Engineering Management Graduate Certificate

This first course in the finance sequence discusses costs and business practices to establish the cost of a product. The concept of the time value of money (TVM) is developed to determine the present and future values of a series of cash flows. TVM principles are then applied to personal finances and retirement planning. This is a practical, hands-on course that uses spreadsheets extensively.

This second course in the finance sequence describes the economic viability of an engineering project through application of net present value, internal rate of return, and payback period analysis. The impacts of depreciation, taxes, inflation and foreign exchange are then addressed. The capital budgeting process is discussed, showing how companies make decisions to optimize their investment portfolio. Risk is mitigated through application of quantitative techniques such as scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis and real options analysis.

This third and final course in the finance sequence discusses how public projects are evaluated using cost-benefit analysis. You then learn how interest rates and prices for stocks and bonds are determined. Techniques are presented on how to create departmental budgets for engineering cost centers and pro forma statements for profit centers. You’ll then work with corporate financial statements to assess a company’s financial health, including recent measures of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG).

The goal of this introductory course in a series of three is to provide you with the foundational knowledge of how engineering projects are managed and initiated. Engineering project managers are responsible for project scope, stakeholder management, effective communication, and team leadership. In this course, you will develop introductory skills needed to manage traditional engineering projects, along with tools needed to engage stakeholders and build diverse teams.

The goal of this second course in a series of three is to provide you with skills necessary to plan and execute conventional engineering projects. Project managers must plan and manage complex projects constrained by time and budget. As part of this course, you will determine project schedules, budgets, and risk assessments. At the end of this course, you will be able to identify and explain various quality tools and methods used in project management.

The goal of this third course in a series of three examines the philosophy and process of managing projects using Agile project management. You will learn the Agile philosophy and process, including the Scrum framework, sprints, and user stories. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to distinguish between traditional and Agile project management methodologies, and understand the benefits of delivering value early in an engineering project.

Before we can lead others well, we must first learn to lead ourselves well. Knowing thyself is the starting point on this journey. In this course, you will come to understand the importance of three forms of awareness, craft a personal identity, gain understanding of how you work best, learn to be strategic with your time and energy, and manage cognitive biases and understand your worldview.

In this course, you will identify your core purpose and recognize meaning in your life, explore the power of spirituality and embracing our mortality, consider how to create a lasting impact by serving a greater good, describe your character, and learn how to practice personal excellence.

In this course, you will describe how and why to set goals and create action plans, increase your focus and reduce distraction, harness motivation and flow state for performance, build self-efficacy and agency, and redefine your relationship with stress, anxiety, fear, and adversity.