Master of Engineering Management and Leadership

2022-2023

Master of Engineering

Management and Leadership

Online Student Handbook

Introduction

This handbook provides general guidelines for graduate students in the Master’s

in Engineering Management and Leadership (MEML) program. It is intended to

supplement the Rice University General Announcements, which contain graduate

school regulations governing students, including deadlines and additional

requirements. In addition to complying with the regulations stated in this

handbook, students must also comply with the General Announcements and the

Code of Conduct.

In case of error, omission, or conﬂict, policies of the General Announcements

supersede those stated within this handbook. If the policies of the program

change during a student’s tenure at Rice University, the student can elect to

continue studies under the complete set of policies in place at the time of his or

her matriculation or may choose to follow the updated policies in full. Students

may not choose some regulations from one set of policies and some from another.

In rare cases, the faculty may apply a new regulation to all students who have not

passed a speciﬁc milestone (e.g., candidacy) in their program if such a change will

not materially aect the progress of the students. Students will be notiﬁed of such

revisions.

It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with the rules, procedures, and

requirements of the Professional Master’s program in Engineering Management

and Leadership, the Oce of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and Rice

University. It is the ultimate responsibility of the student to know and follow all

polices and timelines to allow for a timely graduation. A student failing to meet

department or university requirements is subject to dismissal from the program.

Table of Contents

About the Master in Engineering Management and Leadership (MEML)

Online Degree Program

Program Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Learning Outcomes .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

Requirements Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Course Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3

Leadership Breadth Courses ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Technical Depths (Areas of Specialization) .................................................................................................................. 4

MEML Capstone Project ................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Attendance ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Transfer Credits .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Progress Review .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Leave of Absence ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Financial Aids ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Guidelines for Dismissals, Petitions, Appeals, Grievances and Problem Resolution ...................... 11

Meet the MEML Faculty ................................................................................................................................................................... 13

About Rice University ......................................................................................................................................................... 15

The General Announcement ........................................................................................................................................................ 15

Using ESTHER to Register for Classes ................................................................................................................................. 15

Honor Code .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16

Code of Conduct ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Oce of International Students and Scholars .............................................................................................................. 16

Title IX ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Graduate Student Association .................................................................................................................................................... 16

Quick Resources ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

About the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership ................................................................................ 19

Contact .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 21

About the

Master in Engineering Management and Leadership

Online Degree Program

Program Overview

In today’s world, all major companies have become technology companies.

Therefore, engineers are being increasingly involved in the creation of new ideas,

products, and services, across all sectors of society. For companies to take full

advantage of this new paradigm, they must hire people who have been extensively

educated on the best ways of leading, managing, and inspiring teams of engineers

and technical professionals who are digital natives.

Developed by the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership, the Master of

Engineering Management and Leadership (MEML) program at Rice is a

professional, non-thesis master’s degree meant for technical professionals with

engineering or related technical backgrounds; recent college graduates from

engineering and the computational science ﬁelds should also apply.

The MEML program is oered online or on-campus, with full-time and part-time

options. Students who have a BA or a BS degree in any ﬁeld of engineering or

related study may apply. Students must apply to either the online or on-campus

program and will be explicitly admitted to one program or the other.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing the MEML degree, students will be able to:

• Employ ethical-technical decision making.

Understand the susceptibility of engineering teams and organizations to

ethical failure and devise creative technical solutions that are constrained by

ethics-based boundaries.

• Lead and manage engineering teams.

Excel at hybrid communications (i.e. to both technical and non-technical

persons), managing projects, leading engineering teams, and inspiring people.

• Evaluate the economic viability of technology products and ideas.

Apply key principles of engineering entrepreneurship to determine if a technical

product or idea is valuable and economically viable.

• Solve advanced engineering problems.

Have a graduate-level understanding of key disciplinary engineering courses.

Engineering leaders will lead teams of engineers in a way that leverages the

varying degrees of engineering training, from the undergraduate to graduate

level. They should have a fundamental understanding and appreciation for the

deeper technical skills that graduate-level engineers add to a team.

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Requirements Overview

The Master of Engineering Management & Leadership (MEML) program’s non-

thesis curriculum requires completing a minimum of 30 credits of approved

courses at the 500- level or above.

Students pursuing the MEML degree must complete:

• A minimum of 10 courses (30-32 credit hours, depending on course selection)

to satisfy degree requirements.

• A minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate-level study (graduate semester

credit hours, coursework at the 500-level or above).

