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| Unit name |
Engineering Management |
| Unit code |
MENG30007 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
|
| Unit director |
Mr. Martin Ould |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
CENG20008 Professional Engineering or equivalent
MENG16000 Design for Manufacture 1
|
| Co-requisites |
MENG35000 Individual Research Project or equivalent
|
| School/department |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Engineering |
Description including Unit Aims
The unit will focus on enhanced skills required for management & professional development in the engineering sector. Using a blended learning approach that combines knowledge from theory and practice, lectures and workshops will:
- explore the processes used to recognise and address ethical dilemmas,
- explore sustainable development for products & services,
- set engineering processes in a wider societal context,
- explain the legal roles & responsibilities that are implicit for engineering professionals.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On finishing the course, the student will be able to:
- describe the role of engineering professionals in delivering sustainable development across various industrial sectors with the intent to sustain and improve the quality of people’s lives.
- recognise ethical dilemmas in the engineering sector and resolve them using methods and processes recognised in the workplace.
- apply national or international legal frameworks that govern technical and management processes that are integral to engineering business operations.
- evaluate commercial risks (uncertainties) that arise in the external environment, including political, economic, legal, societal, and environmental factors and assess their potential impact on projects and organisations.
- explain the phases and stages of the design'/innovation' process and relate this to a project’s life cycle
Teaching Information
The unit will make use of appropriate learning technologies to enhance the learning & teaching experience. This will include Blackboard, interactive applications such as Poll Everywhere and Padlet to encourage and maintain student engagement in lectures. The students will be encouraged to use Office 365 as a digital working platform to increase authenticity and enhance digital workplace skills.
Assessment Information
Individual submission (100%): a 5-page report using the student’s own MENG35000 Individual Research Project (or equivalent) report as a case study [ILO’s 1-5]
Reading and References
- Ashby, M., Materials and Sustainable Development, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015
- Cross, N., Engineering Design Methods, Wiley, 2008
- Campbell, D. and Craig, T., Organisation and the Business Environment, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2005
- Chelsom, J.V., Payne, C.P. and Reavill, L.R.P., Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists. 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2005
- Ulrich, K.T., Product Design and Development, McGraw-Hill, 2012
