Engineering Management 1
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MMME2012 | Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufactur | 2 | 10 | Spring China |
- Code
- MMME2012
- School
- Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufactur
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring China
Summary
This module introduces students to basic 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.
Target Students
Students registered on the Mechanical Engineering programme and Product Design and Manufacture programme at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China.
Classes
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 12 weeks
Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester.
Assessment
- 15% coursework
- 85% exam (2-hour): 2 hour written examination
Educational Aims
To introduce students to the principles of modern Engineering Management, how projects are chosen 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
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
• LO1-Evaluate the objectives, organisation and legal requirements of a company and the economic context within which it operates.
• LO2-Apply the principles on modern programme and project management and to be able to plan, monitor and assess a programme of reasonable complexity.
• LO3- Apply the principles of the management of health and safety in the organisation.
• LO4-Apply the principles of professional ethics and risk management in the organisation.
• LO5-Apply the concepts and techniques of the analysis of sustainability and lifecycle assessment.
Conveners
- Dr Guang Li