Description

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Topics covered include:

● the environment in which technical people work

● management of technology and innovation

● human resource management

● management of employment relations and related labour legislation

● marketing and diff usion of innovation

● engineering contracts and law

● operations management

● safety management

● project management and evaluation

● basic accounting, economics and financial management

● techno-entrepreneurship

● managing people and teams

● total quality management

● maintenance management

● budgeting and cost engineering

● business and technology strategy

● managing the environment and sustainable development.

About the Author

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W. P. Nel is a senior lecturer and the coordinator for mining at Unisa's School of Engineering. He is responsible for a number of modules in the areas of engineering management and mining engineering.