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EM306 Soil Mechanics and Foundations
Credits: 3 (2,1,2) Prerequisites: GEO201 and EM204
A course on soil classification and index properties; soil structure and moisture; compaction;
seepage; effective stress concept; compressibility and consolidation; stress and settlement
analysis; shear strength; slope stability; soil stabilization methods. The course includes hands-on
laboratory experiments of most important soil properties.

EM315 Management of Organizations and Human Resources
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: Junior Level Standing
This course introduces effective management of individuals and teams in the context of dynamic
organizations. This course provides an introduction to the management of human resources at
the organizational level. The orientation of the course is toward developing managerial skills
useful in establishing organizational personnel policy. Focus is on how effective organizational and
human resource management practices can create competitive advantages for organizations.
Specific topics include leadership, organizational design, structure, diversity, culture, strategy, the
role of human resources in the management process, human-resources planning and forecasting,
job information systems, recruitment and selection, human-resources development,
compensation, performance evaluation, managing diversity, and expatriate management.

EM326 Project Management
Credits: 3 (3,1,0) Prerequisites: STAT101 and EM315
This course introduces functions and techniques for effective management of systems
development and effective project leadership. Project definition, phases, and work breakdown.
Scope, risk, configuration, and quality management. Cost and time estimation. Tools for planning,
scheduling, monitoring and controlling of project development.

EM327 Engineering Economy
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: MATH113
The course focuses on the coupling of technical analysis and economic feasibility to determine the
best course of action among alternatives competing for scarce resources. Studies the principles,
concepts, and methodology of the time value of money as applied to governmental, industrial,
and personal economic decisions. Topics include cost-estimating techniques for engineering
projects, benefit-cost analysis, present worth, rate of return, depreciation, taxes, break-even
analysis, risk and sensitivity analysis, capital investment, and the comparison of alternatives.
Discussion includes the ethical and social responsibilities of engineers as they apply to project
decisions affecting job creation and loss, personnel placement, and capital expenditure.

EM335 Operations Research
Credits: 3 (3,1,0) Prerequisites: EE101, STAT101 and MATH225
This course studies resource optimization through mathematical programming. The course starts
with teaching the art of mathematical modeling for engineering and management problems.
Emphasis is placed on applications of forecasting and optimization models to typical engineering
management problems. Topics include problem formulation, mathematical model building, linear
programming, Simplex algorithm, duality, game theory, queuing theory, dynamic programming,
nonlinear programming. Applications to transportation, assignment, resource allocation,
scheduling, routing, and facility location/layout problems will be shown. Post-optimality analysis
is studied from the viewpoint of technology management. The course includes a term project
involving a real-life problem.

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