EMP5100 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (3cr.)
Introduction to management. The structure of engineering organizations. Planning and control in engineering management.
EMP5101 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION (3cr.)
Principles of organization. Production processes. Organization and planning of production. Evaluation of production activities. The economics of production. Planning for economy. Information engineering. Standardization.
EMP5102 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION (3cr.)
Introduction to modeling methods employed for the planning and design of subsystems and complex systems. System structure and modularity. System-human interfacing. System integration process. Configuration management. Reengineering. Reserve engineering. Concurrent engineering.
EMP5103 RELIABILITY, QUALITY AND SAFETY ENGINEERING (3cr.)
Failure rate. Repair time. System reliability estimation. Maintainability. Statistical quality control. Statistical process control. Quality management. Life cycle management. Safety engineering issues.
EMP5105 MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEMS MAINTAINABILITY (3cr.)
The concept of maintainability. The organization and management of maintainability. Allocations and predictions, life cycle costing, maintenance analysis.
EMP5108 ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING (3cr.)
Planning, operating, and control decision-making analysis. Quantitative techniques for mono- and multi-criteria, individual and group uncertainty, risky decision-making. Applications in technological systems engineering management.
EMP5109 TOPICS IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (3cr.)
Current topics in industrial practices.
EMP5111 CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (3cr.)
Factors which enhance individual and group creativity in organizations and its translation into successful technological innovations. The invention/innovation process. Creative problem-solving techniques. Entrepreneurship. Organizational climate for stimulating invention. Management of research and development. Project selection. Elements of financial decision-making. Organization design for innovation.
EMP5112 TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND R & D MANAGEMENT (3cr.)
Relationship between R & D and economic progress. Elements of the Canadian policy on technology; R & D activities in the private and public sectors; government incentives and support programs; comparison with the policies of other industrial countries. Technology planning and R & D management in a Canadian setting; technology forecasting, staffing, structure, strategy and support for R and D. Not accessible to students who have taken ADM 6263 or ADM 6264. Prerequisite: MBA 5330
EMP5113 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT OF AUTOMATION (ROBOTICS AND NUMERICAL CONTROL) (3cr.)
The administrative concept of automation-robots and numerical control and the elements of flexible manufacturing systems. Process design in automation. The role of automation in the administration of manufacturing and project engineering. Optimization in the design of computer assisted computer assisted manufacturing (CAM). Problem solving and directed studies. State of the art review.
EMP5115 SIMULATION OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (3cr.)
Data collection. Problem formulation and model development. Model verification and validation. Design of experiments. Output analysis. Development of simulation models using selected simulation software packages. Simulation analysis of production and service systems.
EMP5116 ISSUES IN MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (3cr.)
Selected topics and emerging issues in management and operation of public and corporate communication networks: real-time and distributed systems; multimedia communications; integrated services networks.
EMP5117 FOUNDATIONS OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (3cr.)
Foundations of software engineering for non-software engineers; basic principles of software engineering; practical laboratories and programming examples using modern programming languages.
Prerequisite: Experience with programming in at least one common language over the last decade. Cannot count for credit in CEG, CSI and SEG programs.
EMP5159 ADVANCED PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL (3cr.)
The principles of production management. Methods engineering, manufacturing control. Recording and evaluation of operations. Financial and production planning. Inventory control. Automation. Factory planning.
EMP5169 ADVANCED TOPICS IN RELIABILITY ENGINEERING (3cr.)
Overview of classical reliability concepts. Fault tree construction and evaluation. Common-cause failure analysis of engineering systems. Human reliability modelling in engineering systems. Human unreliability data banks. Reliability of information and communication systems.
EMP5179 MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (3cr.)
Introduction to manufacturing systems. Manufacturing system selection and cost justification. Analysis of manufacturing operations. Flexible and agile manufacturing. Group technology and cellular manufacturing. Transfer line and assembly line systems. Analysis of material transport and storage systems. Manufacturing Process Planning. Tolerance analysis and Taguchi methods. Design for manufacturing and assembly. Just in time production. Quality function deployment.
EMP5910 ÉTUDES DIRIGÉES / DIRECTED STUDIES (3cr.)
Étude approfondie dans un domaine de la gestion en ingénierie sous la direction d'un professeur et donnant lieu à rapport écrit. Préalable: Permission de la direction du programme. Exclusion: EMP 6997
/ Advanced study in an area of engineering management under the supervision of a professor and leading to a written report. Prerequisite: Permission of program director. Exclusion: EMP 6997.
EMP5999 PROJET EN GESTION DE LA TECHNOLOGIE / PROJECT IN MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY (3cr.)
Analyse d'un projet complété en gestion de la technologie : entrevues de départ, étude de la documentation accumulée, présentation d'un sommaire des leçons retenues, conférence sur les résultats de l'analyse. Le projet, à choisir par l'étudiant, doit être approuvé par un superviseur nommé par le directeur du programme. Le superviseur dirigera les travaux de l'étudiant et soumettra la note finale S (satisfaisant) ou NS (non satisfaisant). / Post-mortem analysis of a completed technology management project. Requirements to consist of exit interviews, a review of extant documentation, presenting a lesson-learned summary and giving a lecture on the findings. The project, to be chosen by the student, will have to be approved by a supervisor appointed by the program director. The supervisor will oversee the student's work and provide the final grade S (satisfactory) or NS (not satisfactory).
