Engineering Management
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGF3002 | Foundation in Engineering and Physical Sciences | 3 | 10 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGF3002
- School
- Foundation in Engineering and Physical Sciences
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
This module introduces students to concepts and methods relevant to professional management practice, with an emphasis on the commercial engineering context and project management. Topics include introductions to the following: history of management, the private enterprise, economic theory of the firm, sustainability and lifecycle assessment, health, safety and ethics, financial project evaluation, project planning and scheduling, risk management, project monitoring.
The student is encouraged to enhance the knowledge and skills learnt on this module by using them on-the-job in their professional role where practical. The coursework element of this module will comprise a short report on how one of the elements of management discussed during the module is applied in the employer’s business.
Re-assessment
Students who fail this module overall and are required to complete a re-assessment will be reassessed by exam. The re-assessment exam mark alone will be used to determine whether students satisfy progression requirements.
Target Students
This module is only available to Apprentices on the Electromechanical Engineer Degree Level Apprenticeship.
Assessment
- 30% Coursework 1: Report on management practice linked to work-based aspect
- 30% Exam 1 (2-hour): Open Book
- 40% Exam 2 (2-hour): Open Book
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The aim of this module is to introduce the principles of modern Engineering Management, how projects are selected and financially evaluated, how sustainability is assessed and lifecycle assents are constructed, how health safety and ethics are maintained, and the construction and monitoring of the elements of an engineering or business programme.Learning Outcomes
The Engineering Management modules for Apprentice Engineers focus on the wider aspects of Project Management including project planning, management of risks, commercial awareness (costs, overheads, gross margin, net margin, profit, cash), resourcing and quality assurance. (KSB K14, S13, S14), the statutory and organizational approach to safety and environmental impact (KSB K15, B8, S15) and the focus on exercising responsibilities in an ethical manner with openness, fairness and honesty (KSB B7) including professional standards and codes of conduct with employers and the wider industry (KSB B10).
Manage a project and programme of reasonable complexity including planning, management of risks, commercial awareness (costs, overheads, gross margin, net margin, profit, cash), resourcing and quality assurance. (KSB K14, S13, S14)
Apply the concepts and techniques of the analysis of sustainability and lifecycle assessment (KSB K2, B8).
Demonstrate knowledge of statutory, organizational and environmental safety requirement, professional standards in the wider industry (KSB K15, B10)
Demonstrate ethical and environmental responsibility, including the effects of projects on the wider world in the short and longer term. (KSB B7, B8)
Apply the principles of the management of health and safety in the organisation. (KBS K15, S15)
Apply the principles of the management of health and safety in the organisation. (KBS K15, S15)
Apply the principles of professional ethics and risk management in the organisation. (KSB K14, S14)