Online Course

E M 508 Legal Concepts for Engineering & Technical Managers

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Term

Spring 2025

Duration

16 weeks, Live Online

Price

Non-Refundable Application Fee: US$90
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Admission

Apply online via EngineeringCAS. Priority application deadlines by term: November 15 (Spring); July 15 (Fall); March 15 (Summer)

Course Description

This course is designed to provide the career technical or engineering manager with a general understanding and knowledge of business law and the legal environment. The course covers generally the laws of the U. S. Constitution and legal system, government regulations, dispute resolution options, professional liability, contracts, government contracting, construction law, torts, and areas of business law. The course will explore the manager’s own role in the legal environment as well as the relationships between managers and their employer, other managers, other employees, construction project owners, prime contractors, subcontractors, and the general public. The class lectures generally follow the structure of the text, but also include additional information.

Semester Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Location: Global Campus

Course meets at times posted via web conferencing software.

Elective for:
Master’s Degree

Selective for:
Project Management Graduate Certificate

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This course is designed to educate technical and engineering managers with respect to the basic principles of law to which they are exposed in their daily work environment. The technical or engineering manager’s role in that environment will be described for the purpose of preparing those individuals to fulfill their legal obligations and duties, to identify and minimize risks and liability, and to recognize when to seek legal counsel and additional assistance

  • U.S. Constitution and Legal System
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Professional Liability
  • Contracts
  • Construction Law
  • Government Contracting
  • Administrative Law
  • Agency
  • Intellectual Property
  • Torts
  • Ethics

Lectures are live and interactive

Delivered 1x/week—early evening

Each live session is recorded

Instructor

About:

Rob Crick is a lawyer in private practice. Rob’s practice focuses on construction law, both public and private, as well as government contracts law. His practice includes negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation at local, state and federal levels. In addition to teaching in the ETM program, he has lectured extensively for the Associated General Contractors. Rob is one of only a few recipients of the prestigious SIR (Skill, Integrity, and Responsibility) award from the AGC. Rob also teaches regularly for the Washington State Bar Association and for various private seminar producers.

Applicants to the ETM program must have the following:

Minimum requirements:

  • a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
  • a transcript*
  • at least one letter of recommendation**
  • a personal statement
  • a résumé showing work experience

Learn more about the Master of Engineering and Technology Management.

Minimum requirements:

  • a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
  • a transcript*
  • a personal statement
  • a résumé

Because the certificates consist of regular graduate courses, admission to the graduate school is still necessary.

Learn more about ETM certificate programs.

* The ETM program is designed for working professionals, and we highly value your work experience and determination. We may be able to offer provisional admission to those who do not meet the Graduate School’s minimum 3.0 GPA requirement. Please contact us at etm@wsu.edu for more information.

** The program accepts both academic and professional letters.

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