Core modules

• Management Theory

  This module is designed to facilitate each student's development of their own individual knowledge base and approach to management. Its aim is to get students to develop their own particular approach to management by establishing a solid foundation of management knowledge and integrating this with their own values, experiences and goals, to provide the basis for a life-long development of their management skills. It is based on a thorough understanding of the theories and practice of management, reinforced by examples of best practice drawn from a wide range of organisations, together with an appreciation of the context and constraints that influence organisations and management. The module will consider the main activities of management from an integrating perspective, together with identifying and developing the qualities required for a successful manager, including leadership. Organisations form the focus of management, consequently the module will develop a sound understanding of the functions, forms, operation and behaviour of organisations in a variety of contexts and situations, together with an appreciation of how all aspects of management are integrated in the management of organisations. Students will examine and critically evaluate examples of good management and bad management, with regard to developing workable solutions that can be applied to management situations and to facilitate the application of management principles and practice to their own field of work.

• Management Practice

  This module recognises the importance of people to the success of organisations and that organisational performance is largely dependent on the performance of its human resources, which in turn is determined by the quality and effectiveness of their management. This module is designed to enable each student to develop their own individual knowledge base and approach to effectively manage human resources, by establishing a solid foundation of human resource management knowledge and integrating this with your own values, experiences and goals to provide the basis for the life-long development of management skills. It is based on a thorough understanding of the theories, principles and practice of human resource management together with critical evaluation of examples of human resource management from a wide variety of situations. The module emphasises the development of the personal skills and traits required to successfully manage human resources, together with effective knowledge management to maximise their success in a knowledge-based economy.

• Project Management Systems

  This module establishes the framework for the management of projects and develops a comprehensive understanding of the role and functions of the project manager throughout the project life-cycle, from inception to completion, together with the diverse range of resources and activities that the project manager must plan, co-ordinate and control to achieve a successful project.

• Engineering Management Systems

  Develops a critical awareness and understanding of engineering operating systems, including production, manufacturing, planning and plant resources required for a business to operate efficiently and reliably satisfy customers' needs. This module provides an in-depth study of the operating systems used in complex technical organisations with a view to identifying good practice and the tools and techniques to systematically develop and improve the efficiency of such systems, including the use of discrete event simulation.

• Engineering Quality Management

  Provides a critical awareness and an in-depth understanding of the principles of modern quality management and its application in an engineering context. The module explores the origins of quality management and the development of Total Quality Management (TQM),Six Sigma and international standards, such as ISO 9000. The module develops an understanding of various quality management tools and their implementation in engineering applications.

• Re-engineering Processes

  Develops an in-depth understanding of re-engineering processes, providing a structured understanding of best practice to enable a systematic approach to the redesign of business processes.

• Managing Dynamic Virtual Enterprises

  Establishes the link between the 'Virtual Enterprise' (VE) and agility; and improvement of the firm's entrepreneurial behaviour in its markets. The module clarifies the core ideas and concepts of VE plus the mainstream VE developments, to allow practicing managers to adopt and apply these to specific business situations. Particular emphasis is placed on the business opportunities and managerial challenges associated with the VE.

• Research Design and Methods

  Our module will cover the evaluation of research techniques for postgraduate study.

• Major Project/Dissertation

  Provides the opportunity to identify and pursue a topic relevant to engineering management that is of interest and in which to develop a significant level of expertise. The Module enables students to demonstrate their abilities for self-learning and the application of research