• A minimum of 24 graduate semester credit hours must be taken at Rice

University.

• A minimum of 24 graduate semester credit hours must be taken in standard or

traditional courses (with a course type of lecture, seminar, laboratory, lecture/

laboratory).

• A minimum residency enrollment of one fall or spring semester of part-time

graduate study at Rice University.

• A maximum of 6 credit hours from graduate semester credit hours as transfer

credit.

Courses requirements consist of six (6) courses (18 credits) for the Engineering

Manager Leadership Breadth, three (3) Technical Depth courses (9 credits), and a

Masters of Engineering Management & Leadership Capstone Project (3 credits).

MEML students must maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.67 or higher in all

Rice coursework, as well as a minimum program GPA of 3.00 or higher in all Rice

coursework that satisﬁes requirements for the non-thesis master’s degree.

NOTES

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Course Requirements

The courses listed in this section satisfy the requirements for the MEML degree

program. In certain instances, courses not on this ocial list may be substituted

upon approval of the program’s academic advisor, or where applicable, the

department or program’s Director of Graduate Studies. Course substitutions

must be formally applied and entered into Degree Works by the department or

program’s Ocial Certiﬁer. Additionally, these must be approved by the Oce of

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Students and their academic advisors should

identify and clearly document the courses to be taken.

Total Credit Hours Required for the MEML Degree 30

Degree Requirements - Engineering Manager Leadership Breadth (18 credits)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

RCEL 501 Engineering Management and Leadership, Theory

and Application

3

RCEL 502 Engineering Project Management 3

RCEL 503 Engineering Product Management in Industry 3

RCEL 504 Ethical-Technical Leadership 3

RCEL 505 Engineering Economics for Leaders 3

RCEL 506 Applied Statistics and Data Science for Engineering

Leaders

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Degree Requirements - Technical Depth (Area of Specialization) (9-11 credits)

The following Areas of Specialization are available to fully online MEML students.

Select one (1):

• Computer Science

• Data Science

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NOTES

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Degree Requirements - Technical Depth (Area of Specialization) continued

Courses oered by the George R. Brown School of Engineering include the

following: BIOE, CAAM, CEVE, CHBE, COMP, DSCI, ELEC, ENGI, GLHT, INDE,

MECH, MSNE, RCEL, SSPB, or STAT. See below for typically approved areas of

specialization.

NOTE: Select 3 courses from courses oered by the George R. Brown School

of Engineering, or from an engineering-centered focus area, as an Area of

Specialization. Departmental approval is required for areas of specialization.

Below are examples of courses from each specialization (i.e., department) that a

MEML student might select.

Area of Specialization: Computer Science (COMP)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

COMP 614 Computer Programming for Data Science

(recommended)

3

COMP 643 Big Data 3

COMP 665 Data Visualization 3

Total Credit Hours 9

Area of Specialization: Data Science

Code Course Title Credit Hours

COMP 614 Computer Programming for Data Science

(recommended)

3

COMP 680 Statistics for Computing and Data Science

(recommended)

3

Select one course from the following options:

COMP 643 Big Data

3

COMP 665 Data Visualization

COMP 642 Machine Learning

Total Credit Hours 9

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Please Note the Following:

• Students in the MEML degree program and in either of the two cohorts (online or on-

campus) will be allowed to take up to 3 courses (9 credit hours) in the other modality

(on-campus or online) with permission from the Engineering Management and

Leadership Program Advisor. Certain restrictions apply for international students:

• Online MEML students that are international students living outside of the U.S.

may not take on-campus and in-person courses.

• On-campus MEML students that are international students must be sure to meet

the full-time semester 9 credit hour minimum for on-campus instruction to meet

visa requirements.

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Degree Requirements - Technical Depth (Area of Specialization) continued

NOTE TO HOUSTON AREA STUDENTS: Students in the MEML degree program

and in either of the two cohorts (online or on-campus) will be allowed to take up

to 3 courses (9 credit hours) in the other modality (on-campus or online) with

permission from the Engineering Management and Leadership Program Advisor.

Certain restrictions apply for international students.

• Online MEML students that are international students living outside of the

U.S. may not take on-campus and in-person courses.

• On-campus MEML students that are international students must be sure

to meet the full-time semester 9 credit hour minimum for on-campus

instruction to meet visa requirements.

