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MASTERS IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (BY COURSE)

EM774 Masters in Engineering Management
Introduction
This course is introduced in line with the need to further expose the working engineers and
other professionals with related management tools. In many situations, professionals are
sometimes in predicament when they are given responsibility to lead organizations or
departments due to their lack of managerial skills which could affect their performance.
Programme Focus
The curriculum is designed in collaboration with the industry to incorporate the current and
immediate future needs of practicing professionals who wish to climb the hierarchy of the
organizations or to pursue entrepreneurial effort.
Professional Enhancement
Participants could gain additional value by obtaining professional qualification such as PMP
(Project Management Professional) and ITIL certification through Project Management and
Information Technology & Service Management courses respectively.
Objectives
1. To equip practicing professionals with advanced management tools and hence enable
them to manage technology based organizations and to improve their career prospects in such
organizations.
2. To impact multi-disciplinary skills to practicing professionals to become nascent
entrepreneurs specializing in owing technology based enterprises or to create future
technopreneurs.
3. To expose practicing professional the latest management technologies and make them
globally competitive.

Delivery Modes
Apart from rigorous academic exposures, experiential learning and solving real case studies are
the mainstay of this programme. Expert and practicing professionals will be invited to expose
participants with realities of working environment.
Entry Requirements
1. Candidates with Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences from recognized

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universities or institutions with at least a CGPA of 2.75 and with at least three (3) years working
experience.
2. OR - Passed professional examination IEM/BEM Par t II, Council of Engineering
Institutions (CEI) Par t 2 and with at least three (3) years working experience.

Fees:
RM 15,773.00 for two (2) years courses included Breakfast, Lunch and Tea time. (Classes are
conducted ever y weekend)
>> Core Courses <<
The courses all students have to complete are as follows:
>> MEM 701: Transformation Management [ 3 Credit ]
The course outlines the world of change in the economy and business with focus on the local,
regional and global businesses. An organized but eclectic and phased approach is adopted in
dealing with the issues and methodologies of change. The approach to managing change
travels from the individual to the groups and to the organization. Change management requires
changes in individual mindsets and mind sights (self change), ability to energize changes in
teams (group change) and leading change (organizational change).The course also involves
and engages the student in the application of the change management by examining their
organizations and reflecting the challenges together through presentations and discussions.
>> MEM 771 : Strategic Management & Globalization [ 3 Credit ]
The course outlines the challenge of strategic management in a world that is increasing
interdependent and interlocked than ever before. Managing organizations requires a strategic
and global outlook to remain competitive and to plan ahead of changes and competitive threats.
The course will take the students to the global challenges and the approaches and tools at their
disposal to understand and evaluate these forces for sustainable business success.
Methodologies to frame the contours of the global forces will be identified and their impact on
the national and global businesses illustrated. This course will enable technical managers to go
beyond their technical world and to appreciate the business world on a global plane.
>> MEM790 : Research Methodology and Consultancy [ 3 Credit ]
This course provides statistical decision-making tools for engineering and technical managers
who are often confronted with problems and issues involving uncertainty. Students learn to read
and interpret statistical literature and to apply basic statistical methods in evaluating data.
Emphasis is placed on the collection, rigorous analysis, interpretation and effective
communication of data. Methods of action research will be dealt with leading toward ability to do
consulting jobs related to engineering management.
>> MEM 702 : Project Marketing and Consumer Management [ 3 Credit ]
Project sales and marketing is a developing knowledge area in many industries that increase

