MEM Ashore: Course Overview

Qualified individuals may enroll in the following CD-ROM courses:

• ENMA 600: Cost Estimating and Financial Analysis
  Introduction to the monetary aspects of engineering projects, including accounting principles; financial reports and analysis; capital budgeting; cost estimation and control, inventory management; depreciation; investment decisions.
• ENMA 614: Quality Systems Design
  Quality Deming's way. On-line quality engineering, scientific sampling, control charts, acceptance sampling; the quality cost concept and economic aspects of quality decisions. Emphasis on statistical process control.
• ENMA 715: Systems Analysis (Replaces ENMA 640 Spring 09)
  Provides an understanding of the interdisciplinary aspects of the systems development, operation, and support. Focuses on application of scientific and engineering efforts to transform an operational need into a defined system configuration through the interactive process of design, test and evaluation. 
• ENMA 640: Integrated Systems Engineering (Replaced by ENMA 715 Spring 09) 
• ENMA 603: Operations Research
  Introduction to optimization methods and deterministic models for decision making, linear, integer and non-linear programming; transportation, assignment, and inventory models; network techniques; sensitivity analysis.
• ENMA 604: Project Management
  Design, evaluation, control, and organization of technical projects; scheduling, budgeting, planning, and monitoring practices; software tools; project information systems; proposal preparation; strategic issues; marketing of technology. A case study approach is utilized.
• ENMA 613: Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  Management systems for distribution, materials handling, inventory control, transportation planning and facilities location and analysis. Special emphasis on logistic information systems and the development of logistics strategy. Includes case studies.
• ENMA 605: Contemporary Issues in Engineering Management 
  Capstone course. One credit. Assesses students understanding and assimilation of key concepts presented throughout the curriculum. Final course in program; required for graduation for all students admitted during and after Fall 2005 term. May not be taken out of sequence.

With the exception of ENMA 605, all courses are three credits and may be completed in any sequence. These courses do not have prerequisites for enrollment other than the program prerequisite of probability and statistics. However, students who do not hold engineering or scientific degrees are not encouraged to take courses in this program. Please refer to the Registration and Admissions sections for more information. Officer Graduates of the Nuclear Power School and Prototype are eligible for twelve hours of advanced standing toward the program requirements of thirty hours.

Those who do not qualify for twelve hours of advanced standing must take ENMA 601, ENMA 602, and six hours of electives. These courses are available through the following formats:

Lecture
Normal class meetings with a professor located at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

TELETECHNET
TELETECHNET is an interactive distance-learning medium that delivers courses via satellite, computer and landline. Synchronous one-way video and two-way audio affords students the advantages of an on-campus education while attending classes away from the main campus. TELETECHNET classes are available at over 50 ODU sites located in Arizona, Washington, North Carolina, the District of Columbia; and throughout Virginia.

The following courses are not offered through CD-ROM:

• ENMA 601: Organizational Analysis
  This course examines the human side of management through the application behavioral science. Emphasis is placed on individual, group and organizational processes and dynamics for technical professionals.
• ENMA 602: Data Modeling
  Evaluation of quantitative and qualitative data for planning in a dynamic environment. Topics include baseline forecasting techniques; growth curves and measures of technology; use of forecasting in decision models; model building and modeling analysis.

Elective Credit
Taking graduate level courses in either engineering or business from an accredited school can fulfill the six hours of elective credit. Old Dominion University's MBA "Ships @ Sea" program courses will also fulfill this requirement. Please contact your advisor at Old Dominion University if assistance is needed.