fyits – students mktg briefing nov 2010 bsc (hons) engineering management nature of course the...

FYITS – Students Mktg Briefing Nov 2010

BSc (Hons) Engineering BSc (Hons) Engineering ManagementManagement

Nature of CourseNature of Course

The course seeks to equip students with The course seeks to equip students with management knowledge and skills. Many management knowledge and skills. Many engineering graduates weak in engineering graduates weak in management skills. It is not a engineering management skills. It is not a engineering degree that lead to an engineering licence degree that lead to an engineering licence from the Engineering Council.from the Engineering Council.



Course ModulesCourse Modules1. Graduate Skills1. Graduate Skills2. Research Methods2. Research Methods3. Operations Management3. Operations Management4. Contemporary Issues in IT4. Contemporary Issues in IT5. Global Influences 5. Global Influences 6. Supply Chain Management6. Supply Chain Management7. Project Management7. Project Management8. Dissertation8. Dissertation


Graduate SkillsGraduate Skills

Undertake a personal skills audit and prepare, Undertake a personal skills audit and prepare, implement and evidence a development plan. implement and evidence a development plan. Reflect on their own achievements and progression Reflect on their own achievements and progression Manage and take part in a group project Manage and take part in a group project Prepare themselves for applying for paid or voluntary Prepare themselves for applying for paid or voluntary employment.employment.Identify career opportunities and evaluate their Identify career opportunities and evaluate their personal skills against person specifications personal skills against person specifications completing action plans to manage identified skills completing action plans to manage identified skills gaps.gaps.Develop a CV through review and reflection of a skills Develop a CV through review and reflection of a skills audit and compile a maintained portfolio of related audit and compile a maintained portfolio of related evidence.evidence.View and reflect upon an “information” interview.View and reflect upon an “information” interview.


Research MethodsResearch Methods

Demonstrate the ability to recognise, describe and Demonstrate the ability to recognise, describe and evaluate the range of theoretical perspectives of evaluate the range of theoretical perspectives of research methods within the business and research methods within the business and management context.management context.Identify, apply and evaluate appropriate research Identify, apply and evaluate appropriate research methods, suitable for a particular situation, task or methods, suitable for a particular situation, task or project in a variety of applied contexts.project in a variety of applied contexts.Design and plan a research-based project, identifying Design and plan a research-based project, identifying and making use of appropriate methods and skills.and making use of appropriate methods and skills.Judge and evaluate development of skills through Judge and evaluate development of skills through understanding and application of research methods.understanding and application of research methods.


Global InfluencesGlobal Influences

Identify a range of contexts that contribute to shaping Identify a range of contexts that contribute to shaping global issues.global issues.Understand and reflect upon the theories and concepts Understand and reflect upon the theories and concepts associated with Globalisationassociated with GlobalisationApply a critical and analytical approach to Apply a critical and analytical approach to organisational literature and demonstrate the links organisational literature and demonstrate the links between global contexts and the inter-relationships between global contexts and the inter-relationships and interactions of theory and practice.and interactions of theory and practice.Demonstrate creativity in their approaches to problem Demonstrate creativity in their approaches to problem resolution in relation to global issues impinging and resolution in relation to global issues impinging and influencing the organisational level.influencing the organisational level.Critically evaluate the contribution of predominant Critically evaluate the contribution of predominant management orthodoxies to the consideration of global management orthodoxies to the consideration of global issues.issues.


Contemporary Issues in Contemporary Issues in TechnologyTechnology

Discuss and evaluate a range of Discuss and evaluate a range of emerging technologies, and critically emerging technologies, and critically evaluate their relationship with evaluate their relationship with established technologies.established technologies.

Analyse the potential wider impact of Analyse the potential wider impact of technological change.technological change.

Make recommendations to ensure the Make recommendations to ensure the sustainability of new technologies.sustainability of new technologies.


Operations ManagementOperations Management

Demonstrate awareness of the role and function of Demonstrate awareness of the role and function of operations and logistics management and be able to operations and logistics management and be able to apply concepts, frameworks, theories and ideas to apply concepts, frameworks, theories and ideas to actually existing organisational problems. actually existing organisational problems. Be able to recognise the specificity of operations Be able to recognise the specificity of operations managements to organisational problem solving and managements to organisational problem solving and be able to choose the right technologies, practices and be able to choose the right technologies, practices and management tools for any given organisational management tools for any given organisational scenario scenario To apply an analytical approach to an evaluation of To apply an analytical approach to an evaluation of operations and logistics tasks and be able to make operations and logistics tasks and be able to make informed contributions to strategic organisational informed contributions to strategic organisational debates through recognising the key role of operations debates through recognising the key role of operations management in business performance management in business performance


Supply Chain ManagementSupply Chain Management

Define an organisations’ supply chain and its Define an organisations’ supply chain and its particular characteristics.particular characteristics.

Contribute to the development of a sustainable Contribute to the development of a sustainable supply chain management system.supply chain management system.

