MTE3503

Engineering practice 1

4 points
* 2 lectures per week plus tutorials
* First semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisite: ECS2390

Objectives The student is expected to further develop communications skills and their application in negotiation and public speaking and to gain an insight into the functioning of groups and teams; to understand the process of technological development; and to develop project management and evaluation skills.

Synopsis Effective communication, principled versus positioned negotiation, conflict resolution, public speaking, the dynamics of groups and teams. Invention and innovation, product life cycles and trend curves. Principles of project management, GANTT, PERT and CDM charts.

Assessment Assignments: 60%
* Tutorial exercises: 40%

Recommended texts

Bolton R People skills Simon and Schuster, 1986
Dwyer J The business communication handbook Prentice-Hall, 1993
Fisher R and Urey W Getting to yes Business Books, 1989
Forsyth D R Group dynamics Brooks Cole, 1990
Margerson C and McCann D Team management The Business Library, 1992