Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
EE50182: Engineering and project management |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Masters |
| Period: | Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description: | Aims: To provide: 1. An understanding of the various management processes used in engineering. 2. An understanding of risk, both from a technical and business perspective, using a knowledge of business economics and its use in decision making. 3. A detail understanding of project planning and understanding of through life project analysis and costing. 4. Undertake a sustainability appraisal. Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit the student should be able to: * Propose an engineering management strategy. * Carry out risk based appraisals of engineering projects. * Understand and apply the practices to strategic and tactical issues. * Produce a detailed project plan, TL and sustainability assessment. Skills: Problem solving; Holistic appraisal, planning, written communication; working independently. Content: Engineering management, Business Economics, Project Accounting, resource planning, project planning, risk assessment, Through life cost assessment and costing, sustainability techniques. Topics for self study that could be examined. |