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Course Catalog

Engineering Management

Chairperson: Gary R. Weber
Lecturer: B. Colburn 

Affiliated Faculty: M. Capobianchi, P. McKenny (Emertius), P. Nowak, D. Olivares, J. Tadrous

The Engineering Management Program was developed to address a growing need for individuals that possess both engineering and management skills. Courses taken in the Engineering Management Program are intended to provide students with a broad understanding of the practice and concepts of engineering, and make them adaptive leaders who are ready to address challenges caused by rapid changes in technology. The program provides graduates an opportunity to select from a wide range of career paths.

The Engineering Management program attracts students whose talents and interests are not confined to a traditional engineering design and analysis position, as well as those drawn to the entrepreneurial aspects of engineering. The program is especially well suited to the typical engineering student attracted to Gonzaga University since it makes use of engineering and leadership skills they develop at GU, with their interest in helping others and making a valuable contribution to society. By combining a strong engineering background with a Minor in Business for Engineering Technologies from the School of Business Administration, students develop a skill‐set that is sought after by employers. 

Gonzaga’s Engineering Management program provides students with a foundation in the critical skills required to be successful in their chosen career. The program contains a set of core engineering courses that provide a solid basis in engineering principles, augmented by relevant courses on the process of management as it applies to technically‐based projects. Students also develop a technical concentration by taking a set of “pathway” courses from the other School of Engineering and Applied Science disciplines ‐ Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science. Each pathway draws from a wide selection of interests within engineering, allowing students to customize their degree. A pathway is represented by an endpoint – a 4XX-level engineering course or a 3XX- or 4XX level computer science course – plus the pre-requisite courses required to reach the endpoint.  Engineering Management students must complete at least three pathway endpoints with a total of at least twenty credits of pathways courses.

The Engineering Management Department, in conjunction with its various constituencies, has clearly defined program objectives. These engineering program objectives are listed in the School of Engineering and Applied Science section of this catalog, and by the Gonzaga University Mission Statement that may be found at the beginning of the catalog.

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, under the General Program Criteria and the Engineering Management and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria.

B.S. in Engineering Management: 130+ credits

Contact Department Chair or your advisor for specific details.

First Year

Fall 
   
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I 3 credits
CHEM 101L General Chemistry I Lab 1 credit
DEPT 193 First Year Seminar 3 credits
MATH 157 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I
4 credits
COMM 100 Communication and Speech 3 credits
PHIL 101 Reasoning 3 credits

 
Spring 
 
MATH 258 Calculus and Analytical Geometry II
4 credits
PHYS 121 Physics I
4 credits
PHYS 121L Physics I Lab
1 credit 
PHIL 201 Human Nature 3 credits
ENGL 101 Writing 3 credits
RELI Core: Christianity and Catholic Religions  3 credits
   
Second Year 
 
   
Fall 
 
ECON 200 Economic Analysis (1st broadening course) 3 credits
ENSC 205 Statics
3 credits
PHYS 122  Physics II
4 credits
PHYS 122L Physics II Lab
1 credit 
MATH 259 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III
4 credits
MENG 221 Materials Engineering  3 credits
   
Spring
 
ENSC 301 Mechanics of Materials
3 credits
MATH 260 Ordinary Differential Equations
3 credits
MATH 321 Statistics for Experiment 3 credits 
RELI Core: World/Comparative Religion 3 credits
Ethics Core Requirement 3 credits
   
Third Year
 
   
Fall
 
Pathways Course #1 3 credits
Approved Computing Course
3 credits
EENG 201 Circuit Analysis I
3 credits 
EENG 201L Circuit Analysis I Lab 1 credit 
ENGM 310 System Engineering Management  3 credits 
ACCT 263 Accounting Analysis 3 credits



 
Spring
 
Pathways Course #2 3 credits
Pathways Course #3 3 credits
ENSC 244 Computer Methods for Engineers  3 credits
ENSC 355 Thermal Science (odd years)
Business for Engineering Technologies Elective (even years)
3 credits
BFIN 320 Principles of Finance 3 credits
BUSN 283 Business Law 3 credits

3 credits
   
Fourth Year
 
   
Fall
 
   
Pathways Course #4  3 credits
Pathways Course #5 3 credits
ENSC 491 Senior Design Project I
2 credits 
ENGM 405 Engineering Project Management 3 credits
Core: History or Literature (2nd broadening course) 3 credits
   
Spring
 
Pathways Course #6 3 credits 
Pathways Course #7 (if necessary) 3 credits
ENSC 492 Senior Design Project II 3 credits
ENSC 400* Fundamentals of Engineering Examination 0 credits
ENSC 355 Thermal Science (odd years)
Business for Engineering Technologies Elective (even years) 
3 credits
DEPT 432 Core Integration Seminar  3 credits

* Students must show proof of having taken the examination in the State of Washington, as part of the requirements of this course.