EMP6997 PROJET EN GESTION DE L'INGÉNIERIE / ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROJECT (6cr.)
Projet en gestion de l'ingénierie dirigé par un professeur et donnant lieu à la rédaction d'un rapport approfondi. Le choix d'un professeur doit être approuvé par la direction du programme. L'inscription à ce projet est également sujette à l'approbation par la direction d'une proposition de projet détaillée. Noté S (satisfaisant) ou NS (non satisfaisant) par le directeur du projet et un autre professeur nommé par la direction du programme. Préalable: MPC de 8.0/A- ou l'équivalent dans les études antérieures. Exclusion: EMP 5910 / Project in engineering management supervised by a professor approved by the program director and leading to the writting of a major report. Registration in this project is subject to the approval of a detailed project proposal by the program director. Graded S (satisfactory) or NS (not satisfactory) by the supervisor and by another professor appointed by the program director. Prerequisite: CGPS of 8.0/A- or equivalent in previous studies. Exclusion: EMP 5910.
ADM6260 PROJECT MANAGEMENT I (1,5cr.)
Project management methods based on standards, including the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) of the Project Management Institute (PMI); project success and stakeholders; project charter and project plan; managing a project throughout its life cycle (identification, design, planning, realization and close-out). Students will have hands-on experience using MS Project.
ADM6261 PROJECT MANAGEMENT II (1,5cr.)
Focus on projects that have incomplete and/or unstable requirements such as IT projects or software development projects. Topics covered include: portfolio management; risk management; determining requirements and solutions; quality management; communication management; design methods (Quality Function deployment, Value Analysis); iterative and adaptive project management; fast tracking and concurrent methods of project management.
ADM6271 BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS (1,5cr.)
Concepts of voice, data, image and video communications and their integration into local and long distance networks. Business communication systems examples.
ADM6274 ELECTRONIC BUSINESS STRATEGIES (1,5cr.)
The New Techno-Enterprise. E-Business value. Internet-native business models. E-Business platforms and applications. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as e-Business backbone. Aligning the e-Business design with application integration. Selling chain management. E-Supply chain. E-Procurement. Developing the e-Business Design. Virtual enterprise. Electronic markets. Prerequisite: MBA 5270 (for EMP, MBA and MHA students).
ADM6275 BUSINESS PROCESS TRANSFORMATION (1,5cr.)
Organizational transformation through Business Process Change. Process Architecture and Organizational Alignment. Modeling and measuring Business Processes. The Unified Modeling Language (UML). The Business Process Redesign Methodology. Process improvement with Six Sigma. IT integration for e-Business Processes. Web-enabled Business Processes. Managing Business Processes. Business Process Management Suites (BPMS). Prerequisite: ADM6274.
ADM6276 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (1,5cr.)
Planning, process development and implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Enterprise modeling. Workflow process management. ERP industry and trends. Selection of ERP systems. System Implementation issues. Change management issues. Inter-organizational information systems. Past-implementation issues. Emerging trends and management issues. Cases in the public and private sector.
ADM6281 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (1,5cr.)
Introduction to supply chain management; overview of its role in the organization as an operational, a strategic, and a competitive tool; role of information systems and technology in supply chain management; managing the flow of materials, and inventory management across the supply chain; developing and maintaining supply chain relationships; future challenges including sharing risks in inter-organizational relationships, managing the global supply chain and design for supply chain management. Prerequisite: MBA 5380 or equivalent for MBA students or EMP 5101 for EMP students.
MBA5241 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AND DECISIONS (1,5cr.)
This course focuses on the role of the accounting function internal to the organization. It takes a broad view of managerial accounting, introducing students to various costing systems, cost behaviour patterns and cost structures. It demonstrates the use of accounting for the evaluation of product, managerial and divisional performance thus helping students to understand what accounting can do for decision makers and how accounting choices affect decisions. Emphasis the strategic importance of aligning accounting systems with firm technologies and goals. Current issues in management accounting and internal reporting are discussed.
MBA5250 INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE FINANCE (1,5cr.)
Financial Management and the financial environment. Risk and rates of return. Discounted cash flow analysis. Bond valuation, preferred share, common share and corporate valuation models.
MBA5270 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANAGERS (1,5cr.)
Business processes, organization and ICTs. Information and communication technologies foundations. System development (focus on analysis and design). Databases systems. Enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, decision support systems IT management, social issues, learning and knowledge management, IT and globalization.
MBA5320 STRATEGIC MARKETING MANAGEMENT (3cr.)