Apply analytical and management techniques Apply analytical and management techniques relating to supply chain managementrelating to supply chain management

Analyse the impact of a range of current Analyse the impact of a range of current developments in the design and management developments in the design and management of a supply chain of a supply chain


Project ManagementProject Management

Critically analyse the key principles associated Critically analyse the key principles associated with effective project management.with effective project management.Critically analyse the strengths and Critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of different project management weaknesses of different project management methodologies.methodologies.Plan and control a project within resource and Plan and control a project within resource and budgetary constraints using an appropriate budgetary constraints using an appropriate project management software package.project management software package. Critically evaluate issues surrounding the Critically evaluate issues surrounding the management of projects and alternate management of projects and alternate approaches to potential problem areas.approaches to potential problem areas.


DissertationDissertationEffectively execute a small scale piece of research.Effectively execute a small scale piece of research.Demonstrate an understanding of the advantages and Demonstrate an understanding of the advantages and drawbacks of the different research methods available drawbacks of the different research methods available and provide a critique of the methodology they have and provide a critique of the methodology they have adopted.adopted.Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of existing research Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of existing research and theoretical perspectives relevant to the topic they and theoretical perspectives relevant to the topic they have researched. Students should demonstrated have researched. Students should demonstrated breadth, and in particular depth, of subject knowledge breadth, and in particular depth, of subject knowledge and understanding. and understanding. Provide a focused and rigorous analysis of their chosen Provide a focused and rigorous analysis of their chosen area of research. The relationship between existing area of research. The relationship between existing research and theories and the findings of their own research and theories and the findings of their own research should be critically analysed and evaluated.research should be critically analysed and evaluated.Complete a clear, coherent, well-structured and Complete a clear, coherent, well-structured and professionally presented dissertation.professionally presented dissertation.



Learning hoursLearning hours

1. 6 hours per week1. 6 hours per week

2. Classes on Sundays 2. Classes on Sundays

3. For each module student will be provided 3. For each module student will be provided a module handbook that spells out the a module handbook that spells out the learning outcomes, content, assessment learning outcomes, content, assessment requirements etc requirements etc



AssessmentAssessment

Each module has its own assessment Each module has its own assessment requirement. requirement.

All assessment are by assignments and All assessment are by assignments and some require group activity and some require group activity and presentation.presentation.

Passing mark: 40%Passing mark: 40%


Module, name & number

Assessment 1 Assessment 2

Semester 1

Graduate SkillsBUS2116F

Review of portfolio 100%

Supply Chain ManagementBUS3123F

Case Study 70 % 2,500 words

Essay 30% 1,500 words

Research MethodsBUS2003F

Group Activity 40%1,500 words

Dissertation Proposal 60% 1,000 words

Global InfluencesBUS3010F

3,000 word essay 100%

Semester 2

Operations ManagementBUS3020F

Formative assessment of portfolio

Case based portfolio (no word limit specified)

Cont. Issues in TechnologyBUS3121F

Scoping paper 20% 300 words

Seminar Paper 40% 1500 words Presentation Tutor 20% Peer 20 %

Project Management for EngineersBUS3122F

Group report 50 %2000 words

Project plan using software 50 %2000 words

Semester 3

DissertationBUS3001F

100%8-10,000 words



ResourcesResources1. All students will have access to Edge Hill 1. All students will have access to Edge Hill

University’s virtual learning environment University’s virtual learning environment and can access books, journals and and can access books, journals and magazines.magazines.

2. Students will also get their own email 2. Students will also get their own email accountaccount

3. Students can use “Turnitin” to see how 3. Students can use “Turnitin” to see how much of their work is original.much of their work is original.



DurationDuration

1 to 1.5 years1 to 1.5 years

Classroom teaching - 1 year Classroom teaching - 1 year

Dissertation writing – 6 months Dissertation writing – 6 months



FeesFees

Application Fee: $50Application Fee: $50

Tuition Fees: S$13,950 Tuition Fees: S$13,950

Payment Schedule: Payment Schedule:

9 Installments of S$1,550 every 2months, or 9 Installments of S$1,550 every 2months, or

3 Installments of S$4,650 every 6months3 Installments of S$4,650 every 6months((Note: GST has to be paid on all feesNote: GST has to be paid on all fees))

Note: Some banks and finance institution offer study loans with Note: Some banks and finance institution offer study loans with competitive interest rates ( 3% - 7%) and repayment period (1-8 yrs)competitive interest rates ( 3% - 7%) and repayment period (1-8 yrs)



LecturersLecturers::

1. All lecturers are approved by the 1. All lecturers are approved by the University University

2. University own lecturers from UK will 2. University own lecturers from UK will conduct briefings from time to time.conduct briefings from time to time.



On-line ServicesOn-line Services

Student enrolled for the programme will Student enrolled for the programme will have access to the university’s Virtual have access to the university’s Virtual Learning Environment and can access on-Learning Environment and can access on-line books, journals etcline books, journals etc



Can course be longer?Can course be longer?

Yes if student fails a module and has to do a Yes if student fails a module and has to do a re-test or re-module re-test or re-module

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