If you are an online MEML student local to Houston and able to attend courses

on campus at Rice University, the following Areas of Specialization are also

available:

• Bioengineering

• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

• Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Computational and Applied Mathematics

• Computer Science

• Data Science

• Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Materials Science and Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Statistics

Courses oered by the George R. Brown School of Engineering include the

following: BIOE, CAAM, CEVE, CHBE, COMP, DSCI, ELEC, ENGI, GLHT, INDE,

MECH, MSNE, RCEL, SSPB, or STAT. See next pages for typically approved areas

of specialization.

NOTE: Select 3 courses from courses oered by the George R. Brown School

of Engineering, or from an engineering-centered focus area, as an Area of

Specialization. Departmental approval is required for areas of specialization.

On the next page are examples of courses from each specialization (i.e.,

department) that a MEML student might select.

Area of Specialization: Bioengineering (BIOE)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

BIOE 508/

SSPB 503

Synthetic Biology 3

BIOE 536 Frontiers in Immunoengineering 3

BIOE 539 Applied Statistics for Bioengineering and

Biotechnology

3

Total Credit Hours 9

Area of Specialization: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CHBE)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

CHBE 501 Fluid Mechanics and Transport Processes 3

CHBE 560/

MSNE 560

Colloidal and Interfacial Phenomena 3

CHBE 590 Kinetics, Catalysis, and Reaction Engineering 3

Total Credit Hours 9

Area of Specialization: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEVE)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

CEVE 500/

MECH 500

Advanced Mechanics of Materials 3

CEVE 503/

MECH 520

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis 3

CEVE 527/

MECH 527

Physics Guided Machine Learning and Data Driven

Modeling Fem

3

Total Credit Hours 9

Area of Specialization: Computational and Applied Mathematics (CAAM)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

CAAM 519 Computational Science I 3

CAAM 550 Numerical Analysis I 3

CAAM 554 Iterative Methods for Systems of Equations and

Unconstrained Optimization

3

Total Credit Hours 9

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Examples of courses from each specialization (i.e., department) .

Examples of courses from each specialization (i.e., department) continued on page 7.

Area of Specialization: Computer Science (COMP)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

COMP 502

/ELEC 502/

STAT 502

Neural Machine Learning I 3

COMP 540 Statistical Machine Learning 4

COMP 542 Large-Scale Machine Learning 3

Total Credit Hours 10

Area of Specialization: Data Science

Code Course Title Credit Hours

COMP 614 Computer Programming for Data Science 3

COMP 665 Data Visualization 3

STAT 613 Statistical Machine Learning 3

Total Credit Hours 9

Area of Specialization: Electrical and Computer Engineering (ELEC)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

ELEC 519 Data Science and Dynamical Systems 3

ELEC 520/

COMP 520

Distributed Systems 4

ELEC 524/

COMP 524

Mobile and Wireless Networking 4

Total Credit Hours 11

Area of Specialization: Materials Science and Nanonengineering (MSNE)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

MSNE 510 Scaling Concepts in 2d Materials and Polymer

Physics

3

MSNE 511 Materials Characterization from Nano to Macro 3

MSNE 513 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing: Theory and

Applications

3

Total Credit Hours 9

Examples of courses from each specialization (i.e., department) continued from page 6.

Examples of courses from each specialization (i.e., department) continued on page 8.

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Area of Specialization: Mechanical Engineering (MECH)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

MECH 505 Numerical Methods for Engineers 3

MECH 517/

CEVE 517

Finite Element Analysis 3

MECH 554/

BIOE 554/

CEVE 554

Computational Fluid Mechanics 3

Total Credit Hours 9

Area of Specialization: Statistics (STAT)

Code Course Title Credit Hours

STAT 518 Probability 3

STAT 519 Statistical Inference 3

STAT 542 Simulation 3

Total Credit Hours 9

Examples of courses from each specialization (i.e., department) continued from page 7.

NOTES

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Degree Requirements - Capstone Project (3 credits)

MEML students must complete the capstone project. In this project, students

will be expected to devise Industry 4.0 solutions to solve real-world problems

from companies and other organizations, while exhibiting critical thinking, team-

work, and engineering manager leader skills. Employing MEML’s ethical-technical

framework, students will demonstrate how data can enhance products, services,

and ideas and make them more economically viable. The capstone project can be

an opportunity to connect with Rice’s world-class faculty, engineering leaders of

the industry, and corporate partners of the Rice Center for Engineering Leader-

ship (RCEL).

