NG2S422 - Fundamentals of Business Engineering and Management 12 Jul 2018 - 31 Aug 2022 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG2S422
Module Title: Fundamentals of Business Engineering and Management
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Aeronautical Engineering
Module Leader: Martin Sims
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2018 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 12 Jul 2018
Valid To 31 Aug 2022

Module Aims

• To give students a knowledge and understanding of the general structure of UK and EU Health and Safety Systems and legislation and current issues regarding environmental protection and sustainability.
• To familiarize the student with the current business challenges from a managerial point of view and to provide basic tools for efficient decision making

Content Summary

• The UK and EU legislative judicial system and arbitral procedure.
• Basic Concepts of criminal and civil liability.
• Health and safety law and methods of enforcement.
• Introduction to risk analysis and risk management techniques
• Environmental protection and sustainability

• Teams conceptualisation and theory.
• Product life cycle management
• Intellectual properties and copyrights
• Business analysis techniques SWOT analysis, Porter’s competitive forces
• Marketing and sales strategies (The 4-P-s of marketing. Market segmentation. Brand development and its
importance.
• Promotional techniques. Sales management and customer relationship management.

The module will enable learners to gain accreditation for the learning they have gained through experience in
the work place. The module will provide them with the opportunity to reflect on their experience and demonstrate
their employability skills The module will facilitate the development of Personal Development Planning (PDP)
through the delivery of the key skills identified in the module descriptor.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 24
Seminar 12
Tutorial 12
Independent Study 120
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 32
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the relevant aspect of the judicial system, Health and Safety and issues in Environmental protection and sustainability, including risk analysis
LO2 Define and apply a wide range of appropriate, well established business management techniques and approaches applicable to technology & engineering related businesses.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Practical Assessment (CW) Poster Presentation 1 Presentation of a process/ management tool solving real world engineering management/ business issue 0 2500 50 No 40
Written Assignment (CW) Report (CW) 1 Assignment 0 2500 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Poster Presentation 1
Report (CW) 1

Reading List

Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists, W P Nel, ISBN 0-7021-5275-7, pub Juta Academic , 2000

Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists, 2nd Edition,John V. Chelsom, Andrew C. Payne, Lawrence R. P. Reavill ISBN: 978-0-470-02126-2, pub John Wiley September 2004

Business Ethics: a European Perspective: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalisation. Crane and Matten, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-925515-6

Stella Cottrell, 2003'Skills for Success, The Personal Development Planning Handbook' Wiley

Successful Health and Safety Management '(HS(G)65), Health and Safety Executive, HMSO: 1991

Sustainability Science for Strong SustainabilityT. Dedeurwaerdere Edward Elgar Publishing. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd. 2014

Sustainable Aviation Futures, Lucy. Budd Steven Griggs; David Howarth Bradford : Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013

Transport and Climate Change, Tim. Ryley Lee Chapman Bradford : Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012

Green technologies and the mobility industry, Warrendale, Pa. 400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA : Society of Automotive Engineers 2010