ME30197: Business processes
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- ME30198 - Group work: Peer review (CW 30%)
- ME30198 - Individual work: Written submission on business case study (CW 70%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
On successful completion of this unit a student will be able to:
* Identify key factors that should be taken into account when commercializing a product, service or idea.
* Analyse financial and market data to make strategic recommendations.
* Use appropriate frameworks to tackle systemic aspects such as consumer behaviour, sustainability and climate change, leadership
* Critically assess a company or business model.
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| Aims: | An appreciation of the business side of engineering when making strategic decisions. To take into account factors beyond the technical such as: financial aspects, market dynamics, social and economic context, consumer behaviour, sustainability and climate change, leadership and ethics.
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| Skills: | Problem solving; written communication; presentation; team working; working independently.
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| Content: | Financial and Economic Concepts
Marketing
Operations
Strategy
Sustainability and Climate Change
Leadership
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| Course availability: |
ME30197 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- UEME-AFB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 3)
- UEME-AKB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEME-AFM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 3)
- UEME-AKM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 4)
ME30197 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- UEXX-AFB02 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 3)
- UEXX-AKB02 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEXX-AFM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 3)
- UEXX-AKM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- UEME-AFM04 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM04 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AFM48 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM48 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AFM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AFM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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