Code Course Title Credit Hours

RCEL 507 Master’s in Engineering Management and Leadership

Capstone

3

NOTES

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Attendance

Attendance at class meetings is essential to academic success. Students are

expected to take personal responsibility for class attendance and bear the

responsibility for the eect that absences may have upon performance and

evaluation in the course with consequences up to and including dismissal from the

program.

Students are required to attend all scheduled activities for all of the classes for

which they are registered during the entire course of the academic semester for

which they are enrolled. Students with a legitimate reason to be absent from a

class must speciﬁcally request permission from the professor in charge, or explain

at the next available opportunity why an unforeseen event prevented them from

attending. The academic calendar indicates normal class days, recesses, and

holidays. Instructors, however, may schedule required activities on other days,

including weekends, if required by programmatic needs, such as guest lectures or

ﬁeld trips.

Transfer Credit

Students pursuing the MEML degree should be aware of the following program-

speciﬁc transfer credit guidelines:

• No more than 6 credit hours from another U.S. or international universities of

similar standing at Rice may apply towards the degree. Transfer coursework

must be comparable in content and depth to the corresponding course at Rice,

and must not have counted toward another degree.

• Requests for transfer credit will be considered by the Engineering Management

and Leadership Graduate Committee Chair and the instructor of the equivalent

Rice course.

For Rice University’s policy regarding transfer credit, visit https://ga.rice.edu/

graduate-students/academic-policies-procedures/regulations-procedures-all-

degrees/

Some departments and programs have additional restrictions on transfer credit.

Students are encouraged to meet with their academic program’s advisor when

considering transfer credit possibilities.

Progress Review

Earning an advanced degree implies a high level of scholastic performance.

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In order to evaluate progress, the records and research performance of each

graduate student will be reviewed annually. If the results of this review are not

satisfactory, the program will either specify additional course of study or the

student may be dismissed from the university.

Leave of Absence

A leave of absence may be granted only by the Oce of Graduate and

Postdoctoral Studies upon recommendation of the program and is granted only

to students in good standing. Leave must be approved in advance of the academic

semester in question. Normally, a leave of absence is granted for no more than two

consecutive semesters. No work toward a degree may be done at Rice (or involve

Rice faculty/facilities) during a student’s leave of absence.

Financial Aid

There is no ﬁnancial aid available from Rice University for students in the MEML

degree program at this time.

Guidelines for Dismissals, Petitions, Appeals, Grievances and Problem

Resolution

Students are encouraged to download and read the Oce of Graduate &

Postdoctoral Studies’ guidelines for dismissal, petitions, appeals, grievances and

problem resolution that can be obtained from the web site: https://ga.rice.edu/

graduate-students/academic-policies-procedures/regulations-procedures-all-

degrees/

In accordance with these guidelines, petitions, appeals, grievances and problems

will be handled by the Directors of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership/

MEML program. They will conduct an investigation of the circumstances and reach

a decision regarding the case. Any decision they make can be appealed to the Dean

of Engineering. The Dean will look at every case after viewing a written report

from the co-directors of the MEML program and any written report the student

wants to provide. The written report from the co-directors of the MEML program

will describe the circumstances, the decision, and the rationale for the decision.

The written report will be made available to the student, except for redactions to

protect the privacy of other students.

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NOTES

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Meet the

MEML Faculty

Drawn from Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and the Rice Center

for Engineering Leadership, MEML faculty have demonstrated track records of

technical leadership, engineering project management, and research expertise in

many relevant engineering areas. At the same time, they also possess the technical

and problem-solving skills and inventive spirit that is the hallmark of great

engineers. Our award-winning faculty have served in leadership roles working for

Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. Armed Forces. They bring unique leadership

experience and a desire to share their understanding of engineering management

with their students.

John W. Via III , D.Eng., P.E., CPEM

Associate Director, MEML Program

Professor in the Practice

john.[email protected]

Uyiosa Abusomwan, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Abusomw[email protected]

Edgar Avalos-Guana, Ph.D.

Lecturer

ea37@rice.edu

Steve Gomez

Professor in the Practice

stev[email protected]

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Joshua Gray, Ph.D., SSBB, PMP

Professor in the Practice

DrJLGr[email protected]

Sergio Kapusta, Ph.D.

Professor in the Practice

[email protected]

Claudia Zettner, Ph.D., PMP

Professor in the Practice

[email protected]

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About Rice University

Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Rice University is ranked among

the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1

undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio, and a residential college system, which

supports students intellectually, emotionally and culturally through social events,

intramural sports, student plays, lectures series, courses and student government.

Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition,

which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among

private universities.

