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Engineers have a sound educational base in the theory and application of technology, and they are well placed to play important roles as managers in manufacturing, construction and other engineering industries. Many engineers take on managerial roles during their careers, some within a short time of graduation. It is therefore essential that graduate engineers have an understanding of the basic principles of management and their application in engineering organisations. Graduates also need an appreciation of the social environment within which they will practice, particularly those aspects of the law, ethics, culture, and sustainability pertaining to the engineering profession.

In this course, a selected number of qualitative management topics will be explored including strategic planning, organisational design, effective leadership, management control, HRM, sustainability, and social-cultural considerations. Importantly for engineering practice, aspects of contract law, engineering contracts, product liability and professional negligence, engineering ethics, workplace health and safety, risk management, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, and the engineering profession will also be explored. Many of these theories, strategies, and qualitative methods explored in this course are used, not only in engineering industries and project work, but also in the management of other operations.

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. review and analyse the role and responsibilities of engineering related professionals as managers;
2. understand, analyse and evaluate the management functions of planning, organising, controlling, and leading;
3. understand, analyse and evaluate the fundamentals of effective management practices with emphasis on quadruple bottom-line principles;
4. know, describe, and apply the fundamentals of contract law to simple contract cases, and contracts used in engineering; and select and justify procedures used in conflict resolution in contracts;
5. understand, distinguish and discuss the technical, social, legal and cultural responsibilities relating to product liability and professional negligence;
6. identify and contrast various approaches to entrepreneurship and innovation, and determine appropriate methods of protecting intellectual property for specific situations;
7. identify and contrast the purposes and structures of the learned and industrial bodies within the Australian engineering context; and review the Australian industrial relations system and discuss how industrial grievances may be resolved;
8. review and apply the concept of professional ethics using Engineers Australia鈥檚 Code of Ethics or its equivalent;
9. understand and analyse the fundamentals of workplace health and safety and risk management practices.