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their project orientation in customer deliveries. The project sales and marketing discipline is
essential for success within business where knowledge intensive, tailored customer-specific
technical or other systems/services are sold and produced. The course content is divided to five
focus areas that are covered by the lectures and the course book. The focus areas are: Nature
of project marketing, Marketing Strategy, Managing Project Networks, Preparing Project Of
fering and Project Sales Process.
>> MEM 772: Accounting, Finance & Engineering Economics [ 3 Credit ]
This course covers the four major areas: financial accounting, cost accounting, managerial
accounting and capital budgeting. The course introduces students to accounting entities, users
of accounting information, elements of financial statements and their interpretation, costing,
marginal costing, budgetary control, working capital management, investment analysis, sources
of finance, profit planning & control and the Just-in-time philosophy.
>> MEM 705: Strategy and Management of Technology [ 3 Credit ]
The course emphasise the application of concept of innovation theory to the real-life problems.
The message of linkages between new ideas and profit will be discussed through different
innovation processes that include proper technology strategy, right organizational structure,
product-market positioning and management of new knowledge.
>> MEM 775: Managing the Value Adding Chain and Operation [ 3 Credit ]
This course presents an integrated approach to value chain management. It analyzes the key
challenges, practices and trends concerning the primary business functions (i.e., marketing,
production and purchasing) and processes (i.e., cycle time compression, quality management,
supply chain integration, global network configuration and coordination, and virtualization). It
also examines the strategic ramifications of an emerging digital economy on these functions
and processes.
>> MEM 791: Technopreneurship [ 3 Credit ]
The nature and importance of entrepreneurship in developing and transferring technology and
positively impacting an economy is an area of importance to business leaders, educators,
politicians, and individual members of the society. To create something new and of value to
both the organization and the market takes a technical individual who is willing to assume the
social, psychic, and financial risks involved and achieve the resulting rewards whether these be
monetary, personal satisfaction, or independence. Technical Entrepreneurship is designed to
focus on the opportunities and challenges associated with starting a new venture based on
technology. The single greatest wealth creator of our generation and of ever y generation before
us has been technology. The goal of this class is to evolve an idea into a complete business.
The course will illustrate all phases in the development of a business. Students will be provided
with a toolkit to more effectively create, assess, and build ideas into businesses.This class
cannot make student into an entrepreneur or intrapreneur. It can help students better assess
whether an idea is a business opportunity and how to transform that opportunity into a business.
MEM770 : Management of Risk, Contract and Legal Issues [ 3 Credit ]
This course focuses on risks, contracts and legal issues related to engineering management.
This course provides an understanding of basic principles of contract law. In addition, this

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course summarizes a survey of contracts, sales, agencies, personal property, commercial

paper, and associated topics. The course also covers materials on the theories and principles of
risk management.
MEM 777 : Engineering Project Management [ 3 Credit ]
Professional Project Management certification is becoming a highly sort after industry
recognition. As a profession, project management is also experiencing phenomenal growth. A
consequence of this growth is increased reliance upon project management and the need to
professionally recognized project management ability. As more companies adopt project
management into their businesses, the demand for knowledgeable practitioners increases
globally. The syllabus of this course followed exactly the requirement for the preparation to sit
for the above examination.
EM 799: Industrial Project /Business Proposals [ 6 Credit ]
The first semester subject of Research Methodology and Consultancy become the basis for
completion of this Industrial/ Business Proposal subject. The student may select either solving
real industrial problem or proposing a new technology based venture. Each group will be guided
by a super visor appointed by the Facultys Post-graduate Research Committee (FPRC). The
study must involve research problems appropriate to Masters level. The study must observe
and demonstrate sufficientrigour that conforms to the conventional scientific study or other
methodologies such as Action Research. The student must carry out the study, analyze and
write up the dissertation following the requirements of UiTM. Students are required to analyze
their data using Business Process Management software available at the faculty. The
dissertation of no more than 30,000 words must be defended before a committee of senior staff
or invited professional. All qualified and experienced staff of FKM, associated academic staff
and invited professional will super vise the dissertation.
>> Elective Courses <<
] Students are required to complete any TWO (2) of the following courses [
Ever y effort will be made to of fer electives that meet the students needs. However, the
electives offered will depend on number of students
and the availability of instructors
>> MEM762 Computer Integrated Manufacturing [ 3 Credit ]
The program is designed to achieve competence in the effective integration of the computing,
manufacturing, design, and maintenance processes found in any manufacturing enterprise.
>> MEM735: Optimization of Engineering System [ 3 Credit ]
This subject deals with design and system optimization. For each topic, design and system
modeling, as well as mode solution are stressed. The optimization methodologies are based on
Mathematical Programming, Linear Programming, and Dynamic Programming.
>> MEM734: Management of Engineering Design [ 3 Credit ]
This subject provides a broad realistic understanding of the design process. Topics to be
covered include: The Product Design Process, Need Identification and Problem Definition,