Overview of the Marketing process: key concepts, tools and procedures, in the context of a technology-intensive global economy. Definition of Marketing, the Marketing Concept and Marketing Management, and the significance of operating in a technology-intensive global economy. Analyzing market opportunities, setting performance goals, formulating marketing and implementation plans to meet those goals. Introduction to e-marketing management and some of the e-marketing tools available. MBA5120 and MBA5125, together, are equivalent to MBA5320.
MBA5330 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (3cr.)
The strategic advantage of understanding and integrating organizational behaviour (OB) frameworks in designing and implementing effective human resource (HR) activities (namely attraction, development, maintenance and retention of employees), in measuring performance and in achieving high-performance outcomes in various global organizational contexts. OB topics covered include motivation, rewards, leadership, group dynamics, organizational politics, job and organization design, and culture. Prerequisite: MBA 5235 for MBA students only. MBA5131 and MBA5132, together, are equivalent to MBA5330.
MBA5641 COMPTABILITÉ ET STRATÉGIE (1,5cr.)
Le cours permet aux étudiants de comprendre l’utilité de l’information comptable dans la prise de décision des utilisateurs internes. Il aborde le rôle de la comptabilité dans l’évaluation, le contrôle et la prise de décision des gestionnaires de l’entreprise.
MBA5650 INTRODUCTION À LA GESTION FINANCIÈRE (1,5cr.)
Rôle des marchés financiers. La notion de rendement-risque. Calcul actuariel. Modèles d'évaluation des actions ordinaires et privilégiées, des obligations. Sources de financement des entreprises.
MBA5670 TECHNOLOGIES DE L'INFORMATION ET DES COMMUNICATIONS POUR GESTIONNAIRES (1,5cr.)
Processus d'affaires, organisation et technologies de l'information et des communications. Éléments fondamentaux des technologies de l'information et des communications. Développement de systèmes d'information (analyse et conception). Systèmes de base de donnée. Enterprise resource planning, systèmes d'aide à la décision et systèmes intelligents. Gestion des TI, enjeux sociaux, apprentissage et gestion des connaissances, TI et mondialisation.
MBA5720 GESTION STRATÉGIQUE DE MARKETING (3cr.)
Vue d'ensemble de la fonction de marketing : concepts clés du marketing, les outils et les procédures, le tout dans un contexte d'économie mondialisée axée sur la technologie. Définition du marketing, concepts et gestion du marketing, et implications d'opérer dans une économie mondiale axée sur la technologie. Analyse des opportunités du marché, fixation des objectifs de performance, et développement d'un plan marketing incluant sa mise en œuvre de façon à rencontrer les objectifs fixés. Introduction à la gestion du e-marketing et à quelques-uns des outils du e-marketing disponibles. MBA5520 et MBA5525 constituent une équivalence à MBA5720.
MBA5730 COMPORTEMENTS ORGANISATIONNELS ET GESTION DES RESSOURCES HUMAINES (3cr.)
La gestion des ressources humaines (GRH) et les multiples systèmes, pratiques, politiques et processus mis en place pour assurer l'adaptation de l'organisation à son environnement. Aspects opérationnels et stratégiques de la gestion des ressources humaines. Défis auxquels font face les organisations actuelles en ce qui a trait à la gestion de leur personnel dans un contexte international. Concepts de base nécessaires à la compréhension des relations humaines. Attributs organisationnels de base et leur influence sur la GRH, le défi de la GRH stratégique, le défi d'attirer et de retenir les ressources humaines, le défi de la performance au travail et le défi des conditions de travail. Aspects technologique et international. Préalable : MBA 5635 pour étudiants MBA seulement. MBA5531 et MBA5532 constituent une équivalence à MBA5730.
MBA6225 HIGH TECHNOLOGY MARKETING (1,5cr.)
High-tech business buying behaviour, competitive and environmental analysis. Implications for marketing inside the tornado: target segments, performance objectives, positioning, product, place, price and promotion. Implementation and profitability analysis. Case studies drawn from several high-tech sectors. Prerequisite: MBA 5320 or ADM 6420 (for students in Electronic Business Technologies).
MBA6226 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (1,5cr.)
How to develop new products for high-tech applications in an environment of global competition and shrinking cycle times. Topics include creating the climate, generating ideas, screening ideas, product portfolio selection, team building, managing the formal gating process, testing, killing. New product launch. Product migration strategies. Prerequisite: MBA 6225.
MBA6262 HIGH-TECH ENTREPRENEURSHIP (1,5cr.)
Creating, growing, and sustaining or exiting a new firm in a technology-intensive industry. Issues important to the technology (the scope and nature of technological knowledge and intellectual property protection), financing (seed capital, venture capital, and initial public offerings), and inter-firm relationships (spin-offs, alliances and equity alliances, and acquisitions). The course is practically oriented and will draw upon local expertise to enhance its pertinence and appeal.
MBA6263 TECHNOLOGY-BASED LARGE FIRMS (1,5cr.)
Managing for growth through innovation in large established firms operating in technology-intensive industries. Issues important to the technology (the scope and nature of technological knowledge and its relation to product design), organization design (product-development team, development and adoption processes, and inter-project linkages), and inter-firm relationships (technology and capability complementarities, dominant designs).