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ME30416: Engineering management developing products and services in industry

[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: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CWRI 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • ME32027 Business report (CWRI 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to: 1. Describe the contemporary challenges, opportunities and approaches in product and service development. 2. Implement product and service development in a group. 3. Critically evaluate product and service development approaches considering an organisation's innovation strategy. 4. Develop and analyse plans to initiate and manage engineering and technology projects.


Synopsis: This unit provides a practical grounding on how industrial and technology companies develop new products and services. It will allow you to work on a real example in teams, where you'll simulate taking a product concept from strategy through development and into the commercial launch.

Content: Global overview of Research and Development in Industry Product Development Typologies and Product-Service Systems Product-Innovation Strategies Project portfolio and pipeline management Early phase development and technology management Product and Service Development processes, organisations and supporting tools

Course availability:

ME30416 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • UEME-AFB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 3)
  • UEME-AKB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UEME-AFM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 3)
  • UEME-AKM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 4)

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