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 Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 50%, EX 50% |
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| Description:
| Aims: The aim of this unit is to provide a solid grounding in product and service development, including emerging manufacturing technologies and best practice management techniques. The aim is to equip students with some key skills they need to make a success of any career which involves product and service development. Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit, students will be able to: * Outline contemporary political, economic and social drivers and trends that affect manufacturing, product and service development. * Describe the process of manufacturing and how it varies according to product type, market size, organisational complexity and other relevant contextual dimensions. * Apply a suitable theoretical model of product and service development to a contemporary example, providing appropriate critique. * Give an overview of current and emerging technologies and how they affect manufacturing, product and service development. * Provide in depth critique and research of a selected area of technology and/or management relevant to the unit. Skills: * Communication skills (written) [F,A] * Research and analysis of an emerging technology [T,A] * Application of concepts, models and tools to contemporary practice[T,A] * Engaging critically with scientific principles and theoretical models [T,F,A] * Applying self-direction and originality in tackling and solving engineering management problems, including those with a social or ethical dimension [F,A] Content: * Strategy for international product and service development * Tools and procedures for the analysis and management of manufacturing processes * Models of product and service development * Emerging technologies, trends and processes in product and service development including manufacturing * Analysis of contemporary case studies. |
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ME50362 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Mechanical Engineering
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