NG4S249 - Engineering Project Management 01 Apr 2025 - 31 Jul 2027 | Version 4

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG4S249
Module Title: Engineering Project Management
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Module Leader: Matthew Jones
Module Team: Vicki Davies, Louise Hawker, Jennifer Scott, Jonathan Thomas, CK Tan
First Intended Intake: NOV 2015 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100163 - electrical and electronic engineering
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 4
Valid From 01 Apr 2025
Valid To 31 Jul 2027

Module Aims

The aim of thsi module is to give the student critical awareness of management issues in the delivery of engineering projects and to develop leadership skills in the planning and implementation of projects.

Content Summary

Th student must manage an engineering project in the workplace and reflect upon the following;

Project planning
Budget planning and control
Control of resources
Team leadership
Quality Systems
Negotiation & Contracts
Legal & statutory requirements
Staff development

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 20
Work based learning 140
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 40
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Plan and execute engineering projects
LO2 Develop and implement quality systems

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 A written report with a viva voice 0 6000 70 No 40
Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Onsite) 1 n/a 0 N/A 30 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report 1
Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Onsite) 1

Reading List

Engineering Council (2014) UK-Spec UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence. 3rd Edition, London: Engineering Council. Available at:

http://www.engc.org.uk/publications/

Plummer F., Project Engineering: The essential toolbox for young engineers, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007, ISBN 978-0750682795Smith N.J., Engineering Project Management 3rd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell , 2007, ISBN 978-1405168021

Tonchi S., Cozzi F., (2008) Industrial Project Management: Planning, Design & Construction.Berlin: Springer-Verlag