COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EED 4003 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SERKAN GÜNEL

Offered to

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to make the students familiar with research and development management concepts including project management techniques, knowledge management etc.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be familiar with strategic engineering and technology management, planning and monitoring concepts,
2   To be familiar with assessment and evaluation processes of scientific and technological research and development studies, programs, infrastructures etc.
3   To be able to conduct a TRIZ session with a research team
4   To be able to define, plan, initiate and monitor an engineering project.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Strategic engineering and technology management, planning and monitoring
2 R&D policies and strategies
3 Assessment and evaluation of scientific and technological research and development studies, programs, infrastructures, abilities and the quality management process
4 Science and Technology forecasting and foresight studies
5 Brainstorming and TRIZ
6 Creativity and innovation, Invention and patenting, Entrepreneurship
7 Midterm1
8 Knowledge management
9 Intellectual Property Rights
10 Principles of Project Management
11 Defining and planning Projects
12 Initiating and monitoring projects,
13 Risk Assessment and Management
14 Elements of cap stone design projects

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Dorf, R. C., The Technology Management Handbook (Electrical Engineering Handbook), CRC Press, 1999
2) Cleland, D. I. And Kocaoğlu D. F., Engineering Management (McGraw-Hill series in industrial engineering and management science), Mc-Grawhill, 1981

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Formal in class teaching with active discussions are to be carried out. In addition regular homework will be given some of which can be team projects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The understanding and ability to use the knowledge will be assets using regular formal examinations, homeworks and projects.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be determined later...

Office Hours

To be determined later...

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 7 1 7
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing assignments 3 2 6
Preparing presentations 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 53

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.131
LO.22
LO.34
LO.4231

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