Ph.D. in Engineering Management

This Ph.D. program at SS-CASE-IT is an extensive program that requires the student to exhibit outstanding research capabilities. The degree program especially focuses on finding intellectual solutions (both industrial and academic) with distinct knowledge contributions in the field of ‘Engineering Management’.

Program Duration

Minimum: 3 years (6 semesters)
Maximum: 6 years

Students aspiring to be researchers in this program must have exceptional research capabilities with strong academic and industrial knowledge. The program ensures the highest level of original research contributions by enforcing exceptional quality measures at various program milestones such as admission, coursework completion, doctoral qualifying exam, proposal defense, final defense, publications fulfillment, and various formal and informal reviews.

Objectives

The objective of Ph.D. Engineering Management Program is to establish a national level research eco-system capable of holding engineering management-related challenges. This objective is fulfilled through harvesting novel yet applied ideas to create an impact in our society.

Scope Regarding Market, Social, and Employment Perspective of the Program

This program is unique as it prepares future researchers who are promptly focused on applied aspects of engineering management and result-oriented research. While our Ph.D. program in Engineering Management is always inclined toward conducting and publishing high-quality research in world-renowned journals, we are nevertheless inclined to create impact rather than merely impact factors. We have been able to produce world-class PhDs in Engineering Management and are proud of our heritage as a pioneering institute in Pakistan capable of harnessing the research potential of working professionals and directing it toward real-time problem-solving approaches through applied and novel research.

Eligibility Criteria /Admission Requirement of the Program

The candidate must possess at least a four-year Bachelor’s degree in BSc/BE/B. Tech in any Engineering, Computer Science, Architecture, Engineering Technology, B.Tech (Hons) Disciplines (sixteen years of schooling or 4-year of education after FSc), recognized by PEC/NCEAC/PCATP/NTCP or any relevant body recognized by HEC.
MS degree in Engineering Management or relevant discipline (minimum 18 years of formal education) from an HEC-recognized university.
A minimum 3.00/4.00 (or 75% marks) in the MS degree is required.
Higher Education Aptitude Test (HAT-I) passed with minimum 70% marks or SS-CASE-IT test as per GRE pattern with 70% minimum passing marks required for admission in Ph.D. Engineering Management. The result is to be submitted at the time of application in case of HAT-I as prescribed by the University.
All candidates must complete any other requirement of HEC and SS-CASE-IT for admission to the Ph.D. Program.
The final selection is made by the Board of Advanced Studies at SS-CASE-IT.

Semester Wise break-up of Credit Hours

Semester	Credit Requirement
Spring	09 (Maximum)
Fall	09 (Maximum)

Credit Hours Requirement

Category	Credit Requirement (With Thesis Option)	Credit Requirement (With Non- Thesis Option)
Core Courses	15	15
Optional Courses	9	15
Postgraduate Research Thesis	6	0
Total Hours Required	30	30

Fee Structure

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Degree Requirements

Completion, of course, works with a 3.5 CGPA (18 Credit Hours after Ph.D. admission).
Passing Qualifying / Comprehensive Examination.
Qualifying Proposal Defense.
At least one publication in ISI INDEXED IMPACT FACTOR JOURNAL from HEC approved list
OR Two publications:
1. One in HEC-approved journals
2. Second in Scoupus-indexed journals.
Successful Pre-Final Defense of thesis before foreign evaluation
Satisfactory reviews from two experts from technologically / academically advanced countries.
Successful Final Defense of thesis written in the prescribed format.

Ph.D. Thesis Review Policy

Satisfactory reviews from two experts from technologically / academically advanced countries.

Policy for Publication of Paper in HEC Recognized Journals

At least one publication in ISI INDEXED IMPACT FACTOR JOURNAL from HEC approved list OR Two publications:

One in HEC approved journals
Second in Scoupus indexed journals.

Course No	Course Title (All courses are of three credit hours)
EM-8101	Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
EM-8102	Research Methodology for Engineering Managers
EM-8103	Academic Writing for Engineering Managers

Course No	Course Title
PM - 6101	Computer Applications in Project Management
EM-6107	Human Resource Management
EM-6103	Engineering Project Management
EM-6104	Finance for Technical Managers
PM - 6106	Telecom Business Management
PM - 6107	Technology and Entrepreneurship
PM - 6108	Technology Management
PM - 6109	Transfer of Technology
PM - 6110	Business Process Re-Engineering
EM-6102	Total Quality Management
PM - 6112	Contract Management in Projects
PM - 6113	Project Management Maturity Model
PM - 6114	Consumer Relationship Management
PM - 6115	Corporate Social Responsibility
PM - 6116	Enterprise Resource Planning
PM - 6117	Production and Operations Management
PM - 6118	Supply Chain in Project Management
PM - 6119	Managing Organizational Change in Technical Organizations
PM - 6120	Data Mining
PM - 6121	Knowledge Management
PM - 6122	Conflict Management in Projects
PM - 6123	Operations Management
PM - 6124	Problem Solving and Decision Making
PM - 6125	Construction Management
EM-6123	Strategic Management
PM - 6127	Design of Experiment
EM-8104	Operation Research & Optimization
PM - 6129	Organization Behavior
PM - 6131	Project Management Risk & Quality Management
PM - 6132	Program and Portfolio Management
PM - 6133	Software/IT Project Management
PM - 6134	Project Monitoring Evaluation and Control
PM - 6135	Management of Government Projects
PM - 6136	Project Manager Competency Development
EM-6110	Marketing Management
PM - 6138	Business and Commercial Law
PM - 6139	Professional Ethics
PM - 6140	Business Studies in Finance
PM - 6141	Project Management and Industrial Engineering Economics
PM - 6142	Cost Benefit Analysis in Project Management
PM - 6143	Economics of Project Management
PM - 6144	Statistical Process Control
EM-6109	Energy Resources Management & Utilization
EM-6112	Reliability and Maintenance Management
EM-6113	Manufacturing Strategy
EM-6115	E-Commerce Tools Productivity
EM-6117	System Safety Engineering
EM-6118	Environmental Engineering Management
EM-6120	Logistics Management
EM-6121	Engineering Business Law
EM-8999	Postgraduate Research Thesis (Compulsory)

Policy for Registration in MSc Courses

PhD students may register for MSc. EM courses with the written endorsement of his/her Supervisor as an optional subject with a maximum of six credit hours passing with at least a B+ grade.

Note: Students can take these courses subject to department guidelines issued every semester within time table.