Management Definition and 112 Threads

I am about to graduate with a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering with three possible paths: - A confirmed offer as Design Engineering Trainee at a small design company which takes outsourced design projects related to industrial design and automotive - A prospective offer from a...

I want to prepare a demo for my client the financial training academy and they want to provide a fully functional demo of the software to prove we are not a scam. As the name suggests the company's most of the work would use financial and accounting. So, is this a good idea to use the SQL...

One of my friends told me about this interesting little device called the BodyMedia weight management system. Here's a linky linky to amazon's listing. My friend has been losing weight (as have I) and he uses this thing and thinks it's great. Has anyone used this? Know of its accuracy...

Wasn't sure about where else to post this so I posted it here : I got into an argument with my friend about google search being a DBMS, I disagreed because it doesn't fit the definition that we were given or the one on wikipedia and a few more websites. All that google search does it query a...

It is my understanding that some engineers working in aerospace find that a role in management best suits them and seek to climb the ladder of the company they are working for, where as others focus entirely on the technical, R&D side of things, content to stay in the same position indefinitely...

Homework Statement Ten students have been nominated for positions of secretary, treasurer, social convenor, and fundraising chair. In how many ways can these positions be filled if the Norman twins are running and plan to switch positions on occasion for fun since no one can tell them apart...

I am attending a community college, and after this semester I will be done with my associates. However as of right now, my interest towards which subject I should major into has changed after reading more and more about other varieties of business oriented work. Accounting or Finance was my...

Homework Statement A spinner has eight equally-sized sectors, numbered 1 through 8. What is the probability that the arrow on the spinner will stop on a prime number? Homework Equations P(x) = 1 / n, out come of a uniform probability distribution P(x) = Probability distribution n =...

For example, a program like the one below. I'm graduating in May with a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics Minor. I'm looking at all the options I have. I'm just wondering if this degree or ones like it are worth the time. I don't know anything about the University of Central Missouri, though...

I am working on a senior design project that is to design a battery management system to monitor NiMH batteries powering an electric truck. The professors who proposed the project set the main requirements to be that it measures the voltage of every cell, the temperature of every 5-10 cells and...

As I get closer to finishing my Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, I'm wondering more and more in what direction I should go for my Master's. I know I want to pursue Renewable and Clean Energy to some extent, but I was wondering if I should also consider Engineering Management, as...

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This seems to be a high interest topic and nobady else started it so I will. If previous discussion is evidence of a future trend please put on your asbestos underwear before you post. Before you start throwing knives, I will concede that there have been serious mistakes and defective...

So I recently took a job in R&D right out of my Master's program (in electrical engineering). When I was interviewing at the company, I quickly realized that everyone was "Dr. so-and-so". I actually did not interview with a single person that did not have a PhD out of 8 people (except for the...

There are some who have a political or other agenda motivating them to make a hue & cry about population control. The http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html" is 6,903,465,258. The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" (for example) is 260,558 sq. mi. That means you can fit the...

Could somebody suggest a simple program for time management? I don't have a smartphone, so something for my netbook (XP) would be best. Thanks!

Right guys, don't flame me for this - I did search this sub-forum before attempting to create the thread. How do you go about managing your time? I'm finding it hard, right now, while still in high school, to study what I have to for school (mainly Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics) as well...

Can someone explain to me what engineering management entails exactly?

I currently have a job extracting and manipulating data from a database using various 4th gen database programming languages. I love number crunching and programming and I want to do this as a career. I want to do some sort of stats course which is designed for people from various disciplines...

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I'm currently finishing up my third semester in Civil Engineering. Recently a couple of my friends switched from standard "Civil Engineering" to "Civil Engineering with Concentration in Management" So this got me thinking if I should switch.. If i switch, I would not be taking...

I am looking for some advice on how to improve my reading and understanding of technical books. Right now I am in a networking class, and I am very motivated, love the class, but have a hard time reading and understanding the book. I know most of my problems come from being distracted, and I am...

I'm learning about memory management in my programming languages class, and I thought it would be beneficial to post a small write-up detailing my current understanding so that more knowledgeable people could critique (and hopefully expand) it. Static: Static allocation refers to objects &...

My robotics group and I are currently in the process of engineering an autonomous underwater vehicle. We have designed most of the parts in Pro-E however we still need to design the cables and wires as well as design how they will be managed. Does anyone know if Pro-E can be used for cable/wire...

Hi, At my university there are a few different ways to earn an engineering degree, I am having a bit of trouble deciding on which might suit me. One way is by completing a 4-year BE in the discipline of your choice. The other way is by completing a 3-year bachelor of science (majoring in...

How many arrangements of the letters in the word mathematics begin with a vowel and end with a letter other than h? Please help!

