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391. Curricular Practical Training. Curricular Practical Training. Student gains practical
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science experience by taking a job in industry and
writing a report about this experience. Course requires prior consent form the student¿s
advisor and from the Director of Graduate Studies and may be repeated with consent of the
advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies. Instructor: Staff. 1 unit.
399. Special Readings in Mechanical Engineering. Individual readings in advanced study
and research areas of mechanical engineering. Approval of director of graduate studies
required. 1 to 3 units. Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.
Engineering Management (EGRMGMT)
Professor Glass, Faculty Director; Bradley A. Fox, Executive Director; Professors Cocks,
Cox, Lange; Associate Professor Britton; Assistant Professor Kok; Adjunct Professor
Skender; Extended Faculty: Jan Bouten, Lawrence Boyd, Robert Coyle, Guerry Grune,
Joseph Holmes, Robert Price, Vivek Wadhwa, Jesko von Windheim
Engineering management is the discipline which integrates engineering and business
principles. It encompasses such areas as: product and process development, management of
technology, operations management, and financial engineering, among others. In addition,
it provides the business context in which most engineering is practiced and thus benefits
more traditional engineering careers as well. The program combines training in graduate
engineering principles with training in business topics such as marketing, finance, law, and
management, so that graduates are better able to address issues in today’s complex and
global workplace. Teamwork, communication, leadership, applied problem solving, and
real world application of engineering and technology skills are emphasized throughout the
curriculum.
The Master of Engineering Management is a professional program offered by the
Pratt School of Engineering with the support of the Fuqua School of Business and
the School of Law. Admission to the program requires a bachelor’s degree in
engineering or science. For a complete program description and more information,
please refer to the Web site, http://memp.pratt.duke.edu/.
201. Engineering Management Seminar. Current topics in applied engineering
management and entrepreneurship. Weekly seminar series. Credit/No credit. Instructor:
Fox/Glass. 0 units.
210. Marketing. Review basic concepts in marketing; marketing of high tech products and
services. Product development with short life cycles, selling into complex supply chains,
building advantage through innovation, the role of the customer in high tech and technologyintensive
service industries, and marketing in volatile environments. Prerequisite:
enrollment in the Master of Engineering Management Program. Instructor: Garda. 3 units.
220. Intellectual Property, Business Law, and Entrepreneurship. Basic principles of
intellectual property law, especially patent law but including trademark and copyright law,
together with an overview of business law and the formation of new technical enterprises.
Consideration of regulatory law, contract law, and product liability. Licensing and the use
of the patent database in technological development. Prerequisite: enrollment in the Master
of Engineering Management Program. Instructor: Cocks, Cox, or Lange. 3 units.
230. Finance in High Tech Industries. Review basic concepts of financial accounting and
finance, with an emphasis on accounting needed for effective financial analysis. Focus on
issues of finance in high tech industries. Emphases will include project financing, notions
of options as applied to internal financial analysis, allocation of costs and revenues for new
high tech projects, valuing projects and valuing firms when intellectual assets are a
significant portion of total level value; corporate control in high tech firms. Finance issues
in mergers, acquisitions, and alliances. Prerequisite: enrollment in the Master of Engineering
Management Program. Instructor: Skender. 3 units.
232. Advanced Corporate Finance for Technology-based Companies. The focus of this
course will be on major financial decisions of established technology corporations as well
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