There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

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 hierarchiesProfessional skills: Leadership, teams and teamwork, motivation and communication.Engineering marketing and economics: supply and demand, forecasting and market niches, product design and life cycles, pricing distribution, promotion, competitor analysis, globalisation issues.Accounting for engineers: cost accounting, breakeven analysis, profit and loss accounts, payback, NPV, budgets and budgetary control, financial statements.Project management: project planning with limited resources, variability in project completion, project crashing, project costing,

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Understand the role of and apply professional skills such as leadership, motivation and teamwork to actual engineering projects.

LO2: Analyse market data and assess the economic viability of projects.

LO3: Describe the complex nature of business environments and the major influencing factors for engineering organisation.

LO4: Understand and apply accounting techniques to engineering projects.

LO5: Apply engineering project management skills and competence in the use of computer based project management tools.