Managing technology is a powerful tool companies use to compete in an increasingly challenging global economy. This unit introduces students to management principles required to develop technologies into products. As industry becomes increasingly 'project-focused', employers are seeking engineers who possess strong project management knowledge, skills and capabilities in line with sustainable principles and ethical standards. The unit weaves contemporary theory with successful practices for an understandable, integrated presentation that focuses on the concepts, tools, and techniques that are most effective for today. Engineering ethics, leadership, globalization, risk analysis and quality assurance aspects of project management and engineering practice are presented to successfully transition students from formal education to professional practice.

This unit is co-taught with Technology and Engineering Management PG, 9784.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Evaluate contemporary project management frameworks within existing organisational culture and structure, and apply them to 'real world projects';
2. Understand how to align projects with organisational goals and recognise the significance of and apply quality management and quality assurance to projects;
3. Develop strategies to actively engage in effective communication, negotiation and conflict management in diverse team environments;
4. Apply ethical standards, legal responsibilities, and regulatory issues faced by managers to professional practice;
5. Reflect on the development of personal leadership competencies used to effectively lead teams and projects; and
6. Cultivate cultural and social competencies for effective management and leadership of teams and projects in multicultural and multidisciplinary contexts.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

11486 Systems Analysis and Modelling AND 7722 Professional Practice in IT
Students enrolled in ETB001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) version 1-2 must have completed 11486 Systems Analysis and Modelling AND 11519 Professional Practice in Engineering.
Students enrolled in ETB001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) version 3 or later must have completed 11519 Professional Practice in Engineering.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

9784 Technology and Engineering Management G

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.