Faculty of Engineering

Al-Isra University
Master Program in Engineering Project Management (EPM)
2010/2011
Course Description

403721- Engineering Project Management:

Engineering Project Definition and Start up; The Project Manager
Responsibilities; The Project work plan; task preparing, planning and
scheduling; Project Contracting and Delivering; The Project work
measurement and Project Tracking; The Project Cost and Time Evaluation;
Project Close out;

403722- Management Information System (MIS):

This unit will assist the student in understanding the challenges, opportunities
and risks involved in information technology management. The unit
introduces to management information systems foundations; current trends;
MIS technology fundamentals; its applications to business functions and
management practice and in an ethical manner. The impact of information
technology on project management will be stressed since it affects the
planning process. The unit will also cover various system applications for
specific project and business functions and their importance to today's
manager.
The unit may conclude with student's MIS project relevant to the Jordanian
market. It is expected that by the end of the unit student will have a solid
foundation for making judgment on why and how to participate in MIS
activities.

403723- Project Resource Management:

Engineering Project Resources; Project Resources Identification and
Predicting; Resource Planning and Scheduling; Resource Allocation and
Analysis; Resource Site Utilization Problems; Programme Crashing and
Resource Utilization;

403724- Operations Research:

This includes: Introduction and preliminaries, Linear and Nonlinear
Programming, Integer and Goal programming, Dynamic programming,
Transportation problems, Assignment Problems, Queuing theory, Decision
theory, Implementation of OR in Project management and Production
scheduling.

403725- Applied Statistical Research:

It includes the Role of Statistics in Engineering ; Probability; Discrete
Random Variables and Probability; Distributions; Continuous Random
Variables and Probability Distributions; Joint Probability; Distributions;
Random Sampling and Data Description; Point Estimation of Parameters;
Statistical Intervals for a Single Sample; Tests of Hypotheses for a Single
Sample; Statistical Inference for Two Samples; Simple Linear Regression and
 Correlation; Multiple Linear Regression; Design and Analysis of Single-
Factor Experiments: The Analysis of Variance; Design of Experiments with
Several Factors.

403726- Advanced Transportation Management:

This subject includes: The Metropolitan Problem and Planning Process, Data
requirement, Sample Survey Theory for Planning, Travel and Transportation
System, Demand and Supply Analysis, Trip Generation, Trip Distribution and
Trip Assignment, Model Split and Demand Modeling, and Transportation
System Management Strategies (TSM).

403727- Integrated Design and Construction:

Introduction to Design, Bid and Construction Phases; The Structural Design
Systems; Types of Buildings and Load Transferring Systems; Determination
of Building Design Control Strategy; Structural Designs and Cost/Benefit
Relationship; Constructability of Structural Design; Integrity of the Structural
Design and Site Construction; The Consultancy of Design and Construction of
a Concrete Works; Value Engineering and Cost/Benefit Analysis of the
Structural Design.

403728- Quality Management:

The development of Total Quality Management concept; Total Quality
Management Model and its application; The Historical Review of the Quality
Management and Total Quality Management; The Principles of Quality
Management and Total Quality Management; Implementation of the Total
Quality Management Principles in Engineering Fields; The Planning
Techniques of Total Quality Management; The Control Techniques of Total
Quality Management; The Five Steps to Increase Profitability and
Competitiveness; The Total Quality Management for Organization Changes

403729- Construction Methods and Technology:

Construction management and construction methods and techniques;
Engineering Fundamentals of Earth Moving Works; Soil Stabilization and
Compaction; Earthmoving Equipments (Tractors and related equipments,
scrapers, trucks and wagons); Operation Analysis; Belt Conveyor Systems;
Drilling Rock and Earth; Tunnels and Tunneling; Earth Grouting; Concreting
and Concrete Production; Piles and Pile Driving Equipments

403730- Work Study and Site Management:

Construction Site Management; Parties And Responsibilities; Site
Management Of Construction Project Through The Planning Phase; Site
Management Through Layout Phase; Construction Phase And Site
Management Responsibilities; Management Of Construction Site Through
The Commissioning Phase; Construction Site Management And Work Study

403731 - Cost and Finance Management:

Construction Company organizational alternatives; Cost estimation and
Standard setting; Cost Planning and Cash Flow Forecasting; Costing and site
cost recording; Cost reporting and Cost Comparison and Site Monitoring; Cost
 Controlling and Evaluation; Economic Assessments of Engineering Projects;
Finance Management; Budgeting and Budgetary Control; Market Planning.

403732 – Energy Management:

Introduction and primaries, effective EM, energy auditing, EM systems and
EM control systems, Building envelope, Electrical EM Thermal energy
storage, Waste-heat recovery, Energy security, reliability and maintenance ,
Economic analysis and financing EM project

403733- Pavement Management:

Pavement maintenance, Pavement rehabilitation, Methods of measuring
roadway conditions, Concepts of Condition and evaluation survey, Present
Serviceability Rating(PSR), Present Serviceability Index(PSI), Compression
of methods, Maintenance management, Maintenance operations.

