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Engineering Requirements

Required Report:

4100:697 Engineering Management Report
( 2 credits )

PURPOSE:
The primary purpose of this exercise is for students to undertake a research study pertaining to combined engineering and management issues that is of concern or interest to the student and in the case of a field study to an engineering firm.

OBJECTIVES:
• To enable students to develop a conceptual framework of some aspect of the discipline of management and apply it to an engineering issue/project.
• To enable students to work independently on their research study.
• To enable students to identify and define the issue/project to be examined, apply scientific and analytical techniques to it, develop and evaluate.
• To enable students to enhance their library research skills and to apply their new knowledge of the literature that is relevant to the issue/project.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Conduct research under the guidance of the Engineering Management Report Committee.
• Identify a management oriented issue/project that is of legitimate concern/interest.
• Submit a written research proposal (2-4 pages) to the committee for approval.

Note: The written research proposal MUST BE APPROVED by the Engineering Management Report Committee.

• Search for understanding and solutions, utilizing whatever resources are available in the university and in the community. Submit a draft report of your project.
• Submit a final written report to the committee.

COMMITTEE:
The Engineering Management Report Committee consists of two advisors - one faculty from the College of Engineering and one faculty from the College of Business Administration.

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDELINES:
Click here for Engineering Management Report Step-by-Step Guidelines.

Elective Courses:

4xxx:5xx 500-level courses in the College of Engineering (at most 6 credits)

4xxx:6xx 600-level courses in the College of Engineering (at least 15 credits)
( 21 credits )

Elective courses may be selected from any of the 500-level and 600-level courses offered in the specialties of Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil and Computer Engineering at The University of Akron. See Graduate Bulletin for graduate-level courses offered in engineering.

Note: Engineering electives MUST BE APPROVED by the engineering advisor.