Engineering Management - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Engineering Management from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a Campus Master Engineering Management degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Program Summary The M.S. degree in Engineering Management (EM) is designed to provide a program of advanced study in technically oriented disciplines for candidates anticipating a managerial career. It is a multi-disciplinary applications-oriented degree, which draws from the fields of engineering, management, business, operations research and management science. The intent of the program is to provide an interface between training received in engineering and scientific disciplines with the management of resources and personnel in a technical environment. Flexibility is built into the program in order to provide an optimum educational experience to students. Graduates of the Engineering Management program are likely to find an initial position as a mid level supervisor within a broad range of applications requiring the use of quantitative models to integrate human and material resources necessary to perform an integrated function. Program Description Engineering Management programs became popular several years ago as a response to an industrial need. The technical nature of a business enterprise often requires managers to have a solid grounding in business, management , and technology. In today's global economy companies require managers who can communicate effectively, who have a solid understanding of current management and business theory, who can effectively organize personnel and resources, and who have a thorough understanding of the technology with which they are working as well as the quantitative decision tools necessary to effectively manage that technology. An individual with a background in business administration is likely to be very good at managing resources, developing budgets, and implementing decisions based on sound economics. However, many do not have the necessary background in the appropriate technology or the quantitative decision tools necessary to effectively manage that technology. An individual specializing in operations research will almost certainly have the background necessary to model systems and develop quantitative decision tools needed to manage that system. However, they may not have the management or business background necessary to effectively implement a solution to a problem. Management science attempts to apply the quantitative decision tools developed in operations research in an industrial or business environment. As such, it is more applications and modeling oriented. However, managers with a strong background in management science may lack of the business tools and supervisory skills necessary for today's business climate. View more details on South Dakota School of Mines and Technology . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering Management courses.