RICE UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT:

As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to

undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to pathbreaking research,

unsurpassed teaching, and contribution to the betterment of our world. It

seeks to fulﬁll this mission by cultivating a diverse community of learning and

discovery that produces leaders across the spectrum of human endeavor.

The General Announcement

The Rice University General Announcements contain graduate school regulations

governing students, including deadlines and additional requirements. In addition

to complying with the regulations stated in this handbook, students must also

comply with the General Announcements and the Code of Conduct. In case of

error, omission, or conﬂict, policies of the General Announcements supersede

those stated within this handbook. View the General Announcement here:

https://ga.rice.edu/

Using ESTHER to Register for Classes

ESTHER is the web application for students, faculty, and sta. Students will use

this application to register for classes, and retrieve certain data such as grades

and account information. Using ESTHER, students can: indicate conﬁdentiality

preference, update contact information; register, add and drop courses; access

ﬁnal grades; view holds on accounts, etc.

See https://registrar.rice.edu/students/registration

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Honor Code

The Honor System is one of the oldest traditions at Rice. Adopted by a vote of

the student body in 1916, the system requires each Rice student to help ensure

the validity of all examinations and assignments by adhering to a strict code

of academic integrity. The Honor System reﬂects one of our strongest shared

community values. It provides beneﬁts such as take-home and unproctored exams.

The Honor System also elevates our common experience by placing academic

honesty at the center of our curriculum and by asking each of us to live by our

honor code on a daily and continuing basis. The Honor System expresses our belief

that the integrity of each individual is vital to the integrity of our entire community.

The Honor System is administered by the student Honor Council, whose members

are elected annually by the student body. Students agree to report any suspected

violations of the Honor Code to the Honor Council, which is responsible for

investigating reported violations and recommending penalties where warranted.

As a reminder of their commitment, students write and sign the following pledge

on all work covered by the Honor Code: “On my honor, I have neither given nor

received any aid on this (exam, paper, project, assignment).”

All students at Rice University agree to abide by the Honor Code, which covers

such matters as plagiarism and giving or receiving aid on exams. It is the obligation

of every student at Rice to read the “Honor System Handbook,” and to understand

and maintain the honor system at all times. Speciﬁc information on the Honor

Code can be found at: honor.rice.edu.

Code of Conduct

The Oce of Student Judicial Programs oversees the judicial system, enforces

the Code of Student Conduct. Students are expected to govern their conduct

by standards of considerate and ethical behavior so as not to harm or discredit

themselves, the University, or any other individual. Moreover, just as the learning

environment does not end at the classroom door, neither is the exercise of

individual responsibility, civility, and honor limited to the academic domain.

More information on this can be found on the Rice University Student Judicial

Programs page here sjp.rice.edu/code-of-student-conduct.

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Oce of International Students and Scholars

The Oce of International Students & Scholars is here to support all Rice

internationals and the Academic Departments with all matters related to

immigration, international compliance, and cultural adaptation.

Visit https://oiss.rice.edu/ for more information.

Title IX

Rice encourages any student who has experienced an incident of sexual,

relationship, or other interpersonal violence, harassment or gender discrimination

to seek support. There are many options available both on and o campus for all

graduate students, regardless of whether the perpetrator was a fellow student, a

sta or faculty member, or someone not aliated with the university.

Students should be aware when seeking support on campus that most employees

are required by Title IX to disclose all incidents of non-consensual interpersonal

behaviors to Title IX professionals on campus who can act to support that student

and meet their needs. The therapists at the Rice Counseling Center and the

doctors at Student Health Services are conﬁdential, meaning that Rice will not

be informed about the incident if a student discloses to one of these Rice sta

members. Rice prioritizes student privacy and safety, and only shares disclosed

information on a need-to-know basis.

If you are in need of assistance or simply would like to talk to someone, please call

Rice Wellbeing and Counseling Center, which includes Title IX Support: (713) 348-

3311 Policies, including Sexual Misconduct Policy and Student Code of Conduct,

and more information regarding Title IX can be found at safe.rice.edu.

Graduate Student Association

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is comprised of degree-seeking

graduate students at Rice University. The GSA mission is to enrich the graduate

student experience and to represent, support, and promote graduate student

interests and values. Visit gsa.rice.edu to learn more.

