MEM – Environmental Management

Foundations of Finance with Applications in Corporate Finance and Investment Management, Major Financial Decisions made by Corporate Managers and Investors with Focus on Process Valuation, Criteria for Investment Decisions, Valuation of Financial Assets and Liabilities, Relationships between Risks and Retum, Market Efficiency, the Valuation of Derivative Securities, Major Corporate Financial Instruments including Debt, Equity and Convertible Securities, Analysis and Projection of Financial Statements, Cost Elements in Pricing, Cost Control and Design of Accounting Systems.

Critical Issues in Shaping the Competitive Strategy for Engineering-driven Companies in the Turbulent Business Environment, Corporate Mission, Key Result Areas and Situational Analysis including Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, Identifying Planning Assumptions, Critical Issues, Setting Objectives, Formulating Strategy, Managing Technology as a Strategic Resource of the Firm, Understanding of the Process Role and Rewards of Technological Innovation, Integrating the Strategic Relationship of Technology with Strategic Planning, Marketing, Finance, Engineering and Manufacturing, Government, Societal and International Issues, Issues Pertaining to Cultural Diversity and Ethical Concerns, Subjective, Judgmental and Expert Decisions, Conflict Resolution in Strategic Decisions involving Technological Alternative, Hierarchical Decision Modeling, Individual and Aggregate Decisions, Decision Discrepancies and Evaluation of Group Disagreements.

Evaluation of Engineering Projects from the Engineering Management Perspective, Techniques for Capital Investment for Decision-making, Time Value of Money and the Concept of Equivalence, Present Worth, Annual and Rate of Return Analysis, Multiple Alternatives, Replacement Criteria, Tax Considerations, Breakeven Sensitivity Analysis, Project Evaluations under Uncertainty, Risk Sharing, Capital Budgeting, Cost of Capital Depreciation, Multi-criteria Decisions, Project Feasibility Analysis, Organisational Impacts, Societal Impacts and Environmental Impacts.

Research Methods in Engineering and Technology Management, Statistical Techniques including Proper Selection, Use and Interpretation of Parametric and Non-parametric Tests along with Factor and Discriminate Analysis, Design of Experiments and Model Misspecification, Simulation in Engineering and Management Research and Practice.

Standard Methods for Testing Data Quality, Quality Control / Quality Assurance Procedures, Introduction to ISO 17025 (Laboratory Management), Collection of Samples, Preservation Techniques, Safety Rules for Laboratory, Calibration of Instruments.
Analytical Techniques: Colorimetry, Gravimetric, and Electro Chemical Methods, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry and Gas Chromatography.
Performance and Determination of Physical / Chemical Characteristics of Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Soils and Air, Microbiological Examinations of Water and Wastewater, Toxicity Tests for Aquatic Organisms.

Handling and Treatment of Engineering Data, Experimental Design, System Approach to Problem solving, Formulation of Management Models, Selected Applications in Water, Air and Soil Quality Management, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management.

Basic Concepts of Environmental Management, Environmental Issues and Priorities, Environmental Management Approaches including EMS, Environmental Standards and Criteria Settling, Environmental Indicators and Indices, Environmental Information Systems, Environmental Organisation, Enforcement and Economic Aspects of Environmental Control, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Conflict Management.

Methods and Tools for Economic and Environmental Analysis of Civil Engineering Systems, Focus on Construction, Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of the Building Infrastructure, Life-cycle Planning, Design, Costing, Financing and Environmental Assessment, Industrial Ecology, Design for Environment, Pollution Prevention, Extemal Costs, Models and Software Tools for Life-cycle Economic and Environmental Inventory, Impact and Improvement Analysis of Civil Engineering Systems.

Multi-disciplinary Approaches required to develop Credible Risk Analysis within the Applicable National and Local Regulatory and Social Frameworks, Philosophical Contexts, Regulatory Framework and Economic Implications, Components of Risk and Performance Assessments including Source Term, Contaminant Transport, Exposure and Consequences, Computer Models and Case Studies.

An Overview of Environmental Law and its Development, Legal and Administrative Structures for their Implementation from the International, Regional and National Perspectives, Focus on Basic Pollution Laws relating to Air, Water, Waste, Hazardous Substance and Noise, Nature Conservation Laws and Laws Governing Environmental Impact Assessment, Pakistan Laws and the Laws of Selected Countries, Application of Policy Issues in Environmental Management and the Political Economy of Environmental Regulations.

Fundamental Principles of Ecological Systems and Biodiversity, Ecological Sustainable Development and Understanding the Effect of Human Impact on these Systems, Environmental Problems relating to Air, Water, Soil and Noise Pollution, Greenhouses and Study of the Disposal of Solid and Hazardous Wastes, Evaluation and Development of Strategies and Management Practices to achieve Sustainable Solutions for these Problems, Examination of other Areas such as Ecotourism and Industrial Ecology including Land-use Planning in relation to Sustainable Development.

Fundamentals of Water Quality including Water Bodies and their Natural Setting, Water Uses and Waste Input, Water Quality Cause Effects Relationships, Water Quality Parameters, Criteria and Standards, Principles of Water Quality Systems Analysis, both in the Formulation and Application of Water Quality Models, Engineering Controls and Socio-economic Concepts of Water Quality Management and Control, including Cost / Benefit Analysis and Management Modeling.

Overview of Management Techniques for Addressing Air Quality Issues and Managing Air Quality Programs, Air Pollution Law, Air Pollutants and their Sources, Effects of Air Pollution on Health and Welfare, Sampling and Analysis of Air Pollutants, Standards, Regulations and Enforcement Systems, and Quality Assurance Principles.

Principles of Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries, Appropriate and Sustainable Technologies for Water and Sanitation, Incorporation of Technical, Socio-culture, Public Health and Economic Factors into the Planning, Design and Construction of Water and Sanitation Systems, Case Studies from Karachi and Rural Sindh, Service Pricing, Alternative Institutional Structures including Privatization, the Role of Consumer Demand and Community Participation in the Planning Process, Environmental and Public Health Considerations, and Strategies for Serving Low-income Households.

Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety, Introduction to Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection, Elements of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSAS-18001), Exposure to Environmental Legislations, Regulations and Standards, Legal Compliance with Health, Safety & Environmental Standards, ISO 14001, EMAS (Eco- Management and Audit Schemes) and Responsible Care, Communicable Diseases, Effects of Radiations on Humans. Technologies Applied to Integrated Pollution Control. Hazardous Waste Management, Risk Assessment, Mitigation Measures, Environmental Performance Evaluation.

Introduction and Background of Remote Sensing; Fundamental Concepts, Theory of Remote Sensing; Use of Relevant Image Processing Software’s, Examples and Applications in Environmental Engineering and Management including Air and Water Pollution Monitoring of Climate Changes, Checking Air Pollution Levels and Ecological and Environmental Degradation.

Elements of Waste Management, Waste Types and Characterization, Techniques of Waste Minimization and Pollution, Waste Collection and Transportation, Waste Segregation and Recycling, Benefits and Opportunities in Waste Management; Sustainable Technologies for Waste Management and Disposal, Methodologies for Waste Management Audits, Challenges in Waste Management in Developing Countries, Related Case Studies, Zero Waste Concept, Life Cycle Design.