To be part of management of technical company in a technical position like a CTO? Is this possible with just PhD? Is this possible with MBA only ?Do you need a PhD and a MBA? Is it preferable?

Hello, I'm looking for established techniques, writings, books, etc... on what I'd call small project management. I'll try to frame what I need. The problem to solve is about as follows. 4 or 5 people have developed small software/firmware systems in their corner, for specific...

I'm planning to go into medical field, so I'm thinking a science major right? Right now I am in year 3 high school. Math isn't my greatest but I must say I'm decent but in science(I've only take chem 11) I think I'm above average. Now year 4 is quite near (after this summer) and these are my...

Hi, I have a few questions for anyone who is currently working in construction as an engineer or project manager. I'm an HVAC/Building controls technician/installer and I want to pursue a career in the managerial side of the business. I only have an AS degree in electromechanical...

Hi everyone, I have a question that is floating around in my head and I am getting mixed suggestions. Thought I might try to ask here as I have gotten good advice from you guys before. I would like to work in a Biotechnology company one day, what ever position really (that is either a good...

Hi, Can someone please explain what Quench Management is particularly when applied to magnetism. Thanks Regards neorich

Hi, I am a business administration major at a liberal arts private college in Missouri. I am less than a year from graduation and want to go into an engineering management masters program after this. It was extremely tough to find a program that would accept a non-technical major but I managed...

This semester, we have to build a database management system (DBMS) as a mini-project. We do have the database theory course covering database management concepts, sql and pl/sql. The project is to be done using Oracle and possibly Visual Basic for the front end and maybe a programming...

The people in my household are unfortunately either incompetents, idiots or both. This results into me getting very angry all the time. Living with that level of mediocrity of mind is very frustrating. I know getting angry this often is unhealthy for me and unpleasant for everyone around me...

To senior management no less for smoking a ciggy 5 mins before my official finish time, no comment however that i came in 30 mins early on my own time to help out, no comment on all the times i have been asked to help out out side my work hours, well you can guess what i will say to management...

I am looking for a good, free, distributed Unix/Linux based software CM tool (or set of tools). I want the tool to cover the three main areas of sofware CM: change/defect management, revision management, and release management. I am looking at Trac, Bugzilla, and Mantis for change management and...

Well , I'll be going to college next fall for engineering, and I'm pretty confident that I'll do well. My only issue is this "leadership community" I've enrolled myself into, which I will be starting my first semester. It's just a separate residence hall that is exclusive to the members, and...

Hi to all the folks. I have always wanted to get in the health care profession but at a managerial position. For this I have been planning to do a healthcare management degree but the problem is that I can only make it online as I have certain responsibilities to look after. What I need is a...

i ll be completing my BE Mechanical in a year and a half. right from my high school, i knew i was to be a mechanical engineer. Now i ll be, but its just not i thought what it would be, something is just missing. 99% of my college mates plan to get an MBA degree, reason: what is engineering going...

I'm planning on going into Electrical Engineering at McGill next year, and I am debating between taking a minor in management or in physics. The only reason that I would want to take one in physics is because the subject really interests me, but I don't see myself working as a physicist. On the...

Any Project Managers out there? Just thought it might be beneficial if the PF had a thread devoted to the Project / Program - Engineer / Manager. Not sure what I have to add to this just yet, but once I get a schedule, Ghantt chart, some costing numbers, a Bill of Material, and a Work...

I know this is an engineering/physics forum but I was wondering if some of you could tell me more about this field. Although, I have frequently thought about civil engineering but after months and months of mulling over a decision, I decided not to pursue it (though I still go back and forth)...

hey just wondering is it because you wear a white shirt that you're going to feel less heat, and because you wear a black shirt that you're going to feel more heat like everyone thinks ? does it depends on the material ? on the heat conductance of the material ? because from what i...

Ok I've noticed I'm in a foul mood recently, I have a touch of asthma, which means I'm irrational anyway, and I have SAD, worst time of year for me - medicated and treated - but any hints to stop me just going nuts? I ranted about Israel for 10 minutes earlier, and I know the situation is...

Hey everyone. Just want to run something by people here...I'm a sophomore in Electrical Engineering, and love it (even though it's hard), and recently a friend of mine told me that he was minoring in Management along with EE, and that seemed really odd to me, because they seem unrelated, but he...

I have an aptitude test in a Suppy chain management Company for the post of Software developer ( fresher). What kind of questions should I expect? Thanks !

Ah I really need to break a glass or something like that to feel better but I'm afraid someone might step on it and get hurt!:devil: what else can I do to feel calm and relax again?:mad:

Hello Im doing a project for data management and i thought i could do a project on when stars where discovered when, where kinda thing. I've looked all around and i can't find quiet what I am looking for so i thought if i asked here some one would have a little somthing to help me out.

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