Course Content

In order to meet the wide spectrum of demand for global operation knowledge and skills for industries as well as a specific training needs of each company, the GMET training program will create two knowledge components for each course: generic knowledge component and company specific component.

Generic Knowledge Component

Generic knowledge component refers to the general knowledge, skills, and the best practices of global management for engineering and technology common to most of the companies involved in global operations. It has been extensively researched and developed by the subject matter experts with global authority, and approved by the GMET Program Advisory Board. The main elements of it are: lecture notes, reading materials, assignments, discussion topics, projects, presentations, and course library. It will be the base material for all formats of the GMET training, such as the Structured Online Instructor Led Self-Study, In-Class Live Training, and Combined Training, as well as the textbook(s) and the course VCDs.

Company Specific Component

Each company may have a distinctive line of business, different development strategies, unique geographic locations, and a staff force with diversified knowledge and skills. The unique characteristics of companies generate particular needs for knowledge and skills when they engage in global operations. In order to offer solutions to the challenges facing these companies, the GMET Global Training Program offers an option to develop a company-specific knowledge component.

The procedures for having such a knowledge component are:

1. submit a written request by the company
2. sign an agreement with GMET Global Training Program
3. ASME will commission a subject matter expert to research and develop the course component. The features of this component are similar to that of the generic knowledge component. But it does not require the approval of the GMET Program Advisor Board, directly be used as part of the company’s GMET program content in the training. Instead of having two days in-class standard training, the in-class training of this type will be extended to three days.