Course:

Date:

Prerequisite:

Professor:

Dr. Marcus O. Durham, PE
The professor has over 30 years of engineering management experience in industry.

Office Hours:

Internet

Objectives:

Issues facing the engineer in the traditional industrial and emerging electronic commerce environment are studied via classroom discussions and assignments, guest lectures, case studies and projects. These issues include Relationships, Motivation, Communication both verbal and non-verbal, Organizations, Business Structure, Global Leadership, Culture, Ethics, Quality, Law, Project Management, & Economics. While examples of technological applications related to the student's discipline may be used, the objective of these studies are to develop understanding and skills relevant to the critical but non-technical issues facing the engineer in the modern competitive global business environments and international standardization of product design.

Texts

Leadership and Success Series
#1     in Relationships & Communication
#2     in Organizations, Culture, & Ethics
#3     in Economics, Law, & Technology
by Dr. Marcus O. Durham, PE; Dr. Robert A. Durham, PE; Rosemary Durham, CFEI; DreamPoint Publishers 

Examinations:

Letter grades:

Division points between letter grades will be based on student performance and best judgment of the instructor.

1. You are a responsible adult.  I assume everyone wants to excel and enjoy the venture. If you want to learn, you will have to invest time and effort outside of class. If you want to slide that is your prerogative and your loss, and complaints about the course will go to the appropriate place. Continuous improvement is a part of the process. Let's have fun and learn.

2. People learn and absorb information in different ways. What is enjoyable or traditional to you may be frustrating to others. A variety of processes will be used to present the material. If a particularly style or technique does not fit you, accept it for what it is. Regardless, you can gather valuable insight in how others see things.

3. In this class, grasping concepts and relationships is more important than memorizing how to do formulas. As a result, there will be more discussion and less problem solving in class. You will be expected to practice solving the problems based on the discussion. In practice, your boss will not solve the problems for you but will give you the parameters. The University engineering education is about teaching you how to think.

4. Prepared notes will be provided as the basis of many discussions. Please do not be lulled. Most people can only improve learning by making notes in your own words and style. The book will be a supplement for further discussion, examples, and problems.

Professional development is a continuing requirement of engineers. IEEE is the largest engineering professional society on the planet. If you have a different major, you may attend the professional society meeting for your profession. For this component, attend a student or local meeting and make a one paragraph memo about the time, location, speaker and topics discussed.

fyi: 

1. Attendance in class is expected. Points will be taken off final grade for poor attendance, particularly in the form of class participation and evaluation of and by colleagues.

2. There is no such thing as a stupid question, except the one not asked. Chances are others don't understand it either.

3. Students are expected to seek assistance if necessary. The instructor interprets students coming to his office to ask questions as eager beavers worthy of high grades. Students in trouble who don't try to straighten out their problems immediately and then say simply, "I never understood that" are in more trouble than they think.

4. No make up exams or late assignments will be permitted unless arranged in advance. Welcome to life. Late assignments are not accepted. Two assignments will not be counted to allow for missed work.

5. Fallibility of instructors is uncommon. However, in the unlikely event of a difference in opinion on grading, the question must be resolved within three days. Senility is common. Therefore, grades are as-is where-is for time greater than three days after posting.

Your job: 

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