&C) & 7 R&C Case – Group Task
29 June Introduction to Project Management, and The Foundation Applications 1 Due
Principles (Ch 1 & 2, Verzuh)
3A 2 July Identifying stakeholders and Defining Project Tutorial 5: Ch 8
to (Ch 3 & 4, Verzuh) & 9 R&C Case
6 July Work Breakdown Structure and Realistic Scheduling Applications
(Ch 6 & 7, Verzuh)
Project Scheduling (PERT) Resource Allocations
3B 2 July Class Test during lecture hours Tutorial 6: CPM Class Test 1
to & Project during 3-hour
6 July Planning lecture session
4A 9 July Estimating and Balancing Cost, Schedule and Quality (Ch Tutorial 7: PERT Assignment 1
to 8 & 9, Verzuh) & Resource – Group Task
13 July Cost Crashing Allocation 2 Due

4B 9 July Risk Management (Ch 5, Verzuh) Tutorial 8: Assignment 2

to Managers and Communications (Ch 11, R&C) Estimation and – Briefing
13 July Managing Human Resource (Ch 12, R&C) Cost Crashing
5A 16 July Understanding Individual Behaviour (Ch 13, R&C) Tutorial 9: Ch 10 Assignment 1
to Understanding Groups & Teams (Ch 14, R&C) R&C Case – Group Task
20 July Motivating Employees (Ch 15, R&C) Application 3 Due
5B 16 July Class Test during lecture hours Tutorial 10: Ch Class Test 2
to 15 & 16 R&C during 3-hour
20 July Case lecture session
Applications
6A 23 July Public holiday on 23th July, Monday Assignment 2
to Report Due
27 July
6B 23 July Leadership (Ch 16, R&C) Tutorial 11: Submission of
to Occupational Safety and Health Assignment 1 Assignment 1
27 July Final Subject Review & Critical points for final exam Final Report onto
Presentations
BB

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