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MODULE SPECIFICATION

FORM
Module Title:

Business Management

Module code:
(if known)

ENG501

Semester(s) in which to
be offered:

Existing/New:

Existing

Title of module being


replaced (if any):

Originating Subject:
Module duration (contact
hours/ directed/ private
study:

Engineering
45 hrs contact/dps
55 hrs private study

Level:
1

BEng (Hons) and BEng Ordinary:

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Aeronautical and Electronic Engg (Avionics)

Sound and Broadcast Engineering

Automotive Electronics Technology

Performance Car Electronics and Technology

Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering

Aeronautical and Mechanical Manufacturing

Performance Car Technology


BSc (Hons) and BSc Ordinary in:
Motorsport Design and Management

Credit Value:

With effect from:

Oct 2007

Module Leader:

F R Welcomme
Dr K Bean

Status: core/option/elective
(identify programme where
appropriate):

Core

0%

Pre-requisites per
programme
(between levels):

Co-requisites per
programme (within
a level):

Module Aims:
To develop the knowledge and professional attitude needed for effective operation within an
organisation, including organisational structures and functions, customer/client relations and the
control/management of work activities covering both financial and time management .
Expected Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
At the completion of this module, the student should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.

10

N/A

Percentage taught by Subjects other than originating Subject


(please name other Subjects):
Programme(s) in which to be offered:

5
(Deg L2)

assess his/her individual role within an enterprise, including the legal considerations;
engage in teamwork with a positive contribution;
explain a range of customer/client relationships:
analyse the engineers role in managing engineering activities.

Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:


1. Group work and self management within the group;
2. Sourcing and evaluating information
3. Planning of and reflecting on activities
4. Use of a range of means of communication both to receive information and to impart it.

Assessment:
Assessment is by means of a log/ record of work, which provides evidence of an individual contribution within
group developmental activities and culminating in an individual report and a group presentation. This covers all
learning outcomes. The activities should include a selection of developmental activities using the context of The
Engineering Manager and embedding professional ethics and social and environmental contexts.
Assignment 1 has a number of exercises covering the role of the individual within a structure and requires the
students to work individually and to co-operate in pairs. Assignment 2 is group activity simulating the operation of a
company and requiring the production of a group report and presentation (plus a personal log).

Assessment number
(use as appropriate)
Assessment One:
(Outcomes 1, 4)

Type of assessment

Weighting
40%

Duration (if
exam)
N/A

Word count (if


coursework)
800

Portfolio role of
engineer (individual work)

Assessment Two
(Outcomes 2, 3)

Portfolio simulation of
company (group work)

60%

N/A

1300

Learning and Teaching Strategies:


Practical activities; the assignment programme tackles a range of activities involving students in
independent work and work in pairs, small groups and teams, e.g. case studies, simulations, role play
activities, 'Real' assignments and projects for industry, work placement assignments (where
practicable), investigative activities, mini-projects. Approximately one-third of the contact time will be
devoted to formal lectures, the remainder to individual and group activities.
Syllabus outline:
People in Organisations: Relationship between own job role and that of others at work; Legal
framework (Health and Safety, etc); Authority/delegation; Leadership and motivation;
Setting/achieving realistic goals or targets; Human resource management; Operation of
personnel activities. Role of professional engineer.
Assess individual role within an enterprise; formal/informal structures and relationships within
organisations; achieve work-related goals through a group/team, exercising communication
and other skills and techniques appropriate to a supervisory role;
Customer/Client Relationship: identification of market; customer satisfaction; changes in customers
e.g. impact of social, demographic and economic changes; new product development and
need for patent protection; cost-effectiveness and pricing; use of communication skills
Define customer/client relationships: specify a product to meet customer needs taking account
of organisational and environmental constraints; evaluate the effect of changes in customer/
client attitudes, expectations and needs on the organisation and workers within it;
Control/Management Activities: Planning, organising and controlling techniques; Project
management techniques; Sourcing of finance; Budgetary control and cost effectiveness; Costbenefit analysis and budget proposal(s).
Management of others considering employer/employee relations and human resource issues;
understand the requirements of engineering management: professional and ethical status;
formal and informal contractual relationship between customer/client and the organisation;
plan/cost/schedule work related activities, selecting and applying appropriate planning/control
techniques; evaluate outcomes; prepare and present a proposal for a work related activity, e.g.
product, project, service.
Use of information technology where appropriate to enable students to produce realistic and
relevant material.

Bibliography
Recommended Reading:
Freeman-Bell G, Balkwill J (2000); Management in Engineering: Principles and Practice (3rd Edn.)(Prentice-Hall)
Glover, Rushbrooke (1986); Organisation Studies; (Pitman)
Rees W David (1990); The Skills of Management; (Croom Helm)
Knott G (1988); Practical Cost and Management Accounting; (Pan)
Handy (1993); Understanding Organisations (4th Edn); (Penguin)
Pugh, Hickson (1989); Writers on Organisations (4th Edn); (Penguin)
Weightman (1993); Managing Human Resources (2nd Edn); (Inst. Personnel Manag't)
Torrington, Weightman, Johns (1989); Effective Management: People and Organisation; (Prentice-Hall,)
Davies J W (2001); Communication Skills (for Engineering and Applied Science Students) (2nd Ed, Prentice Hall)

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