| Unit name | Programme Management and Research Methodology |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFMGM0033 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Champneys |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Engineering Management Group |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit will cover two areas. Firstly it will give students an understanding of programme management techniques as applied to engineering research, development or business projects. Programme management is an integrative topic, which brings together, in a practical situation, many of the strands of management theory. The following topics, inter alia, will be covered: Managing change; Benefits management; Stakeholder management; Risk management; Programme planning and control; Business case development and management; Quality management; Achievement management. Secondly, it will introduce students to generic aspects of research methodology. This will enable them to successfully design and manage research projects of various types including those associated with engineering technology development and/or business and management issues. The unit will introduce to the basic research paradigms, discuss the required breadth and depth of Doctoral level research, explain basic research methodology, review approaches to problem and hypothesis definition, outline strategies for conducting literature surveys and examine techniques for gathering and analysing data of both quantitative and qualitative types. The unit design is based on active, flexible and student-centred learning approaches, with a mixture of lectures, case studies, seminars and discussion sessions.
