Engineering management is a specialized form of management concerned with the application in engineering, as a result of the unique personalities and technical nature of engineering. Engineering Management programs typically include instruction in accounting, economics, finance, human resources management, industrial psychology, management information systems, mathematical modeling and optimization, quality control, operations research, safety and health issues, and environmental management. Whereas the term project management refers to human resourcing, engineering management refers to the functional management of technical professionals. Example areas of engineering are product development, manufacturing, construction, design engineering, industrial engineering, technology, production, or any other field that employs personnel who perform an engineering function.
History
The first university department titled "Engineering Management" was founded at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla) in 1967. Missouri S&T also awarded the first Ph.D. in Engineering Management in 1984. The National Institute of Industrial Engineering based in Mumbai has been awarding degrees in the field of Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering since 1973 and the Fellowship (Doctoral) degrees are being awarded since 1980. Institute for Excellence in Engineering and Management at Mumbai is starting a formal one year PG programme in Engineering Management and Maintenance and Reliability. The objective is to produce shop floor managers who will be armed with the cutting edge knowledge about world class practices in operations and management with a good dose of general management input comprising of HR, Sales and Marketing, Finance, Cost accounting, Business Strategy and Behavioral sciences.
ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
is an engineering discipline which uses the scientific knowledge of the behavior and effects of electrons to develop components, devices, systems, or equipment (as in electron tubes, transistors, integrated circuits, and printed circuit boards) that uses electricity as part of its driving force. Both terms denote a broad engineering field that encompasses many sub fields including those that deal with power, instrumentation engineering, telecommunications, semiconductor circuit design, and many others.
