MN22021: Project and supply management
[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CWRG 30%, EXCB 70% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Project management decisions for a company of choice (CWRG 30%)
- Closed-book written examination (EXCB 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: |
- Recognise the economic importance of project management and the extensive scope of the subject area
- Create an understanding of the concepts employed in project management at strategic, systems and operational levels
- Aid in the development of a contingency model of project management
- Gain an understanding of the role and importance of supply management within the organisation
- Apply core supply management techniques to industry problems
- Gain an appreciation of the knowledge and skills required for successful project and supply management in organisations
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| Synopsis: | Explore the economic importance and extensive scope of project management. Through lectures and group discussions, you'll learn about the concepts used in project management at strategic, systems and operational levels. You'll also explore the principles, concepts and approaches used in procurement and supply management, helping you understand the role and importance of supply chain management within an organisation.
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| Content: | Likely topics for this unit include:
Project life cycles and alternatives
Project planning and control techniques
Learning and innovation in projects
Team management and motivation
Project contracts and incentives
Supply chain structuring and design
Supply chain dynamics
Negotiation
Supply chain sourcing and supplier selection
Supply chain risk management
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| Course availability: |
MN22021 is Compulsory on the following courses:
School of Management
- UMMN-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Management (Year 2)
- UMMN-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Management with work placement (Year 2)
- UMMN-AFB14 : BSc(Hons) Management (Year 2)
- UMMN-AKB14 : BSc(Hons) Management with work placement (Year 2)
MN22021 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Chemistry
- USCH-AFB22 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 2)
- USCH-AKB22 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with professional placement (Year 2)
- USCH-AKB22 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with study abroad (Year 2)
- USCH-AFM22 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 2)
- USCH-AKM22 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management with professional placement (Year 2)
School of Management
- UMMN-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance (Year 2)
- UMMN-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance with work placement (Year 2)
- UMMN-ANB12 : BSc(Hons) Business (Year 2)
- UMMN-AKB13 : BSc(Hons) International Management with year abroad (Year 2)
- UMMN-AKB15 : BSc(Hons) Management with Marketing with work placement (Year 2)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- 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.
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