When Engineers Become Managers: Learning from Current Engineering Managers to Advance Engineering Management Education

Defensive Routines in Engineering Managers and Non-Engineering Managers – A Case Analysis

There is a perception that engineers experience challenges in areas such as communication, conflict resolution, and leadership. Defensive routines are actions implemented as a result of being in an embarrassing or threatening situa‐ tion. This research uses a case study approach to measure whether defensive routines are more common in engineer‐ ing managers or non-engineering managers. Twenty-s...

The Systems Engineering Started in the Middle Process: A Consensus of Systems Engineers and Project Managers

The systems engineering process often begins somewhere in the middle of a project. Naturally, the systems engineering process should be different for a project where systems engineering starts in the middle versus a project where it starts at the beginning of the project. This article presents a consensus of senior systems engineers and project managers at the Idaho National Engineering and Env...

Teaching IT to Managers or Teaching Management to Engineers? None of the Above

Information Technology (IT) has been the greatest wealth generator of the last two decades and there is an increasing number of managers who see IT as a strategic weapon and want to harvest their profits. MBA programs are starting to incorporate IT but many times this component gets relegated to one or two irrelevant courses that nobody likes. The opposite direction of adding one or two courses...

A Road Map for Civil Engineers towards Bridge Engineering Through Academic Education and Professional Training

It is common in many countries that engineers having an academic degree in Civil Engineering are appointed responsible for different tasks related to Bridge Engineering. However, there are serious questions about whether formal university courses in civil engineering could cover the needs of a bridge engineer to fulfill his or her job successfully. Regarding the recent significant advances in t...

Distance Learning: Modern Approaches to Engineering Education