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Introduction to engineering business environments: considering the complex nature of business environments and the major influencing factors for engineering organisations. Characteristics of different types of companies and management structures and styles. Management hierarchies.
Functional Areas: through the use of design through to manufacture case study the students will consider the characteristics of functional areas within an engineering organisation and their interrelationship will be explained. The role of management information systems and business communication methods.
Project Management: project definition, project planning, monitoring and controlling, introduction to network diagrams and Gantt chart, introduction to the use of MS Project.
Team working: Consideration of team working and its use in engineering projects, consideration of main theories on motivation and managing teams.

LO1: describe the complex nature of business environments and the major influencing factors for
engineering organisation;
LO2: compare and contrast types of management systems and styles;
LO3: describe the functional areas operating in an engineering organisations and the information systems
that support these functions;
LO4: apply engineering project management skills and competence in the use of computer based project management tools;
LO5: engage in group working, main motivational theories and business communication
methods.