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Quick Resources

• Academic Calendar: registrar.rice.edu

• Award Opportunities: engineering.rice.edu/gradopps

• Counseling Center: wellbeing.rice.edu

• Course Catalog: courses.rice.edu

• General Announcements: ga.rice.edu

• Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Oce: graduate.rice.edu

• Graduate Studies Form Library: graduate.rice.edu/forms

• Honor System and Code of Student Conduct: honor.rice.edu

• International Student Information: oiss.rice.edu

• International Student Forms: oiss.rice.edu/forms

• Language and Communications: capc.rice.edu

• Fondren Library Resources: library.rice.

• Map of Campus: rice.edu/maps

• Parking: parking.rice.edu

• Professional Development Workshops: graduate.rice.edu/profdevelopment

• Student Wellbeing Oce: wellbeing.rice.edu

• Recreation Center: recreation.rice.edu

• Registration: graduate.rice.edu/registration

• Rice Counseling Center: wellbeing.rice.edu/rice-counseling-center

• Rice Help Desk: oit.rice.edu/get-help, or email [email protected]

• Technology Support: it.rice.edu

• Title IX Information: safe.rice.edu

• University Fellowships and External Funding: graduate.rice.edu/

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About the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership

The Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL) was established in 2009 with

a gift from John ’73, ’74, and Ann ’75 Doerr. The ocial Engineering Leadership

Certiﬁcate was approved in 2014. RCEL’s mission is to inspire, educate, and develop,

ethical leaders in technology who will excel in research, industry, non-engineering

career paths, or entrepreneurship.

RCEL’s programing enhances a traditional engineering education by providing

skills not typically covered in the Rice engineering curriculum. Through a series of

curricular and co-curricular learning experiences, RCEL students learn to create

and communicate a vision, build a high-performing team, form and execute

collaborative plans, and create innovations that endure.

The Need for Engineering Leaders

Many of the most important changes in the world today are driven by the

creations of engineers. Breakthroughs in computing and biotechnology, for

example, are changing the way people communicate, learn, and heal. Engineering

leaders are at the forefront of these advancements, and RCEL’s Certiﬁcate

program is intended to build the skills, motivations, and opportunities needed to

become an engineering leader.

RCEL Undergraduate Certiﬁcate in Engineering Leadership

At the center of RCEL is the Engineering Leadership Certiﬁcate, an accredited

academic credential aimed at preparing students for their ﬁrst leadership role

after graduation. The multi-year certiﬁcate program comprises a series of courses,

labs, and RCEL-speciﬁc learning experiences that supplement the core curriculum

of the School of Engineering. The RCEL Certiﬁcate Program allows students to

learn fundamentals of engineering leadership, practice their leadership skills while

participating in engineering-based hands-on activities, give and receive coaching,

and critically reﬂect on their leadership experiences through a series of structured

self-assessments.

Masters in Engineering Management and Leadership

In today’s world, all major companies have become technology companies.

Therefore, engineers are being increasingly involved in the creation of new ideas,

products, and services, across all sectors of society. For companies to take full

advantage of this new paradigm, they must hire people who have been extensively

educated on the best ways of leading, managing, and inspiring teams of engineers

and technical professionals who are digital natives.

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Housed in the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership, the Master of Engineering

Management and Leadership program at Rice is a professional, non-thesis master’s

degree meant for technical professionals with engineering or related technical

backgrounds; recent college graduates from engineering and the computational

science ﬁelds should also apply.

The MEML program is oered online or on-campus, with full-time and part-time

options. Students who have a BA or a BS degree in any ﬁeld of engineering or

related study may apply. Students must apply to either the online or on-campus

program and will be explicitly admitted to one program or the other.

Visit engineering.rice.edu/meml to learn more.

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Contact

Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL)

George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice University

Mailing Address: 6100 Main Street | MS 363 | Houston, Texas 77584

Physical Location: Rice University Campus – Duncan Hall 2103

RCEL Email: r[email protected]

MEML Email: [email protected]

C. Fred Higgs, III

Faculty Director, Rice Center for Engineering Leadership

John and Ann Doerr Professor of Mechanical Engineering

George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice University

Vice Provost for Academic Aairs, Rice University

[email protected]

Kaz Karwowski

Executive Director, Rice Center for Engineering Leadership

George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice University

MS 363 | Duncan Hall 2124

Oce: (713) 348-2359

karwo[email protected]

Agustina Fernandez Moya

Director Engineering Professional Master’s Program

George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice University

MS 364 | 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005

Oce (713) 348-2852

[email protected]

Schuyler Boss

Administrator, Rice Center for Engineering Leadership

George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice University

MS 363 | Duncan Hall 2103

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