Pathways Courses


 

Pathways represent an upper division course endpoint plus any required lower-level course prerequisites. The technical courses used to satisfy the pathways requirements must meet the following requirements:

  • Three pathway endpoint courses selected from (Engineering 4XX courses) or (CPSC 3XX or 4XX courses)
  • Each endpoint course must at a minimum be a 3-credit course
  • The total credit count of all pathways courses must add up to a minimum of 20 credits

Required Minor for Business for Engineering Technologies

 
Required Courses (15 credits) 
0 credits
ECON 200 Economic Analysis (Core Broadening Requirement)  3 credits
ACCT 263 Accounting Analysis  3 credits 
BUSN 283 Business Law 3 credits
MATH 321 Statistics for Experimentalists 3 credits
BFIN 320 Principles of Finance 3 credits
Elective Courses (select two, 6 credits)   
ENGM 405 Engineering Project Management 3 credits
ECON 324 Economic of Environmental Protection 3 credits
MGMT 350 Principles of Management 3 credits
MKTG 310 Principles of Marketing 3 credits
OPER 340 Operations Management  3 credits
BENT 490 Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship 3 credits
 

 

Lower Division
Upper Division
ENGM 310 Systems Engineering Mgmt
3.00 credits
This course provides a broad overview of issues encountered in managing engineering activities: effective organization, leadership and control of technology; managing technology through product life cycles and application of lean principles; legal aspects of technology development and engineering professionalism. The course includes case studies and a team project.
ENGM 405 Engineering Project Management
3.00 credits
Current tools used to manage engineering and technical projects. Topics covering both theory and practice: Definition of a project; Management and organization; Project planning, including chartering, project scope management, project time (schedule) management, project cost management, quality management, communications, project risk management, and procurement/contract management; Project control; and Project completion/termination.
Prerequisite:
ENSC 300 Minimum Grade: D or BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent:
ENSC 405 - Taken before Summer 2023
ENGM 460 Sustainable Product Dvlpmnt
3.00 credits
This course focuses on the life cycles of products from needs analysis through conceptual design, production, and end-of-life. Life Cycle Analysis is applied to assess the sustainability of mock products. Classroom experiences are supplemented by insights from industries that are incorporating sustainable practices.
 

In addition to their major and minor areas of study, all undergraduate students follow a common program designed to complete their education in those areas that the University considers essential for a Catholic, Jesuit, liberal, and humanistic education. The University Core Curriculum consists of forty-five credits of course work, with additional designation requirements that can be met through core, major, or elective courses.

The University Core Curriculum is a four-year program, organized around one overarching question, which is progressively addressed through yearly themes and questions. Hence, core courses are best taken within the year for which they are designated. First year core courses encourage intellectual engagement and provide a broad foundation of fundamental skills. Second and third year courses examine central issues and questions in philosophy and religious studies. The fourth year course, the Core Integration Seminar, offers a culminating core experience. Taken at any time throughout the four years, broadening courses intersect with the core themes and extend students’ appreciation for the humanities, arts, and social and behavioral sciences. Finally, the designation requirements (writing enriched, global studies, and social justice) reflect important values and reinforce students’ knowledge and competencies.

Overarching Core Question: As students of a Catholic, Jesuit, and Humanistic University, how do we educate ourselves to become women and men for a more just and humane global community?
Year 1 Theme and Question: Understanding and Creating: How do we pursue knowledge and cultivate understanding?

  • The First-Year Seminar (DEPT 193, 3 credits): The First-Year Seminar (FYS), taken in the fall or spring of the first year, is designed to promote an intellectual shift in students as they transition to college academic life. Each small seminar is organized around an engaging topic, which students explore from multiple perspectives. The FYS is offered by many departments across the University (click here [PDF] for list of FYS courses).  
  • Writing (ENGL 101, 3 credits) and Reasoning (PHIL 101, 3 credits): The Writing and Reasoning courses are designed to help students develop the foundational skills of critical reading, thinking, analysis, and writing. They may be taken as linked sections. Writing (ENGL 101) carries one of the three required writing-enriched designations (see below).
  • Communication & Speech (COMM 100, 3 credits): This course introduces students to interpersonal and small group communication and requires the application of critical thinking, reasoning, and research skills necessary to organize, write, and present several speeches.
  • Scientific Inquiry (BIOL 104/104L, CHEM 104/104L, or PHYS 104/104L, 3 credits): This course explores the scientific process in the natural world through evidence-based logic and includes significant laboratory experience. Students pursuing majors that require science courses will satisfy this requirement through their major.
  • Mathematics (above Math 100, 3 credits): Mathematics courses promote thinking according to the modes of the discipline—abstractly, symbolically, logically, and computationally. One course in mathematics, above Math 100, including any math course required for a major or minor, will fulfill this requirement. MATH 100 (College Algebra) and courses without the MATH prefix do not fulfill this requirement.

