Management and Professional Practice
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MMME3075 | Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering | 3 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- MMME3075
- School
- Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module covers elements of professional practice that are essential to aerospace engineers:
- Quality Management
- Human Factors
- Fundamentals of airworthiness and certification
- Health and Safety
- Ethics (including EDI)
- Evaluating flow of money
- Operations management
- Lean Engineering
- Process failure modes, effects and criticality analysis (PFMECA)
- Management of People
- Reliability and availability
- Innovation and new technology
In addition a mini-project on a new or rapidly advancing aerospace technology is conducted and reported.
Target Students
Students must be on one of the UG Aerospace Engineering courses in M3. Not available to any other students.
Assessment
- 40% Coursework 1: Mini-project report of around 3500 words.
- 60% Exam 1 (2-hour): One exam at the end of spring semester
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
On completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate professional knowledge, skills and capabilities associated with graduate level professional practice as covered in the module. The module aims to cover a range of management and professional practice topics giving students familiarity with relevant knowledge, principles and techniques. Students should be able to conduct and report a technology investigation involving research and evaluation of literature and other information sources.Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
LO1 - Apply knowledge of engineering management principles and commercial context (AHEP4 – M10, M14)
LO2 - Understand the importance of airworthiness and explain the legal and regulatory framework that applies to aircraft and engines (AHEP4 – M15)
LO3 - Conduct and report an aerospace-relevant future technology research investigation, selecting and critically evaluating technical literature and other sources of information and communicating effectively (AHEP4 – M4, C17)
LO4 - Demonstrate the capability of adopting inclusive best practices in recognition of a diverse and equal workplace (AHEP4 – M11)
LO5 - Demonstrate awareness of ethical thinking and its importance in a professional context (AHEP 4 – M8)