ENM X81E ENM 381E Topics in Business Foundations 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey important topics and foundational ideas in business, as applied within an engineering environment. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the engineering management degree program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Marketing and Negotiation. Explore major marketing concepts and variables, their interrelationships, and their implications for policy making, problem solving, and strategy formulation. Examine the development of sophisticated strategies and tactics to pursue mutually beneficial solutions. Only one of the following may be counted: Engineering Management 380 (Topic 2), 380 (Topic 3), 380 (Topic 4), 381E (Topic 1).
Topic 2: Legal Issues and Technology Management. Examine legal considerations in the practice of engineering management. Explore management disciplines to create maximum value from technology. Engineering Management 381 (Topic 1) and 381E (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Finance and Accounting for Engineering Managers. Introduction to fundamental concepts in finance and accounting with application. Explore how to evaluate investment and financing opportunities in a corporation. Engineering Management 381E (Topic 3) and 384 may not both be counted.