Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management
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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (BEIEEM)
| Programme code: BEIEEM and JUPAS code: JA1652 | Programme code: BP15 (not open for new applications) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mode of attendance: Full-time | Mode of attendance: Part-time | |
| Mode of funding: Government-funded | Mode of funding: Non-Government-funded (Self-financed) |
What is Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management?
"Industrial Engineering is concerned with the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, material, equipment, information, and energy."
- Institute of Industrial Engineers, USA
"Engineering Management is the discipline addressed to making and implementing decisions for strategic and operational leadership in current and emerging technologies and their impacts on inter-related systems."
- IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, USA
IE and EM are related but they do have distinctive characteristics and differences in emphasis. They have a common fundamental theoretical basis and both rely on an understanding of technology and its integration within a business environment. Both also emphasize adopting systems approaches and problem solving and decisionmaking techniques to design and implement effective and productive manufacturing, engineering and general services processes that combine people and technology. Similarly, both are concerned with the efficient control and management of these systems over their full life cycle once they are in operation. Finally, clearly both disciplines are very strongly multi-disciplinary and capitalize on the synergy between different bodies of knowledge to maximize benefits.
Nevertheless, these two disciplines have some important differences. For instance, IE tends to focus on the operational level design of systems for making products or delivering services, whereas Engineering Management often focuses attention on the more strategic issues concerning the operation of such systems. To put it simply, both IE and EM are about the management of people, operations, processes and projects.
Also, IE tends to emphasize the mechanistic integration of men and machines, including human factors, whereas EM is more concerned with capitalizing on the mental abilities of the workforce and shaping their attitudes to improve the ways work is performed.
Aims and Objectives of the Programme
This programme aims to equip students with problem solving, technical and managerial skills and knowledge related to IE and EM to prepare them for professional careers in managing manufacturing, engineering and other technologically oriented services.
Through the academically demanding and professionally rewarding education provided in this programme, the graduates will develop:
- a broad understanding of the principles and technology related to engineering and manufacturing services
- a fundamental understanding of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management concepts and techniques and their application in designing and managing manufacturing, engineering and other services
- the ability to conceptualize, analyze, synthesize and implement industrial systems and services and
- the ability to efficiently manage engineering services, manufacturing and other technologically oriented systems
Careers in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Graduates will find careers in a broad range of industries, from manufacturing through consulting, construction and the wholesale/retail trade to government and financial institutions, where the work of people needs to be efficiently organized and managed, particularly when the workforce needs to closely deal with hard and soft technologies. Examples could include:
- facilities layout and production planning in a manufacturing company
- productivity improvement in both manufacturing and service operations
- coordinating and organizing maintenance activities and implementing newautomation on the workroom floor in the postal service
- design of information displays and associated load management procedures for a power utility
- setting manpower requirements and schedules in a hospital
- capacity utilization and the scheduling of different aircraft over all routes in the airline industry
- voice and data communications network planning for financial institutions, and
- consultancy to organizations to help them strategically plan the development of their distribution network and location of warehouses and shipping plans, etc.
Examples of increasing needs for IEEM graduates
Supply Chain Design and Logistics Management - developing technologies (concepts, methodologies and algorithms) that optimize material sourcing, distribution networks, facility location/operation and inventories
Management Systems - developing various management systems, e.g. ISO9000 Quality Management System, ISO14000 - Environment Management System, BS8800# Safety and Health Management System
E-Commerce Logistics - developing technologies and systems that support physical logistics process related to electronic commerce and the Internet
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for admission, an applicant must satisfy the general university entry requirements and the following programme specific entry requirements:
Grade E or above in one of the following HKALE subjects:
Applied Maths, Pure Maths, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Physics
OR
Grade E or above in two of these HKALE AS subjects:
Applied Maths, Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry, Design and Technology, Electronics, Physics
OR
Holders of Associate Degree (AD) or Higher Diploma (HD) in relevant engineering disciplines with minimum CGPA of 2.5 or 60% average marks, or other equivalent post-secondary qualifications.
Non-academic Areas
Other qualified applicants may be invited for interviews and considered for admission based on the applicants' performance in following areas:- Leadership experience and potential
- Extra-curricular activities
- Community/school services
- Communication skills
- Recommendation
Scholarship is available to outstanding students admitted to the programme by non-JUPAS route.
Students admitted with HD/AD qualifications will be able to receive credit transfer / exemption for certain courses on the basis of their academic background.
Curriculum
Core studies
- Computer Programming
- Basic Calculus and Linear Algebra
- Engineering Mathematics and Statistics
- Operations Research
- Electrical and Electronic Principles I
- Mechanics
- Engineering Principles and Design
- Computer Aided Engineering Drawing
- Introduction to Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Processes
- Work Design
- Ergonomics in Workplace Design
- Logistics and Materials Management
- Enterprise Information Systems
- Integrative Engineering Management
- Reliability and Quality Engineering
- Quality Systems and Management
- Project Management
- Co-operative Education Scheme (CES)
Professional Recognitions
This Programme has been accredited by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). Graduates of this programme meet the academic requirements for Corporate Membership of HKIE.
Tuition Fees
Government Funded Programmes- Bachelor's Degree: $42,100 per annum *
- Associate Degree: $31,575 per annum *
- Non-local students:
$60,000 per annum # (for students admitted in 2007 or earlier)
$80,000 per annum # (for students admitted in 2008 - 2010)
$100,000 per annum # (for students to be admitted in 2011)
* The tuition fee is subject to annual review. If there are changes to the tuition fee set by the HKSAR Government, the tuition fee may be adjusted.
# The tuition fee may increase if there are changes to the tuition fee set by the HKSAR Government. If there are no changes to the government-set tuition fee, the fee will apply until the end of your study in this programme.
The last cohort of students of the part-time programme was admitted in 2008. The tuition fee for students admitted in 2008 and before is $2,100 per credit unit.
Latest information on tuition fees is available at the website of the Academic Regulations and Records Office at http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/arro/content.asp?cid=76.
Inquiry: 3442-8419 (Ms. Kan)
Programme Leader
Programme Structure (Links to University Programme Page)
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Model Study Path of Cohort 2010 (PDF)
Model Study Path for BEIEEM 2010/2011 Entry (UGC-funded, Full-time Mode)
Model Study Path of Cohort 2009 and 2008 (PDF)
Model Study Path for BEIEEM 2009/2010 Entry
Model Study Path for BEIEEM 2008/2009 Entry
Student Handbook (PDF)
2010/11 | 2009/10 | 2008/09
(Note: The handbooks are updated as at the beginning of the corresponding academic years.)
Last modified on 10 March, 2011