403734- Highway Capacity System:

Importance of capacity, Level of Service(LOS),Factors affecting capacity,
Models of traffic flow, Basic freeway sections, weaving areas , Ramp and
ramp junctions, Two lane highways, Multilane highways, Signalized
intersections, Unsignalized intersections, Transit Capacity. Textbook:
Highway Capacity Manual-2000 Software: Highway Capacity System (HCS-
2000) computer Program.

403735- Traffic and Highway Safety Management:

Introduction to Traffic and Highway Safety Management ; Highway Safety
Improvement ;Program; Highway Safety Design and Operation Management;
Traffic Demand management; Traffic Safety Strategies; Traffic Speed
Reduction ; Traffic Calming; Traffic Congestion Management; Access Control
Management; Public Transit System Management; Pedestrian Safety and
Pedestrian Facilities Management; Intelligent Transportation System; 40363
Noise Impact management.

403736- Environmental Noise Management

This course provides an opportunity to acquire fundamental knowledge of all
aspects of the management and control of environmental noise, from mapping
to monitoring, from action planning to noise reduction. Objectives include
getting an overview of the tasks involved, effective techniques and tools
available, hands-on experience, case stories, good practices, hints and tips, and
information about relevant legislation, standards, practice and theory -
specifically, the new ISO 1996 Environmental Noise Assessment Standard and
the EU END 2002/49/EC Directive.

403737- Environnemental Risk Management:

A study of environmental risk perception, risk assessment, risk
communication, evaluating options of reducing risk, decision making
skills, preparation and implementation of risk management plans. An
introduction to environmental risk management topics such as: environmental
site assessment, environmental impact statement, environmental management
 system, surface water pollution discharge elimination standards, Ground
water well head protection system, chemical spill prevention plans, hazardous
and non hazardous waste management. Prerequisite: graduate understanding.

403738- Operation Management:

Operations and Productivity Operations Strategy in Global Environment;
Operations Management ;Design of Goods and Services; Managing Quality;
Process Strategy; Human Resources and Job Design; Supply Chain
Management; Inventory Management; Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
and (ERP); Just in Time and Lean Production Systems.
403739- System Safety Management:
Introduction: definitions, system safety concepts, system safety concepts
parameters. System Life cycle: system safety control milestone, development
phase, production phase. System safety implementation: policy and procedure,
system safety plan, System interfacing, Human Engineering. System safety
management organization, System safety control, System safety operation,
Implementation of statistical methods in system safety analysis, Hazard,
Analysis, and Risk analysis

403740- Research Methodology:

Principles of the Scientific Method: Theory and Measurement ,Principles of
the Scientific Method: Validity and Control ,Ethical Issues in a Scientific
Research ,Non-Experimental Research: Observational, Archival, and Case-
Study Research ,Non-Experimental Research: Survey Research ,Single-
Subject Experimental Research ,Group Experimental Research: Single-Factor
Designs ,Group Experimental Research: Factorial Designs ,Quasi
Experimentation ,Reporting Research Results, Conclusions: Bias and
Limitations of Experimental Scientifically (Epilogue).

403741- Special Topics:

The syllabus of the model will be identified according to the semester
program.

403742 - Electrical Energy Management:

Review of electrical energy generations, power analysis, optimization
methods, utility system optimization, electrical systems optimizations, control
systems and computer applications.

403743 - Computers' Network Management:

Study systems administration, and LAN/WAN terminology and
administration. Manage and maintain the typically complex computing
environment of medium to large sized organizations. Early in the program,
building up a complete personal computer, which will provide you with the
perfect learning tool for the remainder of the program to use in home, learn
how to use one of the most popular application software suites.
403744 - Production Management:
This course is designed to give comprehensive and systematic knowledge
about the essential features of world-class manufacturers concerning their
production systems and manufacturing strategies. The features are compared
with those of typical American and European counterparts. We would like to
examine not only the concrete practices known as; TQM, kaizen, concurrent
engineering, etc. but also fundamental thinking or philosophy toward
production management underlying those practices. Faced with severe
competition in global markets and excess appreciation of currency, however,
most manufacturing companies have been rethinking about their philosophy
and strategies established during the long time of high growth, which has
forced some of the practices to be changed or damaged. Those recent
problems and challenges for manufacturers are often addressed in the course.

403745 - Human Resources Management:

The course overviews the human resource management field. Emphasis is
placed in the areas of staffing, training and developing human potential,
compensation, benefits, and performance management. The legal framework
for equal employment opportunity is covered along with affirmative action.
Human Resource Information Services (HRIS) will be introduced.