ME50374: Automotive propulsion system business processes
[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| 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: | OR 100% |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to:
* explain the commercial landscape and trends of the automotive industry * summarize the way a propulsion system is designed, developed, manufactured, and used * explain the implications of responsible research and innovation in an automotive context * summarize the regulatory framework that governs the automotive propulsion industry * explain the theory and application of business processes in automotive propulsion industry. |
| Aims: | To give an overview of the business processes and context of the current automotive industry and how these are implemented in practice. |
| Skills: | * Independent study * Oral communication * Critical thinking * Ability to construct an argument * Data and information analysis of complex systems. |
| Content: | The course will provde a series of lectures and guest lectures covering the following topics, including their practical implementation:
* introduction to the V-process of systems engineering and its practical implementations * legislation and regulation framework of the automotive propulsion industry * business practices (6 sigma, Just-in-time, DFMEA, project management) * strategic planning of running an automotive company - programme planning group person * design and development of sustainable propulsion systems (triple bottom line). |
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ME50374 is Compulsory on the following courses:Department of Mechanical Engineering
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