Unit information: Technology Strategy and Organisation in 2022/23

Unit name	Technology Strategy and Organisation
Unit code	AENGM0064
Credit points	10
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Dr. Hadi Abulrub
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	None
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None
Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department	School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Unit Information

This unit forms part of the taught component of the EngD programme in Composites Manufacture. The purpose of the unit is to introduce Research Engineers to supply chain management, marketing, sustainability and life cycle costs.

Your learning on this unit

At the end of the course students will understand:

1. How an effective technology strategy creates and captures value.
2. The co-evolution of technologies and industries - and how competitive forces are modified over the life-cycle.
3. How technology can destroy or enhance organisational capabilities.
4. The role of entrepreneurial action in technology strategy: from start-up firms to multi-national organisations.
5. The role of standards and their impact on competition.
6. How political and cultural forces profoundly influence the creation and execution of technological options.
7. How a range of practical tools (scenario planning, real options, etc.) can be used to develop practical technology strategies.

How you will learn

Lectures will be the main channels to transfer theoretical knowledge. External industrial speakers will be invited (where possible) to enrich the learning environment and provide practical insights of the knowledge.

Interactive discussions sessions will be utilised to allow students to exercise their critical thinking skills, personal decisions and develop their understanding of the concepts introduced.

How you will be assessed

• Group Presentation (30%): Students work in groups to apply and deepen their knowledge. This is an opportunity for both formative and summative feedback.
• Individual assignment (70%): execute an assessment of a technological challenge faced by an industry of the student choice. Using the concepts taught, they are required to make strategic recommendation for an organisation.

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. AENGM0064).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.