PSU Magazine Spring 1989

The enterprising • engineer A new master's degree program at Portland State is teaching our engineers and scientists how to manage the people, pace, and success of today's technology. By Kathryn Kirkland Y oung engineers often find themselves grappling with finite pieces of the technical puzzle. The problems are defined , the material and processes familiar, with measurable solutions in sight. After a few years of purely technical work, successful engineers are frequently given the opportunity to delegate respon– sibility to others and oversee a project. How do these same engineers, ac– customed to the certainty of their science, now deal with people, organizations, finances, the market - in other words, major uncertainties? Taking engineering and science proj– ects from the drawing board to the reality of business and competitive markets is what makes science practical for mankind. Programs in Engineering Management are now offered at univer– sities across the nation to bridge this gap between technical expertise and manage– ment responsibility. w i. l)t C LYtO rJ l t-r:t v Z-i_ )/ <; I Qf81A-1iQiJ~ ~~}~ ~ 0~1h7~ (f-h:C.(V\ ~t+1<'/ Lo fLA-1.. S G-1 f..t-Jcf_ ~r . ,, Dr. Dundar Kocaoglu is director of PSU's popular new Engineering Management Program. PSU 8