Unit information: Engineering Management in 2023/24

Unit name	Engineering Management
Unit code	MENG30012
Credit points	20
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Mr. Martin Ould
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	MENG20007 Engineering Practice or equivalent
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	MENG35000 Individual Research Project or equivalent
Units you may not take alongside this one	None
School/department	School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Unit Information

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.

Your learning on this unit

After successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

1. describe and analyse 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.
2. recognise ethical dilemmas in the engineering sector and resolve them using methods and processes recognised in the workplace.
3. apply engineering business operational processes taking note of national or international legal frameworks.
4. evaluate commercial uncertainties that arise in the engineering enterprises from both internal and external factors and assess their potential impact on projects and organisations with identification of mitigation routes for the resulting risks.
5. explain and apply engineering management techniques in all phases of a project or product/service system life cycle.

How you will learn

The unit will be delivered via a blend of asynchronous materials and synchronous sessions. Learning material including videos, notes and narrated lectures will be made available online.

How you will be assessed

Students will be assessed by a single coursework combining group and individual elements (100%).

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. MENG30012).

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 University 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. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.