Title :
Reinventing our role in local government: a management unit for local government
Author :
Hodge, Graeme ; Mavin, Ken
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil & Geol. Eng., R. Melbourne Inst. of Technol., Vic., Australia
Abstract :
Today´s municipal managers are required to be both successful business managers and technical specialists. This paper outlines a course unit aiming to broaden the knowledge, skills and attitudes of engineers in local government. It discusses the techniques used to achieve success in the post-graduate diploma and MBA (Technology Management) distance education package from the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers (APESMA). Two examples of topics are detailed: the privatisation of service delivery, and the requirements of asset management systems
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; management; Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers; MBA (Technology Management); asset management systems requirements; attitudes; business managers; course unit; distance education package; engineers; local government; management unit; municipal managers; post-graduate diploma; service delivery privatization; skills; technical specialists; Asset management; Business; Crisis management; Distance learning; Educational programs; Engineering management; Knowledge management; Local government; Management training; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Multi-Media Engineering Education Proceedings, 1994., IEEE First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1963-X
DOI :
10.1109/MMEE.1994.383177
