"Engineering Management: Student and Alumni Perspectives" by Vaishalee Naruka
 

Presenter Information

Vaishalee Naruka

Department

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Research Advisor

Raper, Stephen

Advisor's Department

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Abstract

Engineering Management which is considered to be a "non-traditional" field of engineering has a long history of attracting high caliber students regardless of some negative perceptions. This study was done at the University of Missouri - Rolla through focused interviews of forty current students and ten alumni in industry. The objective was to find out what motivated these students to pursue Engineering Management as a discipline, their perceptions and their success in industry compared to "traditional" engineers. This study showed that Engineering Management students just like others, choose a career path that satisfies their needs. These students tended to like technical field, but they also desired to combine it with a more people-oriented approach. Engineering Management discipline is fairly new and although, is being widely accepted, it still faces some challenges due to ignorance. Nonetheless, industries recognize Engineering Management as a much-needed discipline.

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

2004-2005

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