ARAB ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
AND MARITIME TRANSPORT
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ALEXANDRIA - EGYPT
Master of Engineering Program
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
2016
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview
The Master of Engineering in Engineering Management program at the Arab
Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) is designed to
accommodate graduate students with different engineering backgrounds. In addition,
it is an extremely attractive program to working engineering professionals in the
different engineering disciplines who are seeking to advance to positions of greater
managerial and technical responsibility. The program is based on an integrated
approach to the management of product, service, and process and provides the
opportunity to develop expertise in these areas.
1.2 Program Objectives
Addressing the needs of engineers moving into management positions, the Master of
Engineering in Engineering Management (MEEM) aims at:
Complementing the technical backgrounds of engineers with the human aspects,
organizational and financial issues, project considerations, resource allocation, and
extended analytical tools required for effective decision making and program
management.
The MEEM program at the AASTMT specific objectives are:
To provide the body of knowledge needed by different professional institutes
leading to internationally recognized certificates.
To offer the analytical, organizational, and managerial skills to bridge the gap
between a technical specialty and technical management.
To develop effective decision making skills using hands-on experience
through real life case studies and standard problems in engineering
management.
1.3 The Need for Engineering Management Education
The emerging discipline of Engineering Management has experienced an explosive
growth pattern during the past few decades. The reasons for this pattern can be
identified at three levels.
1.3.1 The Individual Level
Engineers who move to management positions as a result of their technical success
have become aware that their technical skills are not adequate in dealing with the
complexities of their management responsibilities. A large portion of engineers
assume some form of management role during their professional career performing
management duties ranging from the indirect supervision of a small staff to the
management of entire engineering organizations.
Although prepared for technical responsibilities, engineers have received little or no
formal training for decisions beyond their specialties above those they had acquired
as engineering specialists. These new capabilities are necessary to prepare them for
decision-making roles in broad areas while maintaining identity in their technical
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background. It has become clear that success as an engineer is a necessary but
insufficient condition to manage technical people, technical projects, technical
organizations, technical resources and technical systems.
1.3.2 The Industry Level
The critical importance of engineering skill and knowledge is well recognized in the
management of engineering systems. Engineers exhibit different levels of
engineering management skills throughout their career development from first line
management to top level management. All industry sectors require engineering
management to plan and organize resources, and direct and control technical
activities. Furthermore, the increased share of service industry calls for developing
engineering managers having managerial skills with technical background
1.3.3 The National Level
The scarcity of raw materials, declining productivity and increased competition have
imposed challenges to technological leadership and shifted priorities toward the
development of new technologies and the management of these systems.
The emerging trend for export oriented industry encouraged by the government and
thus increases in global competition which requires higher level of resource
management; turn-key projects, which are very common in developing countries and
which mainly, require management skills more than technical skills.
In response to engineers’ need for a technically oriented management education, a
number of universities are now offering Engineering Management Programs
designed for engineers and scientists who are moving toward technical management
positions, but not away from their technical backgrounds. These programs prepare
engineers for much broader responsibilities in the technological system. The strong
growth pattern observed in the Engineering Management Programs during the past
decade is still continuing. Engineers now have an opportunity to prepare themselves
for a smooth transition from technical specialties to leaders in technical management.
1.4 Program Admission Requirements
To join the program of Master of Engineering in Engineering Management, the
following minimum prerequisites are required:
A Bachelor's degree (or higher) in an engineering area from an accredited
university or college.
An overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.40/4.00 (or Good) in the
undergraduate degree is required. Otherwise, the applicant may be accepted
if (s)he holds a post-Bachelor's Diploma in a relevant area with a minimum
GPA of 3.00/4.00 (or Very Good).
Pre-Master's Courses: Four Pre-Master are required to be covered before
joining the core of the Master’s Program if applicant Bachelor’s degree is in
an engineering area other than Industrial Engineering (or equivalent
programs).
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1.5 Graduation Requirements
The candidate needs to accomplish up to 12 credit hours as pre-master courses and
33 credit hours of Master courses to achieve the MEng. degree.
The 33 hours are organized as follows:
Up to 4 non-credit pre-master courses depending on the applicant’s
background and recommendation of the program academic adviser.
9 credit hours core courses from Master of Science list.
9 credit hours elective courses (to be chosen from the Master of Science
List)
9 credit hours elective courses (to be chosen from the Master of Engineering
List)
6 credit hours case study application.
It should be noted that the pre-master courses and Master of Science courses
are approved by the Supreme Council of Universities (SCU) in Egypt according
to decree number 105 dated April 22, 2014.
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2 PROGRAM STRUCTURE
2.1 Pre-Master Courses
These courses are non-credit courses and depend on the candidate background and
are selected according to recommendation by the program academic advisor.
Furthermore, these are the same courses offered in the [Link]. of Industrial and
Management Engineering program and previously approved by the SCU.
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
IM 331 Introduction to Engineering Management 0
IM 341 Engineering Statistics 0
NE 364 Engineering Economy 0
IM 425 Operations Research 0
Subtotal 4 Courses 0
2.2 Core Courses from [Link]. Program
The following list of courses are compulsory courses and required by all candidates.
Again, these courses are the same courses offered in the [Link]. of Industrial
and Management Engineering program and previously approved by the SCU.
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
IM 723 Advanced Operations Management 3
IM 738 Advanced Project Management 3
IM 747 Quality Management 3
Subtotal 3 Courses * 3 Credit Hours 9
2.3 Elective Courses from [Link]. Program
Candidates are required to select a minimum of three courses (equivalent to 9 credit
hours) from the following list, which are the same courses offered in the [Link].
Program and are approved by the SCU.
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
IM 733 Supply chain Management 3
IM735 Strategic Management for Engineers 3
IM736 Advanced Maintenance Management 3
IM737 Human Resource Management 3
IM 739 Advanced Management of International Business 3
IM 742 Design and Statistical Analysis of Experiments 3
IM 743 Advanced Reliability Engineering 3
Subtotal Choose 3 Courses * 3 Credit Hours 9
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2.4 Master of Engineering Program Elective Courses
The following are the newly added courses that are specific to the Master of
Engineering program. Candidates are required to select a minimum of 3 courses
equivalent to a 9 credit hours.
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
IM 751E Production and Inventory Management 3
IM 752E Warehouse Operations Distribution Management 3
IM 753E Service Operations Management 3
IM 754E Systems Thinking 3
IM 761E Management of Project Resources 3
IM 762E Project Feasibility Studies 3
IM 763E Cost Management for Engineering Projects 3
IM 764E Entrepreneurship for Engineers 3
IM 771E Total Quality Engineering 3
IM 772E Product & Process Improvement 3
IM 773E Lean Enterprise & Six sigma 3
Subtotal Choose 3 Courses * 3 Credit Hours 9
2.5 Case Study Application
The case study application is a 6 credit hour course. All candidates are required to
register for the case study application in an area approved by the academic advisor
and the department.
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
IM790E Case Study Application 6
Subtotal 6 Credit Hours 6
Total 33
