Management of Engineering Research and Development. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Prerequisites: principles of management and statistics, or EM 501 and EM 503 . A systems approach to management of resources, and tasks needed for engineering research and development. Identification, analysis, and evaluation of the operational characteristics and structure of the research laboratory and engineering office; functions of planning, organizing, staffing, direction, control, innovation, and representation; and planning and control theories, techniques, and current practices in scientific and engineering management.