Year 2 Theme and Question: Being and Becoming: Who are we and what does it mean to be human?

  • Philosophy of Human Nature (PHIL 201, 3 credits): This course provides students with a philosophical study of key figures, theories, and intellectual traditions that contribute to understanding the human condition; the meaning and dignity of human life; and the human relationship to ultimate reality.
  • Christianity and Catholic Traditions (RELI, 3 credits). Religious Studies core courses approved for this requirement explore diverse topics including Christian scriptures, history, theology, and practices as well as major contributions from the Catholic intellectual and theological traditions (click here [PDF] for a list of approved courses) .

Year 3 Theme and Question: Caring and Doing: What principles characterize a well lived life?

  • Ethics (PHIL 301 or RELI, 3 credits): The Ethics courses are designed to help students develop their moral imagination by exploring and explaining the reasons humans should care about the needs and interests of others. This requirement is satisfied by an approved ethics course in either Philosophy (PHIL 301) or Religious Studies (click here [PDF] for a list of approved courses).
  • World/Comparative Religion (RELI, 3 credits): Religious Studies courses approved for this core requirement draw attention to the diversity that exists within and among traditions and encourage students to bring critical, analytical thinking to bear on the traditions and questions considered. These courses carries one of the required two global-studies designations (see below) (click here [PDF] for a list of approved courses).

Year 4 Theme and Question: Imagining the Possible: What is our role in the world?” 

  • Core Integration Seminar (DEPT 432, 3 credits). The Core Integration Seminar (CIS) offers students a culminating core experience in which they integrate the principles of Jesuit education, prior components of the core, and their disciplinary expertise. Some CIS courses may also count toward a student’s major or minor. The CIS is offered by several departments across the University (click here [PDF] for list of CIS courses).

The Broadening Courses

  • Fine Arts & Design (VART, MUSC, THEA, 3 credits): Arts courses explore multiple ways the human experience can be expressed through creativity, including across different cultures and societies. One approved course in fine arts, music, theatre, or dance will fulfill this requirement (click here [PDF] for a list of approved courses).
  • History (HIST, 3 credits): History courses are intended to develop students’ awareness of the historical context of both the individual and the collective human experience. One course in History (HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 112, HIST 201, HIST 202) will fulfill this requirement.
  • Literature (3 credits): Literature courses foster reflection on how literature engages with a range of human experience. One approved course in Literature (offered by English, Classics, or Modern Languages) will fulfill this requirement (click here [PDF] for a list of approved courses).
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 credits): Courses in the social and behavioral sciences engage students in studying human behavior, social systems, and social issues. One approved course offered by Criminal Justice, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Women and Gender Studies will fulfill this requirement (click here [PDF] for a list of approved courses).

The Designations
Designations are embedded within already existing core, major, minor, and elective courses. Students are encouraged to meet designation requirements within elective courses as their schedule allows; however, with careful planning students should be able to complete most of the designation requirements within other core, major, or minor courses.

  • Writing Enriched (WE; 3 courses meeting this designation): Courses carrying the WE designation are designed to promote the humanistic and Jesuit pedagogical ideal of clear, effective communication. In addition to the required core course, Writing (ENGL 101), which carries one of the WE designations, students must take two other WE-designated courses (click here [PDF] for a list of approved courses).
  • Global-Studies (GS; 2 courses meeting this designation): Courses carrying the GS designation are designed to challenge students to perceive and understand human diversity by exploring diversity within a context of constantly changing global systems. In addition to the required core course, World/Comparative Religion (RELI 300-level), which carries one of the GS designations, students must take one other GS-designated course (click here [PDF] for a list of approved courses).
  • Social-Justice (SJ; 1 course meeting this designation): Courses carrying the SJ designation are designed to introduce students to one or more social justice concerns. Students must take one course that meets the SJ designation (click here [PDF] for a list of approved courses).

Major-specific adaptations to the University Core Curriculum

All Gonzaga students, regardless of their major, will complete the University Core Curriculum requirements. However some Gonzaga students will satisfy certain core requirements through major-specific programs or courses. Any major-specific adaptations to the core are described with the requirements for the majors to which they apply.