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 Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 9 [equivalent to 18 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 180 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Description:
| Aims: This unit aims to: * give each student the experience of a real engineering design situation as part of a group. * locate the contribution of the engineer, whether in design, R&D, manufacture, in the context of securing the firms broad commercial goals by means of effective product and market related policies and practices. * introduce the student to team working. * introduce financial management procedures, marketing, ethics, risk assessment and business law. Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit a student will be able to: Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the technical process that is engineering design. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the business and entrepreneurial aspects of engineering. Worked in a multi-disciplinary disciplinary design team to develop the system design concept and technical feasibility study. Skills: Problem solving (F/A); numeracy (T/F/A); written communication (A); oral communication (F/A); working as part of a group (F/A); leadership (F/A). Content: Evaluation study. Business lectures and workshops on financial management procedures, marketing, ethics, risk assessment and business law. Case studies. |
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ME30355 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Mechanical Engineering
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