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 Academic Year: | 2017/8 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Description:
| Aims: To enhance the ability of our MSc students to deal with managing engineering projects, from design and product development to large scale production projects. To deepen their appreciation of how project management can be applied to deal with a range of engineering applications. To build project management skills that can influence industrial competitiveness and technology management practice in industry. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to: * Illustrate the importance of project management in engineering * Demonstrate the use of strategic tools such as NPV and portfolios * Apply appropriate techniques for time, cost and risk management * Choose appropriate methods for dealing with project variance and change requests * Describe the importance of human factors in engineering project management. Skills: Problem solving; working independently; group work; presentation skills; written communication. Content: * Models of engineering project management * Strategic Context * Business Case * Time and cost estimation; Critical path methods * Uncertainty & Risk Management. * Project Monitoring and Control. * Managers, Leaders and Teams. * Change Management. * Communications. |
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ME50336 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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