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Gathering Information, Concept Generation and Evaluation, Embodiment Design and Ethical
Issues in Design
>> MEM739: Management of Telecommunication Networks and Services [ 3 Credit ]
This course describes a broad appreciation of the techno-economic realities of the changing
world of computers, media and communication technologies. It discusses the identification of
key players, key standards and key technologies. This course covers telecommunication
networks from the perspective of the network service provider.
] Students are required to complete any TWO (2) of the following courses [
Every effort will be made to of fer electives that meet the students needs. However, the
electives offered will depend on number of students
and the availability of instructors
MEM762 Computer Integrated Manufacturing [ 3 Credit ]
The program is designed to achieve competence in the ef fective integration of the computing,
manufacturing, design, and maintenance processes found in any manufacturing enterprise.
MEM735: Optimization of Engineering System [ 3 Credit ]
This subject deals with design and system optimization. For each topic, design and system
modeling, as well as mode solution are stressed. The optimization methodologies are based on
Mathematical Programming, Linear Programming, and Dynamic Programming.
MEM734: Management of Engineering Design [ 3 Credit ]
This subject provides a broad realistic understanding of the design process. Topics to be
covered include: The Product Design Process, Need Identification and Problem Definition,
Gathering Information, Concept Generation and Evaluation, Embodiment Design and Ethical
Issues in Design
MEM739: Management of Telecommunication Networks and Services [ 3 Credit ]
This course describes a broad appreciation of the techno-economic realities of the changing
world of computers, media and communication technologies. It discusses the identification of
key players, key standards and key technologies. This course covers telecommunication
networks from the perspective of the network ser vice provider.
MEM795: Information Technology Service Management [ 3 Credit ]
The syllabus is based on the ITIL which comprise is a cohesive set of best practices for IT
service management. It comprises a series of ITIL Books and is intended to assist organizations
in developing a quality framework. Professionally it is supported by a series of examinations and
international certifications, which are organized into three distinct levels: the ITIL Foundation
Certificate, the ITIL Practitioners Certificate and the ITIL Managers Certificate. The syllabus is
drawn in such a way that allows students to have basic knowledge to sit for the above
certifications.
MEM752: Facilities Management Building & Infrastructure [ 3 Credit ]
The scope include the management of facilities in building environment and infrastructure, the

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responsibility of facilities manager, asset management, maintenance, evaluation, and

sustainable practices in facilities management so as to provide quality environment.
MEM776: Construction Economics [ 3 Credit ]
This subject provides an introduction to the principles of economics and their application to the
construction and real estate industry. The objective is to understand the structure of the
construction and property sectors and how they relate and contribute to the Malaysian economy
and society.
MEM778: Quality Management and Process Control [ 3 Credit ]
This course will introduce the students to both the managerial and technical aspects of quality
improvement techniques. The discussion of the statistical topics will be tied to Dr. W. Edward
Deming's philosophy for the improvement of quality, productivity, and competitive position. A
systemic and strategic approach to quality management including six sigma techniques will be
provided with emphasis on process improvement tools and methodologies. The course is
designed to expose students to the integral elements of a total quality management system
within both manufacturing and ser vice organizations. Several individual and team projects
involving class presentations, discussion of supplemental ar ticles, case studies and a hands-on
total quality implementation project are utilized to demonstrate real world issues and
applications.
Faculty`s Academic Staffs
>> Prof Ir Dr Abdul Rahman Omar
PhD (Loughborough, UK), M.Sc. Control Systems (Sheffield-UK), Adv. Diploma Mechanical
Engineering (UiTM).
Expertise: CAD/CAM, Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), Concurrent Engineering,
Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Information Modelling, Knowledge-based Modelling and
Control Systems.
>> Prof Dr. Ir Wahyu Kuntjoro
PhD (Cranfield-UK), Ms Cranfield-UK), Sarjana in Mech.Eng (ITB-Indonesia)
Expertise: Computational Structural Modelling and Analysis, Aircraft Structural Design and
Integrity.
>> Dato Prof Dr Ir Mohamed Dahalan Mohamed Ramli
D Phill (Sussex-UK), Msc (WSU-USA), BME (Jadavpur- India)
Expertise: Design, Finite Element Method, Technical Education.
>> Prof. Dr Razmi Chik
PhD (Stirling, UK), Msc Ind.Eng Mgmt (Oklahoma, USA), Msc Mgmt Sc (Cranfield-UK), B.Sc
(Tasmania Australia)
Expertise: General Management, Operation Management and Management of Technology.
>> Prof Dr Normah Omar
PhD (Manchester-UK)), MBA & BBA Accounting (IOWA-USA).

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Expertise: Management Accounting, Cooperate Governance, Financial Report and Forensic

Accounting.
>> Prof Dr. Mohamad Said Zainol
PhD (Wales-UK), MBA (Leuven-Belgium),Bsc (Malaya).
Expertise: Research Methodology and Statistical Analysis.
>> Prof. Dr. Faridah Hassan
PhD (USM), MBA(MUWV-USA), BBA(WMU-USA)
Expertise: Marketing and Strategy Management.
>> Prof Madya Dr Noraini Sheriff
PhD (UiTM),Msc Training Management (UPM), Bsc Markerting ( California-Sacramento-USA)
Expertise: Marketing and Consumer Behaviour.

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