Engineering Management Suite

Engineering Management Suite

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

ONLINE AND SELF-PACED

Complete two courses within the assigned timeframe, and you will be eligible to receive the Engineering Management Suite badge (fees apply), and a -issued completion certificate to successful participants to print.

  • Leadership Essentials
  • Engineering Ethics

The Engineering Management Essentials Suite is for those who would like to learn the basic, in-demand skills required in a leadership role.  In “Leadership Essentials,” you will discover how to become a more effective leader in any work environment and also in your personal life.  In “Engineering Ethics,” you will strengthen your ability to deal with moral complexity.  

COST

This course is offered at no charge.

DELIVERY FORMAT

Each course has pre-recorded learning modules, self-assessment quizzes (ungraded), and a final graded online exam or assignment. 

CREDENTIALS

If you complete these two courses within the assigned timeframe, you will be eligible to receive the Engineering Management Suite badge and a -issued completion certificate upon paying the badge fee.  The fee for a badge is $29 for BU students and $49 for non-BU students.  Digital badges are easily displayed on social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter).  You have to pass each course with a grade of 70% or higher in order to be eligible to receive the badge credential.

COURSES

Leadership Essentials

This course will provide participants with the skills to become more effective leaders in any work environment and also in their personal lives. Each lesson will include easy-to-implement tips, tools, and techniques. The course will include a comprehensive online multiple-choice exam to validate that learning objectives have been met. After completing this course, you will be able to: 

  • Understand the definition of leadership and management, and how these roles can be integrated.
  • Appreciate the concept of long-term strategic planning and exploiting core competencies.
  • Value change, understand why it’s necessary, and how to successfully implement it.
  • Overcome the fear and stress associated with change.
  • Define a set of personal and professional ethics, morals, values, and beliefs.
  • Understand how to create a sustainable competitive advantage over the competition.

Engineering Ethics

As engineers, we make technical decisions every day. At times, we are faced with important ethical decisions that can have a profound effect on ​our clients, our business, ourselves, and the general public. This course seeks to increase our ability to deal effectively with moral complexity in engineering, to strengthen our ability to reason clearly, and to think carefully about moral questions. After the course, the learner will be able to:

  • Define fundamental terminology, such as ethics, morals, beliefs, code, values, and corporate social responsibility.
  • Recognize how engineers should facilitate ethical behavior through engagement with others.
  • Identify the role of the engineer in corporate social responsibility.
  • Translate professional ethics into one’s personal life.
  • Explain why diversity, equity, and inclusion are a moral and ethical imperative.